2016
Integrated prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission services, antiretroviral therapy initiation, and maternal and infant retention in care in rural north-central Nigeria: a cluster-randomised controlled trial
Aliyu MH, Blevins M, Audet CM, Kalish M, Gebi UI, Onwujekwe O, Lindegren ML, Shepherd BE, Wester CW, Vermund SH. Integrated prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission services, antiretroviral therapy initiation, and maternal and infant retention in care in rural north-central Nigeria: a cluster-randomised controlled trial. The Lancet HIV 2016, 3: e202-e211. PMID: 27126487, PMCID: PMC4852280, DOI: 10.1016/s2352-3018(16)00018-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeAdolescentAdultAnti-HIV AgentsCD4 Lymphocyte CountDelivery of Health Care, IntegratedEarly Intervention, EducationalFamilyFemaleHIV InfectionsHumansInfantInfectious Disease Transmission, VerticalMaleMothersNevirapineNigeriaPregnancyPregnancy Complications, InfectiousPrenatal CareRural PopulationYoung AdultConceptsChild HIV transmissionAntiretroviral therapyStandard of careRural North-Central NigeriaWeeks post partumIntervention groupAntiretroviral prophylaxisEligible womenHIV statusHIV transmissionSecondary level health care facilitiesChild HIV transmission servicesClinical stage 1 diseasePost partumEunice Kennedy Shriver National InstituteMedian CD4 countPMTCT service deliveryAntiretroviral therapy initiationCD4 cell countPrevention of motherStage 1 diseaseUnknown HIV statusElimination of motherNorth Central NigeriaEarly infant diagnosis
2009
Predictors of Rapid HIV Testing Acceptance and Successful Nevirapine Administration in Zambian Labor Wards
Megazzini KM, Chintu N, Vermund SH, Redden DT, Krebs DW, Simwenda M, Tambatamba B, Sinkala M, Stringer JS. Predictors of Rapid HIV Testing Acceptance and Successful Nevirapine Administration in Zambian Labor Wards. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2009, 52: 273-279. PMID: 19568175, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0b013e3181ab6e7c.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNevirapine administrationHIV testingHIV statusHIV testing acceptanceChild transmission servicesTime of admissionProvision of HIVResource-limited settingsSusceptible womenEligible womenPrimigravida womenHIV counselingCervical dilationLabour wardTesting acceptanceEligibility criteriaTesting ratesInert tabletsWomenHIVAdministrationCounselingPredictorsHoursStatusHIV Incidence Rates and Risk Factors for Urban Women in Zambia: Preparing for a Microbicide Clinical Trial
Kapina M, Reid C, Roman K, Cyrus-Cameron E, Kwiecien A, Weiss S, Vermund SH. HIV Incidence Rates and Risk Factors for Urban Women in Zambia: Preparing for a Microbicide Clinical Trial. Sexually Transmitted Diseases 2009, 36: 129-133. PMID: 19174729, PMCID: PMC2889146, DOI: 10.1097/olq.0b013e318190191d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh HIV prevalenceHIV prevalenceHIV incidenceIncidence rateHighest age-specific prevalenceHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) incidencePreparedness studiesBaseline HIV prevalenceRisk reduction counselingAge-specific prevalenceHIV incidence ratesMicrobicide clinical trialsWomen yearsSexual behavioral characteristicsPopulation of womenSame study proceduresGeneral population sampleHIV acquisitionReduction counselingEligible womenHIV/Infection testingRisk factorsClinical trialsPregnancy rate