2017
Mobility and Clinic Switching Among Postpartum Women Considered Lost to HIV Care in South Africa
Clouse K, Vermund SH, Maskew M, Lurie MN, MacLeod W, Malete G, Carmona S, Sherman G, Fox MP. Mobility and Clinic Switching Among Postpartum Women Considered Lost to HIV Care in South Africa. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2017, 74: 383-389. PMID: 28225717, PMCID: PMC5324708, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000001284.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV careNational Health Laboratory Service databaseLow CD4 cell countsNational Antiretroviral Therapy ProgramCD4 cell countObservational cohort studyAntiretroviral therapy programsAntiretroviral therapyCohort studyPostpartum womenPublic clinicsService databaseCell countTherapy programCareWomenLTFUClinicOne-thirdDaysPatientsPregnancyTherapy
2014
HIV and Noncommunicable Disease Comorbidities in the Era of Antiretroviral Therapy
Narayan KM, Miotti PG, Anand NP, Kline LM, Harmston C, Gulakowski R, Vermund SH. HIV and Noncommunicable Disease Comorbidities in the Era of Antiretroviral Therapy. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2014, 67: s2-s7. PMID: 25117958, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000000267.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNoncommunicable diseasesChronic immune activationMedication side effectsAntiretroviral therapy programsSubstance use disordersNCD comorbidityAntiretroviral therapyMiddle-income countriesPulmonary diseaseImmune activationGenitourinary diseasesBone disordersDisease comorbiditiesSide effectsUse disordersTherapy programHIVDiseaseComorbiditiesInvestigator teamNutritional aspectsDisordersSaharan AfricaAging processCoinfectionMobile clinics for antiretroviral therapy in rural Mozambique
Moon TD, Jequicene T, Blevins M, José E, Lankford JR, Wester CW, Fuchs MC, Vermund SH. Mobile clinics for antiretroviral therapy in rural Mozambique. Bulletin Of The World Health Organization 2014, 92: 680-684. PMID: 25378759, PMCID: PMC4208568, DOI: 10.2471/blt.13.129478.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV careClinic strategyHealth care infrastructureAntiretroviral therapy programsHuman immunodeficiency virusUptake of servicesPresident's Emergency PlanLocal health systemsMonths of implementationAntiretroviral therapyImmunodeficiency virusPeripheral clinicsNew patientsMobile clinicsAdult populationART expansionClinicTherapy programAIDS ReliefHealth systemCareTreatmentRural MozambiqueRural regionsNational coverage
2010
Improved HIV testing coverage after scale-up of antiretroviral therapy programs in urban Zambia: Evidence from serial hospital surveillance.
Kancheya NG, Jordan AK, Zulu IS, Chanda D, Vermund SH. Improved HIV testing coverage after scale-up of antiretroviral therapy programs in urban Zambia: Evidence from serial hospital surveillance. Medical Journal Of Zambia 2010, 37: 71-77. PMID: 23180895, PMCID: PMC3503145.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHIV testing coverageAntiretroviral therapy programsProportion of inpatientsPost-test counselingHIV statusTherapy programUnknown statusDual rapid testSerial cross-sectional surveysRapid testHIV rapid testsHigh-prevalence settingsHospital medical wardsEssential clinical servicesTesting coverageCross-sectional surveyWard testingHIV testingMedical wardsHospital surveillanceMedical inpatientsHIV prevalencePatient dischargePrevalence settingsSeropositive status