2015
Wheezing Is Common in Children With Sickle Cell Disease When Compared With Controls
Galadanci NA, Liang WH, Galadanci AA, Aliyu MH, Jibir BW, Karaye IM, Inusa BP, Vermund SH, Strunk RC, DeBaun MR. Wheezing Is Common in Children With Sickle Cell Disease When Compared With Controls. Journal Of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology 2015, 37: 16-19. PMID: 25197776, PMCID: PMC4866494, DOI: 10.1097/mph.0000000000000239.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSickle cell diseaseCell diseaseAmerican Thoracic Society DivisionLung Disease QuestionnaireAbsence of asthmaCase-control study designTimes greater oddsHigh rateDisease QuestionnaireRespiratory symptomsMedian ageCommunity hospitalMultivariable modelGreater oddsSCD experienceSCD statusStudy designOnly variableSimilar ageChildrenParent reportDiseaseAgeSame settingQuestionnaire
2014
Health literacy predicts pediatric dosing accuracy for liquid zidovudine
Howard LM, Tique JA, Gaveta S, Sidat M, Rothman RL, Vermund SH, Ciampa PJ. Health literacy predicts pediatric dosing accuracy for liquid zidovudine. AIDS 2014, 28: 1041-1048. PMID: 24463393, PMCID: PMC4171732, DOI: 10.1097/qad.0000000000000197.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCombination antiretroviral therapyHIV infectionAntiretroviral medicationsDosing errorsPediatric HIV infectionCross-sectional studyHIV literacyAntiretroviral therapyMedication dosingHIV knowledgeMultivariable modelHealth literacyZidovudineTargeted interventionsCaregivers' abilityInfectionLimited literacyMedicationsSignificant differencesMaputo ProvinceAdultsLiteracy levelsAssociationSyringeDosing
2011
Bisexual Behavior and Infection with HIV and Syphilis Among Men Who Have Sex with Men Along the East Coast of China
Liao M, Kang D, Jiang B, Tao X, Qian Y, Wang T, Bi Z, Xiao Y, Li C, Wu P, Vermund SH, Jia Y. Bisexual Behavior and Infection with HIV and Syphilis Among Men Who Have Sex with Men Along the East Coast of China. AIDS Patient Care And STDs 2011, 25: 683-691. PMID: 21923416, PMCID: PMC4186825, DOI: 10.1089/apc.2010.0371.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultBisexualityChildChinaCondomsCross-Sectional StudiesHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHIV InfectionsHomosexuality, MaleHumansInterviews as TopicLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedPrevalenceRisk-TakingSexual PartnersSocioeconomic FactorsSubstance-Related DisordersSyphilisUnsafe SexYoung AdultConceptsBisexual behaviorDrug usersMale partnersHIV/syphilisMultiple sexual partnersLast anal sexCross-sectional surveyDrug use behaviorsHIV/Multivariable modelHigh prevalenceSyphilis statusBlood samplesPrevention servicesHIVAnal sexMSMWSociodemographic informationUnprotected sexSyphilisSexual partnersMSMSexMenPopulation transmission
2002
HIV-1 and HIV-2 Seroprevalence and Risk Factors Among Hospital Outpatients in the Eastern Region of Ghana, West Africa
Chang L, OseiKwasi M, Boakye D, Aidoo S, Hagy A, Curran J, Vermund S. HIV-1 and HIV-2 Seroprevalence and Risk Factors Among Hospital Outpatients in the Eastern Region of Ghana, West Africa. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2002, 29: 511-516. DOI: 10.1097/00126334-200204150-00012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHIV seroprevalence ratesSeroprevalence ratesRisk factorsHIV-1HIV-2 seroprevalenceHIV-1 infectionHigh-risk populationCross-sectional studyHIV infectionHIV statusHIV-2Hospital outpatientsMultivariable modelPrenatal patientsDual infectionRisk populationsAnonymous studyInfectionRecord dataIntervention programsOutpatientsPatientsUrbanized communitiesSeroprevalenceHospitalHIV-1 and HIV-2 Seroprevalence and Risk Factors Among Hospital Outpatients in the Eastern Region of Ghana, West Africa.
Chang LW, Osei-Kwasi M, Boakye D, Aidoo S, Hagy A, Curran JW, Vermund SH. HIV-1 and HIV-2 Seroprevalence and Risk Factors Among Hospital Outpatients in the Eastern Region of Ghana, West Africa. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2002, 29: 511. PMID: 11981368, DOI: 10.1097/00042560-200204150-00012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV seroprevalence ratesSeroprevalence ratesRisk factorsHIV-1HIV-2 seroprevalenceHIV-1 infectionHigh-risk populationCross-sectional studyHIV infectionHIV statusHIV-2Hospital outpatientsMultivariable modelPrenatal patientsDual infectionRisk populationsAnonymous studyInfectionRecord dataIntervention programsOutpatientsPatientsUrbanized communitiesSeroprevalenceHospital