2024
Global 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 orientationPregnancyOutcomesRace
2022
Protocol for the pilot quasi-experimental controlled trial of a gender-responsive implementation strategy with providers to improve HIV outcomes in Uganda
Sileo K, Wanyenze R, Anecho A, Luttinen R, Semei C, Mukasa B, Musoke W, Vermund S, Dworkin S, Dovidio J, Taylor B, Kershaw T. Protocol for the pilot quasi-experimental controlled trial of a gender-responsive implementation strategy with providers to improve HIV outcomes in Uganda. Pilot And Feasibility Studies 2022, 8: 264. PMID: 36564795, PMCID: PMC9783690, DOI: 10.1186/s40814-022-01202-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHIV care engagementHIV outcomesCare engagementViral load suppressionPilot intervention trialPatient-provider relationshipEffective clinical interventionsPreliminary evidenceEvidence-based strategiesHIV providersHIV counselingHIV disparitiesHIV treatmentIntervention trialsControl clinicsImplementation strategiesProvider outcomesClinical interventionsProvider capacityTrialsGender-responsive treatmentInterventionOutcomesPatientsTreatment
2010
Partner notification for sexually transmitted infections in developing countries: a systematic review
Alam N, Chamot E, Vermund SH, Streatfield K, Kristensen S. Partner notification for sexually transmitted infections in developing countries: a systematic review. BMC Public Health 2010, 10: 19. PMID: 20082718, PMCID: PMC2821362, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-19.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPartner notificationSystematic reviewProportion of partnersGoogle Scholar databasesCost-effectiveness componentSTI prevalenceSTD clinicReliable diagnostic methodPN interventionSTI managementPN outcomesIndex patientsMethodsThe MEDLINEReferral outcomesScholar databasesSpousal partnersDiagnostic methodsClinicIntervention needsInfectionFear of abuseOutcomesCounsellingReviewComprehensive literature review