2024
A Mixed Methods Exploration of Young Women’s Agency and Mental Health during COVID-19 in Low-Income Communities in Mumbai, India
Brault M, Peskin M, Jones A, Saikia A, Bhutia R, Cheruvu S, Jagtap V, Singh R, Nair P, Vedanthan R, Vermund S, Maitra S. A Mixed Methods Exploration of Young Women’s Agency and Mental Health during COVID-19 in Low-Income Communities in Mumbai, India. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2024, 21: 1007. PMID: 39200618, PMCID: PMC11354834, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph21081007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLow-income communitiesMental healthHealth inequalitiesAssess health concernsAssociated with less anxietyConstant comparative approachQualitative dataWorsening mental healthAssociated with depressionDeepening health inequitiesAnalyzed qualitative dataSemi-structured interviewsSelf-carePopulation of youthQuantitative dataLow-incomeLess anxietyAGYWAnxiety symptomsCOVID-19Financial insecurityHealthHealth concernMitigate adverse consequencesWomen's agencyGlobal inequities in adverse pregnancy outcomes: what can we do?
ROBERTS J, ABIMBOLA S, BALE T, BARROS A, Bhutta Z, Browne J, Celi A, Dube P, GRAVES C, Hollestelle M, HOPKINS S, Khashan A, KOI-LARBI K, Lackritz E, MYATT L, Redman C, Tunçalp Ö, Vermund S, Gravett M. Global inequities in adverse pregnancy outcomes: what can we do? AJOG Global Reports 2024, 4: 100385. PMID: 39253028, PMCID: PMC11381988, DOI: 10.1016/j.xagr.2024.100385.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealth equityPregnancy careSocial drivers of healthMaternal health inequalitiesIncrease health equityDrivers of healthEvidence of inequalitiesSocio-economic statusHealth inequalitiesAdverse pregnancy outcomesSuboptimal accessLow-incomeResource settingsStructural racismInfant mortalityEconomic statusHealthInadequate housingPregnancy outcomesCareCollaborative workshopsSexual orientationPregnancyOutcomesRaceAdvantages and Limitations of the Body Mass Index (BMI) to Assess Adult Obesity
Wu Y, Li D, Vermund S. Advantages and Limitations of the Body Mass Index (BMI) to Assess Adult Obesity. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2024, 21: 757. PMID: 38929003, PMCID: PMC11204233, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph21060757.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBody mass indexPopulation healthAdult obesityContext of population healthBody mass index cut-offsAssessment of physical functionMass indexRisk of chronic diseasesClinical screeningMeasures of body compositionAt-risk individualsIndividual risk predictionConsensus reviewExercise counselingFitness statusPhysical functionHealthcare professionalsHealthcare screeningOverweight personsClinical careIndividual healthChronic diseasesBody compositionPopulation surveyHealth
2020
Public Health and Clinical Implications of Nutrition-Infection Interactions
Vermund S, Scott M, Humphries D. Public Health and Clinical Implications of Nutrition-Infection Interactions. Nutrition And Health 2020, 459-481. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-56913-6_16.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInfectious agentsNutritional statusClinical implicationsRole of obesityDefinitive risk factorsSeverity of malariaSuboptimal nutritional statusMajor infectious agentsHealth of personsClinical courseClinical managementRisk factorsClinical nutritionHigh mortalityInfectious diseasesCOVID-19ObesityPublic healthInfectionDiseaseSeverityNutritionHealthBacterial diseasesStatus
2019
Promoting progress in child survival across four African countries: the role of strong health governance and leadership in maternal, neonatal and child health
Haley CA, Brault MA, Mwinga K, Desta T, Ngure K, Kennedy SB, Maimbolwa M, Moyo P, Vermund SH, Kipp AM, Kabaka S, Sergon K, Clarke A, Duworko M, Kalesha-Masumbu P, Katepa-Bwalya M, Madzima B, Kanyowa T, Habimana P. Promoting progress in child survival across four African countries: the role of strong health governance and leadership in maternal, neonatal and child health. Health Policy And Planning 2019, 34: 24-36. PMID: 30698696, PMCID: PMC6479825, DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czy105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChild survivalChild mortalityChild healthWorld Health Organization (WHO) African RegionCoordination of servicesSaharan AfricaHealth governanceMortalityDevelopment GoalsCurrent sustainable development goalsStudy countriesSurvivalMNCHPace of reductionTwo-thirdsHealth leadershipSustainable Development GoalsMillennium Development GoalsCross-country analysisAfrican regionFour-country studyTop national priorityHealthSufficient humanIndividual case studies
2016
Factors associated with declining under-five mortality rates from 2000 to 2013: an ecological analysis of 46 African countries
Kipp AM, Blevins M, Haley CA, Mwinga K, Habimana P, Shepherd BE, Aliyu MH, Ketsela T, Vermund SH. Factors associated with declining under-five mortality rates from 2000 to 2013: an ecological analysis of 46 African countries. BMJ Open 2016, 6: e007675. PMID: 26747029, PMCID: PMC4716228, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-007675.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAfricaBirth RateChildChild HealthChild MortalityDeveloping CountriesEconomic DevelopmentHealth ExpendituresHealth PolicyHealth ServicesHealthcare FinancingHumansInfantInfant HealthInfant MortalityMaternal HealthMaternal MortalityPatient Acceptance of Health CareSocial Determinants of HealthSocioeconomic FactorsTechnologyConceptsMortality rateAcute respiratory infectionsChild health interventionsMaternal mortality ratioU5M rateHigh ARRRespiratory infectionsPotential confoundersMaternal healthMortality ratioHealth interventionsSignificant associationAnnual rateMajority of factorsRobust linear regression modelsStudy periodM rateHealth expenditureLinear regression modelsARRTwo-thirdsRegression modelsAssociationHealthAfrican countries
2015
Implementation of a Health Management Mentoring Program: Year-1 Evaluation of Its Impact on Health System Strengthening in Zambézia Province, Mozambique
Edwards LJ, Moisés A, Nzaramba M, Cassimo A, Silva L, Mauricio J, Wester CW, Vermund SH, Moon TD. Implementation of a Health Management Mentoring Program: Year-1 Evaluation of Its Impact on Health System Strengthening in Zambézia Province, Mozambique. International Journal Of Health Policy And Management 2015, 4: 353-361. PMID: 26029894, PMCID: PMC4450730, DOI: 10.15171/ijhpm.2015.58.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth systemZambézia ProvinceRural Zambézia ProvinceDistrict-level health systemGlobal healthHealth system capacityFirst yearHealth system performanceMonthly complianceMozambican MinistrySite mentoringOutcome evaluationLinear regressionVanderbilt InstituteCapacity domainsHealthOverall improvementZambéziaRegressionMentorship program
2013
Remembering Juan Navia
Dasanayake AP, Li Y, Maetz HM, Vermund SH. Remembering Juan Navia. Journal Of Dental Research 2013, 92: 876-879. PMID: 23887886, DOI: 10.1177/0022034513499778.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2008
Building Global Health Through a Center-Without-Walls: The Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health
Vermund SH, Sahasrabuddhe VV, Khedkar S, Jia Y, Etherington C, Vergara A. Building Global Health Through a Center-Without-Walls: The Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health. Academic Medicine 2008, 83: 154-164. PMID: 18303361, PMCID: PMC2564795, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0b013e318160b76c.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlobal healthResource-limited settingsHealth sciences graduate studentsExtramural supportHealth servicesMedical careHealth encompassesClinical fellowsDisease controlSchool of MedicineHealth ProjectNational InstituteResearch training programsTropical MedicineHealth researchPublic healthVanderbilt InstituteHealthGlobal health researchInternational health projectsTraining programService initiativesMedicineCenterInstitute
1992
Recent Scientific Contributions to Understanding HIV/AIDS from the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study
Detels R, Phair J, Saah A, Rinaldo C, Murioz A, Kaslow R, Seminara D, Schrager L, Vermund S. Recent Scientific Contributions to Understanding HIV/AIDS from the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study. Journal Of Epidemiology 1992, 2: 11. DOI: 10.2188/jea.2.2sup_11.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMulticenter AIDS Cohort StudyAIDS Cohort StudyCohort studyPublic healthPrincipal investigatorComprehensive cancer centerNational Cancer InstituteHIV/AIDSCancer CenterUniversity Medical SchoolCancer InstituteJohns Hopkins University SchoolInfectious diseasesJohns Hopkins SchoolPittsburgh Graduate SchoolNational InstituteUniversity SchoolHealthHygieneInvestigatorsUniversity of CaliforniaProject officersMedical schoolsAllergyAIDS
1991
Rising Trend of Reported Primary Genital Syphilis and Genital Ulcer Disease in Burkina Faso
DAMIBA A, KELLEY K, VERMUND S. Rising Trend of Reported Primary Genital Syphilis and Genital Ulcer Disease in Burkina Faso. International Journal Of Epidemiology 1991, 20: 490-494. PMID: 1917254, DOI: 10.1093/ije/20.2.490.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenital ulcer diseaseMinistry of HealthUlcer diseaseAdverse pregnancy outcomesHuman immunodeficiency virusMaternal syphilisPregnancy outcomesImmunodeficiency virusAdverse sequellaeSyphilisDiseaseIncidence dataSurveillance methodsBurkina FasoFacilitate infectionHealthProbable increaseComplicationsSequellaeInfectionPrevention