2012
HIV knowledge and health-seeking behavior in Zambézia Province, Mozambique
Audet CM, Sidat M, Blevins M, Moon TD, Vergara A, Vermund SH. HIV knowledge and health-seeking behavior in Zambézia Province, Mozambique. SAHARA-J Journal Of Social Aspects Of HIV/AIDS 2012, 9: 41-46. PMID: 23237020, PMCID: PMC3868210, DOI: 10.1080/17290376.2012.665257.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth-seeking behaviourHIV transmissionZambézia ProvinceTraditional healersCommunity health care workersGovernment health clinicsCommunity health workersHealth care workersTransmission of HIVHIV prevalence ratesMajority of participantsHIV knowledgeTransmission knowledgeHealth clinicsHIV preventionHealth workersPrevalence ratesPrevention knowledgeMultiple-choice questionnaireSerious illnessHIV educationInfection rateClinical sitesCondom useLevel of knowledge
2008
Expansion of HIV and syphilis into the Peruvian Amazon: a survey of four communities of an indigenous Amazonian ethnic group
Bartlett EC, Zavaleta C, Fernández C, Razuri H, Vilcarromero S, Vermund SH, Gotuzzo E. Expansion of HIV and syphilis into the Peruvian Amazon: a survey of four communities of an indigenous Amazonian ethnic group. International Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2008, 12: e89-e94. PMID: 18760648, PMCID: PMC2610365, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2008.03.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk factorsPrevalence ratesSyphilis prevalence ratesUrgent public health responsePrevalence of HIVCases of HIVExpansion of HIVHIV prevalence ratesPublic health responseHIV/AIDSHIV infectionHIV epidemicBlood samplesSyphilis transmissionHIVKnowledge/beliefsEthnic groupsHealth responseSyphilisRemote Amazonian communityPoor knowledgeInfectionConfirmatory testDemographic informationMSM activity
2007
HIV Voluntary Counseling and Testing among Injection Drug Users in South China: A Study of a Non-Government Organization Based Program
Chen HT, Liang S, Liao Q, Wang S, Schumacher JE, Creger TN, Wilson CM, Dong B, Vermund SH. HIV Voluntary Counseling and Testing among Injection Drug Users in South China: A Study of a Non-Government Organization Based Program. AIDS And Behavior 2007, 11: 778-788. PMID: 17347877, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-007-9215-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV voluntary counselingVCT programmeVoluntary counselingDrug usersHIV prevention servicesHigh-risk populationInjection drug usersHIV prevalence ratesRapid HIVFemale IDUsHIV knowledgeSafe drugStudy populationGovernment health agenciesPrevalence ratesPrevention servicesSex practicesHealth agenciesIDUsRapid testVCTCounselingGreat needHIVPopulation
1999
An update on the prevalence of HIV/AIDS in Bangladesh.
Islam MM, Karim E, Mian MA, Kristensen S, Chowdhury MR, Vermund SH. An update on the prevalence of HIV/AIDS in Bangladesh. The Southeast Asian Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Public Health 1999, 30: 246-50. PMID: 10774687.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusAIDS/HIV infectionNational AIDS CommitteeHigh-risk groupInstitute of EpidemiologyHIV prevalence ratesCommercial sex workersHIV/AIDSMinistry of HealthAntenatal attendeesHIV testHIV infectionAIDS CommitteeHIV casesHIV transmissionImmunodeficiency virusHigh prevalencePrevalence ratesRisk behaviorsDisease controlHigh-risk areasSex workersConvenience samplingSurveillance activitiesPrevalence
1992
Population-Based Monitoring of an Urban HIV/AIDS Epidemic: Magnitude and Trends in the District of Columbia
Rosenberg P, Levy M, Brundage J, Petersen L, Karon J, Fears T, Gardner L, Gail M, Goedert J, Blattner W, Ryan C, Vermund S, Biggar R. Population-Based Monitoring of an Urban HIV/AIDS Epidemic: Magnitude and Trends in the District of Columbia. JAMA 1992, 268: 495-503. DOI: 10.1001/jama.1992.03490040071028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHuman immunodeficiency virusHIV infectionAIDS incidenceHIV prevalenceDistrict of ColumbiaDrug usersWhite menBlack menPopulation-based monitoringHIV infection incidenceImmunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) epidemicHIV prevalence ratesHIV/AIDS epidemicHIV seroprevalenceMale patientsHIV incidenceSentinel hospitalsHIV transmissionImmunodeficiency virusHospital patientsSentinel populationPrevalence ratesColumbia residentsInfection incidenceCivilian applicants