2020
Confronting Structural Racism in the Prevention and Control of Tuberculosis in the United States
Asabor EN, Vermund SH. Confronting Structural Racism in the Prevention and Control of Tuberculosis in the United States. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2020, 73: e3531-e3535. PMID: 33242078, PMCID: PMC8563219, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1763.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersConceptsStructural racismPeople of colorLow-income workersUnited StatesRacist policiesDisproportionate incarcerationState governmentsVulnerable communitiesMarginalized populationsCrowded prisonsRecent immigrantsHealth servicesEssential health servicesRacismImmigrantsIncarcerationPoor accessAffordable careKey populationsNational averagePreventive health servicesControl of tuberculosisPeopleGovernmentBIPOC
2012
Poor-quality health services and lack of programme support leads to low uptake of HIV testing in rural Mozambique
Audet CM, Groh K, Moon TD, Vermund SH, Sidat M. Poor-quality health services and lack of programme support leads to low uptake of HIV testing in rural Mozambique. African Journal Of AIDS Research 2012, 11: 327-335. PMID: 25860191, PMCID: PMC4837645, DOI: 10.2989/16085906.2012.754832.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatient's HIV statusHIV statusHIV testingHIV infectionHigh burdenPoor quality health servicesFood supplement programWorld's highest burdenClinical service deliveryHIV diseaseZambézia ProvinceClinical practiceHealth servicesLow uptakePoor accessFatalistic beliefsHIVRural districtsInfectionFocus group discussionsRural MozambiquePurposeful samplingGender-specific focus group discussionsIntentional disclosureService delivery