2015
HIV testing service awareness and service uptake among female heads of household in rural Mozambique: results from a province-wide survey
Paulin HN, Blevins M, Koethe JR, Hinton N, Vaz L, Vergara AE, Mukolo A, Ndatimana E, Moon TD, Vermund SH, Wester CW. HIV testing service awareness and service uptake among female heads of household in rural Mozambique: results from a province-wide survey. BMC Public Health 2015, 15: 132. PMID: 25881182, PMCID: PMC4339241, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-015-1388-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth service accessService uptakeVCT servicesRural Zambézia ProvinceHigh HIV prevalencePopulation-based surveyRemote rural settingsConclusionsMost womenRural MozambiqueHigh HIVVoluntary counselingTwo-stage cluster sampleHIV prevalenceProvince-wide surveyService accessHIV stigmaHealth facilitiesZambézia ProvinceStigma scoresTesting utilizationStigma reductionLogistic regressionBaseline measuresSurvey domainsVCT
2009
Risk Factors for HIV Infection Among Haitian Adolescents and Young Adults Seeking Counseling and Testing in Port-au-Prince
Dorjgochoo T, Noel F, Deschamps MM, Theodore H, Dupont W, Wright PF, Fitzgerald DW, Vermund SH, Pape JW. Risk Factors for HIV Infection Among Haitian Adolescents and Young Adults Seeking Counseling and Testing in Port-au-Prince. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2009, 52: 498-508. PMID: 19738486, PMCID: PMC3196358, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0b013e3181ac12a8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV infectionRisk factorsVCT servicesMultivariable logistic regression analysisAge-specific prevalenceRapid plasma reaginLogistic regression analysisHaitian adolescentsGenital ulcersVoluntary counselingHIV statusHIV preventionHigh riskDrug useHIVInfectionSexual debutYoung adultsSexual activitySignificant predictorsTesting centersBehavioral factorsRegression analysisPoor educationPort-au
2003
Comparison of Two Strategies for Administering Nevirapine to Prevent Perinatal HIV Transmission in High-Prevalence, Resource-Poor Settings
Stringer JS, Sinkala M, Stout JP, Goldenberg RL, Acosta EP, Chapman V, Kumwenda-Phiri R, Vermund SH. Comparison of Two Strategies for Administering Nevirapine to Prevent Perinatal HIV Transmission in High-Prevalence, Resource-Poor Settings. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2003, 32: 506-513. PMID: 12679702, PMCID: PMC2745994, DOI: 10.1097/00126334-200304150-00007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-prevalence settingsClinic AClinic BVCT servicesPrevent Perinatal HIV TransmissionPerinatal HIV acquisitionPerinatal HIV preventionPerinatal HIV transmissionKnowledge of serostatusResource-poor settingsNevirapine therapyNVP therapyHIV acquisitionHIV testingHIV statusHIV transmissionPregnant womenCord bloodHIV preventionHigh prevalenceInfant deathUniversal therapyClinicTherapyMaternal reports