2024
Assessment of a screening tool to aid home-based identification of adolescents (aged 10–14) living with HIV in Zambia and South Africa: HPTN 071 (PopART) study
Chaila M, Mcleod D, Vermund S, Mbolongwe-Thornicroft M, Mbewe M, Mubekapi-Musadaidzwa C, Harper A, Schaap A, Floyd S, Hoddinott G, Hayes R, Fidler S, Ayles H, Shanaube K, Team O. Assessment of a screening tool to aid home-based identification of adolescents (aged 10–14) living with HIV in Zambia and South Africa: HPTN 071 (PopART) study. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0266573. PMID: 38363733, PMCID: PMC10871489, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0266573.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsScreening toolUniversal testingCommunity HIV-care providersCombination HIV prevention packageHIV-care providersHIV-positiveHIV prevention packageRapid HIV testingHIV test resultsRapid HIV test resultsHistory of hospital admissionIdentification of adolescentsPopART interventionUndiagnosed HIVHIV testingPrevention packageDoor-to-doorPoor healthHIV interventionsCommunity settingsConsented adolescentsHospital admissionSelf-reportSouth AfricaPopART
2016
Associations of current marital status and living arrangements with HIV and syphilis risk: findings from a community-based sample of men who have sex with men in China
Liu Y, Li D, Vermund SH, Zhang C, Ruan Y, Yin L, Liu H, Amico KR, Shao Y, Qian HZ. Associations of current marital status and living arrangements with HIV and syphilis risk: findings from a community-based sample of men who have sex with men in China. AIDS Care 2016, 28: 1461-1466. PMID: 27236988, PMCID: PMC5344671, DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2016.1189502.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMale sex partnersSingle MSMSyphilis riskMarital statusCurrent marital statusSex partnersMultivariable logistic regression modelingReceptive anal intercourseCondomless vaginal sexCross-sectional studyLogistic regression modelingCommunity-based sampleHIV-positiveChinese MSMAnal intercourseLower oddsChinese menMarried MSMVaginal sexRisk reduction strategiesSexual partnersInfection statusMSMHIVInfection prevalence
2010
Estimation of HIV-1 incidence among five focal populations in Dehong, Yunnan: a hard hit area along a major drug trafficking route
Duan S, Shen S, Bulterys M, Jia Y, Yang Y, Xiang L, Tian F, Lu L, Xiao Y, Wang M, Jia M, Jiang H, Vermund SH, Jiang Y. Estimation of HIV-1 incidence among five focal populations in Dehong, Yunnan: a hard hit area along a major drug trafficking route. BMC Public Health 2010, 10: 180. PMID: 20374618, PMCID: PMC2858119, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-180.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV incidenceDiscordant couplesHIV epidemicMajor drug trafficking routesRecent HIV-1 infectionAnnual HIV incidenceHIV-discordant couplesHIV-1 prevalenceHIV-1 incidenceHIV-1 infectionMigration of HIVFemale sex workersPre-marital couplesCross-sectional surveyBED IgGRecent seroconversionIntensive prevention measuresHIV-positivePregnant womenHIV preventionHigh riskResultsFrom 2004Drug usersMultivariate analysisEnzyme immunoassay
2009
[Evaluation of BED-CEIA assay with dried blood spot specimens in China].
Shen S, Tian F, Jiang HZ, Sun GQ, Miao LF, Guo XL, Xiao Y, Jia YJ, Vermund SH, Jiang Y. [Evaluation of BED-CEIA assay with dried blood spot specimens in China]. Chinese Journal Of Epidemiology 2009, 30: 273-6. PMID: 19642385.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDBS specimensBED-CEIAHIV-1-positive specimensRecent HIV infectionHIV-1 incidencePositive controlHIV infectionHIV incidenceHIV-positiveVoluntary counselingIncidence rateCutoff valueLow positive controlPositive specimensPlasma specimensWindow periodConcordance rateBlood spotsWestern blotEligible pairsFurther studiesNegative controlDBSIncidenceTesting sites
2002
Factors Associated With HIV Testing Among HIV-Positive and HIV-Negative High-Risk Adolescents: The REACH Study
Murphy DA, Mitchell R, Vermund SH, Futterman D. Factors Associated With HIV Testing Among HIV-Positive and HIV-Negative High-Risk Adolescents: The REACH Study. Pediatrics 2002, 110: e36-e36. PMID: 12205286, DOI: 10.1542/peds.110.3.e36.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUninfected adolescentsMore male partnersBlack participantsHealth care providersHealth care professionalsWhite participantsHIV testingHIV-positiveMajority of participantsHigh-risk adolescentsREACH studyWhite raceCare providersCare professionalsHIVActive adolescentsMultivariate analysisMale partnersOnly factorMale participantsAdolescentsFemale participantsMarijuana useTesting patternsAnonymous sites