2014
Assessing spatial patterns of HIV knowledge in rural Mozambique using geographic information systems
Buehler CP, Blevins M, Ossemane EB, González‐Calvo L, Ndatimana E, Vermund SH, Sidat M, Olupona O, Moon TD. Assessing spatial patterns of HIV knowledge in rural Mozambique using geographic information systems. Tropical Medicine And International Health 2014, 20: 353-364. PMID: 25430042, DOI: 10.1111/tmi.12437.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV knowledgeAntiretroviral therapyEnumeration areasMedian scorePopulation-based cluster surveyMore HIV knowledgeHIV knowledge scoresMultivariable linear regression modelsLow HIV knowledgePoor HIV knowledgeHIV knowledge levelsDistrict of residenceHealth facilitiesZambézia ProvinceNumber of childrenKnowledge scoreProgram plannersTherapyMore educationLinear regression modelsScoresAssessment toolRural MozambiqueRegression modelsRespondent age
2013
Educational Intervention Increased Referrals to Allopathic Care by Traditional Healers in Three High HIV-Prevalence Rural Districts in Mozambique
Audet CM, Salato J, Blevins M, Amsalem D, Vermund SH, Gaspar F. Educational Intervention Increased Referrals to Allopathic Care by Traditional Healers in Three High HIV-Prevalence Rural Districts in Mozambique. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e70326. PMID: 23936407, PMCID: PMC3731350, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0070326.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusReferral ratesTraditional healersHealth facilitiesNon-pregnant personsFavorable clinical outcomeHIV knowledge scoresPost-intervention ratesMonthly referral rateRural districtsClinical outcomesImmunodeficiency virusPregnant womenHIV knowledgeZambézia ProvincePatientsKnowledge scoreInexpensive interventionClinical servicesHealth systemMedian scoreEducational interventionTuberculosisCareClinic
2009
High-risk behaviours among juvenile prison inmates in Pakistan
Altaf A, Janjua NZ, Kristensen S, Zaidi NA, Memon A, Hook EW, Vermund SH, Shah SA. High-risk behaviours among juvenile prison inmates in Pakistan. Public Health 2009, 123: 470-475. PMID: 19615706, DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2009.06.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusCross-sectional studyHigh-risk behaviorsRisk behaviorsMultivariate logistic regression analysisHIV risk behaviorsLogistic regression analysisMean knowledge scoreMultiple sexual partnersUse of condomsMode of transmissionMale juvenile detaineesImmunodeficiency virusHigh riskRisk scoreChlamydia trachomatisUrine specimensLigase chain reactionCondom useKnowledge scoreNeisseria gonorrhoeaePrison inmatesSexual partnersBiological markersSexual activity