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 strategiesCommunity-based health workers implementing universal access to HIV testing and treatment: lessons from South Africa and Zambia—HPTN 071 (PopART)
Viljoen L, Mainga T, Casper R, Mubekapi-Muzadaidzwa C, Wademan D, Bond V, Pliakas T, Bwalya C, Stangl A, Phiri M, Yang B, Shanaube K, Bock P, Fidler S, Hayes R, Ayles H, Hargreaves J, Hoddinott G, Seeley J, Donnell D, Floyd S, Mandla N, Bwalya J, Sabapathy K, Eshleman S, Macleod D, Moore A, Vermund S, Hauck K, Shanaube K. Community-based health workers implementing universal access to HIV testing and treatment: lessons from South Africa and Zambia—HPTN 071 (PopART). Health Policy And Planning 2021, 36: 881-890. PMID: 33963387, PMCID: PMC8227454, DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czab019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity-based health workersHIV testingHealth workersHIV prevention packageHPTN 071 (PopART) trialHIV epidemic controlPopulation health benefitsPopART interventionCHW interventionPrevention packageTreatment servicesIntervention staffTrial outcomesBaseline quantitative dataReferral servicesCHW retentionHealth benefitsIntervention packageProcess evaluationEpidemic controlGroup discussionsInterventionTrialsKey informant interviewsEmotional support
2020
Social Media Survey and Web Posting Assessment of the COVID-19 Response in China: Health Worker Attitudes Toward Preparedness and Personal Protective Equipment Shortages
Huang D, Shu W, Li M, Ma J, Li Z, Gong J, Khattab NM, Vermund SH, Hu Y. Social Media Survey and Web Posting Assessment of the COVID-19 Response in China: Health Worker Attitudes Toward Preparedness and Personal Protective Equipment Shortages. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2020, 7: ofaa400. PMID: 33088845, PMCID: PMC7499695, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa400.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPersonal protective equipmentHealth workersSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) outbreakAirborne infection isolation roomsPersonal protective equipment shortagesCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicHealth workers' awarenessInfectious disease preparednessDisease 2019 pandemicCOVID-19 preparednessCross-sectional surveyPPE availabilityPPE useEffective careIsolation roomsPPE inventoryInfectious threatsOutbreak preparednessSocial media surveyProtective equipmentOutbreak managementSARS outbreakCOVID-19 responseEquipment shortagesCOVID-19
2019
International migration of health labour: monitoring the two-way flow of physicians in South Africa
Tankwanchi AS, Hagopian A, Vermund SH. International migration of health labour: monitoring the two-way flow of physicians in South Africa. BMJ Global Health 2019, 4: e001566. PMID: 31565405, PMCID: PMC6747914, DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2019-001566.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSyphilis associated with recreational drug use, depression and high-risk sexual behaviour in men who have sex with men: a case–control study in China
Wu H, Xiu C, Fu X, Li M, Wang Z, Li X, Wu J, Vermund SH, Hu Y. Syphilis associated with recreational drug use, depression and high-risk sexual behaviour in men who have sex with men: a case–control study in China. Sexually Transmitted Infections 2019, 95: 267-272. PMID: 30842346, PMCID: PMC11093516, DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2018-053878.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecreational drug useHigh-risk sexual behaviorCase-control studyDrug useSyphilis infectionToluidine red unheated serum testUnmatched case-control studyRed unheated serum testMultivariable logistic regressionPotential risk factorsMultiple drug useSexual behaviorPrior STIFrequent methamphetamine useSyphilis prevalenceSyphilis testingRisk factorsSerum testHealth workersDepression scoresSelf-administrated questionnaireRecreational drugsLogistic regressionSyphilisMethamphetamine use
2017
Adapting an adherence support workers intervention: engaging traditional healers as adherence partners for persons enrolled in HIV care and treatment in rural Mozambique
Audet CM, Salato J, Vermund SH, Amico KR. Adapting an adherence support workers intervention: engaging traditional healers as adherence partners for persons enrolled in HIV care and treatment in rural Mozambique. Implementation Science 2017, 12: 50. PMID: 28407813, PMCID: PMC5390357, DOI: 10.1186/s13012-017-0582-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity health workersAntiretroviral therapyWorker interventionTraditional healersHealth workersHealth systemAllopathic health systemEvidence-informed interventionsLow-literacy populationsHIV careHIV diagnosisRural MozambiquePatient adherenceHIV epidemicHealth facilitiesClinical careHealthcare providersHealth workforceHIVTraditional treatmentCommunity-based activitiesInterventionTraditional medicineCareSuccessful program implementationImpact of a critical health workforce shortage on child health in Zimbabwe: a country case study on progress in child survival, 2000–2013
Haley CA, Vermund SH, Moyo P, Kipp AM, Madzima B, Kanyowa T, Desta T, Mwinga K, Brault MA. Impact of a critical health workforce shortage on child health in Zimbabwe: a country case study on progress in child survival, 2000–2013. Health Policy And Planning 2017, 32: 613-624. PMID: 28064212, PMCID: PMC5406757, DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czw162.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth workersMortality rateHealth servicesPost-natal care visitsHigh neonatal mortality rateChild health servicesLife-saving health servicesCommunity health workersNeonatal mortality rateLife-saving interventionsCommunity-based treatmentMillennium Development Goals fourLower-level cadresHealth workforce shortagesCritical shortageHigh child mortalityNational health policyCare visitsPregnant womenSenior providersHealth staffChild healthChild survivalHealth workforceChild mortality
2013
Anal Human Papillomavirus Infection Among HIV-Infected and Uninfected Men Who Have Sex With Men in Beijing, China
Hu Y, Qian HZ, Sun J, Gao L, Yin L, Li X, Xiao D, Li D, Sun X, Ruan Y, Milam DF, Pan SW, Shao Y, Vermund SH. Anal Human Papillomavirus Infection Among HIV-Infected and Uninfected Men Who Have Sex With Men in Beijing, China. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2013, 64: 103-114. PMID: 23732908, PMCID: PMC3780393, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0b013e31829b6298.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman papillomavirusHPV infectionUninfected menAnal intercourseAnal human papillomavirus (HPV) infectionUnprotected receptive anal intercourseAnal human papillomavirusHPV anal infectionOncogenic HPV prevalenceHuman papillomavirus infectionMultivariable logistic analysisReceptive anal intercourseInterviewer-administrated questionnaireReceptive anal sexInsertive anal intercourseHPV prevalenceHPV vaccinationUninfected MSMUninfected participantsAnal infectionPapillomavirus infectionSyphilis serologyAnal specimensHIV prevalenceHealth workers
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
2007
Co-infection with human immunodeficiency virus and tuberculosis in Asia
Vermund SH, Yamamoto N. Co-infection with human immunodeficiency virus and tuberculosis in Asia. Tuberculosis 2007, 87: s18-s25. PMID: 17631414, PMCID: PMC2031213, DOI: 10.1016/j.tube.2007.05.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiple drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosisDrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosisCo-infected patientsHuman immunodeficiency virusDeath of HIVPublic health workersHIV-tuberculosisHIV seroprevalenceTuberculosis casesImmunodeficiency virusHealth workersTuberculosis accountsPublic health situationMarked riseMycobacterium tuberculosisKey subpopulationsHealth situationTuberculosisResearch prioritiesSalient studiesHigher numberHIVPatientsSeroprevalenceInterdisciplinary collaboration
1987
Health-related outcomes of war in Nicaragua.
Garfield RM, Frieden T, Vermund SH. Health-related outcomes of war in Nicaragua. American Journal Of Public Health 1987, 77: 615-618. PMID: 3565659, PMCID: PMC1647029, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.77.5.615.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth workersHigh case fatality rateCase fatality rateInfant mortalityHealth-related outcomesLive birthsPrevention of epidemicsFatality rateFurther declineRecent epidemicHealth infrastructureHealth indicatorsMortalityPublic medical systemDeathMedical systemNumber of staffEpidemicMeaslesWar-related casualtiesWar-related deathsMalariaLeishmaniasisPreventionWorkers