2021
Assisted Partner Notification and Uptake of HIV Testing among Men Who Have Sex with Men: A Randomized Controlled Trial in China
Hu QH, Qian HZ, Li JM, Leuba SI, Chu ZX, Turner D, Ding HB, Jiang YJ, Vermund SH, Xu JJ, Shang H. Assisted Partner Notification and Uptake of HIV Testing among Men Who Have Sex with Men: A Randomized Controlled Trial in China. The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific 2021, 12: 100171. PMID: 34527967, PMCID: PMC8356101, DOI: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2021.100171.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHIV testing servicesAssisted partner notificationPartner notificationUptake of HIVPN groupIndex caseHIV testingSexual partnersHIV statusHIV self-test kitsMonths of randomizationCommunity health workersCommunity-based organizationsSelf-test kitsFemale sexual partnersControlled TrialsPrimary outcomePN interventionHealth workersStudy groupHIVMSMSparse evidenceHeterosexual partnersPN strategies
2010
Randomized controlled trial to improve childhood immunization adherence in rural Pakistan: redesigned immunization card and maternal education
Usman HR, Rahbar MH, Kristensen S, Vermund SH, Kirby RS, Habib F, Chamot E. Randomized controlled trial to improve childhood immunization adherence in rural Pakistan: redesigned immunization card and maternal education. Tropical Medicine And International Health 2010, 16: 334-342. PMID: 21159080, PMCID: PMC3763701, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2010.02698.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStandard care groupMother-child pairsImmunization cardPublic health impactCare groupIntervention groupStudy groupCard groupEnd of followEducation groupDTP immunizationImmunization adherenceEPI scheduleFirst doseImmunization visitsStandard careMaternal educationStudy outcomesSubstantial dropoutHealth impactsImmunizationDTP3ChildrenDoseTrials