2016
Health Communication and the HIV Continuum of Care
Vermund SH, Mallalieu EC, Van Lith LM, Struthers HE. Health Communication and the HIV Continuum of Care. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2016, 74: s1-s4. PMID: 27930605, PMCID: PMC5147028, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000001211.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV continuumHealth communicationHIV treatment outcomesMiddle-income settingsHealth care issuesHIV testingTreatment outcomesTreatment goalsDiverse HIVHealth promotionClients/patientsPositive behavior changeIncome settingsCare issuesPatientsHealth MinistryClinical scientistsCarePublic healthCommunity campaignsBehavior changeCompelling studiesSupplementsHIVNurses
2013
Educational Intervention Increased Referrals to Allopathic Care by Traditional Healers in Three High HIV-Prevalence Rural Districts in Mozambique
Audet CM, Salato J, Blevins M, Amsalem D, Vermund SH, Gaspar F. Educational Intervention Increased Referrals to Allopathic Care by Traditional Healers in Three High HIV-Prevalence Rural Districts in Mozambique. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e70326. PMID: 23936407, PMCID: PMC3731350, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0070326.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusReferral ratesTraditional healersHealth facilitiesNon-pregnant personsFavorable clinical outcomeHIV knowledge scoresPost-intervention ratesMonthly referral rateRural districtsClinical outcomesImmunodeficiency virusPregnant womenHIV knowledgeZambézia ProvincePatientsKnowledge scoreInexpensive interventionClinical servicesHealth systemMedian scoreEducational interventionTuberculosisCareClinic
2012
HIV/AIDS-Related Attitudes and Practices Among Traditional Healers in Zambézia Province, Mozambique
Audet CM, Blevins M, Moon TD, Sidat M, Shepherd BE, Pires P, Vergara A, Vermund SH. HIV/AIDS-Related Attitudes and Practices Among Traditional Healers in Zambézia Province, Mozambique. Journal Of Alternative And Complementary Medicine 2012, 18: 1133-1141. PMID: 23171035, PMCID: PMC3513988, DOI: 10.1089/acm.2011.0682.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsZambézia ProvinceTraditional healersHuman immunodeficiency virus infection/HIV/AIDS careHealth systemAllopathic providersTreatment practicesAllopathic health systemSymptoms/signsHIV/AIDS-related attitudesPatient's symptoms/signsFormal health providersHIV/AIDS trainingHIV/AIDSHIV patientsHIV diseaseHIV pathogenesisImmunodeficiency syndromeUninfected personsInfection/Late presentationHIV trainingInfectious originHIV knowledgeReferral practicesNotification for Sexually Transmitted Infections and HIV Among Sex Workers in Guatemala
Sabidó M, Gregg LP, Vallès X, Nikiforov M, Monzón JE, Pedroza MI, Vermund SH, Casabona J. Notification for Sexually Transmitted Infections and HIV Among Sex Workers in Guatemala. Sexually Transmitted Diseases 2012, 39: 504-508. PMID: 22706210, DOI: 10.1097/olq.0b013e31824f8b1b.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultContact TracingFemaleGuatemalaHIV SeropositivityHumansInfantPatient PreferencePregnancyReferral and ConsultationSex WorkersSexual PartnersSexually Transmitted Diseases
2010
Factors associated with partner referral among patients with sexually transmitted infections in Bangladesh
Alam N, Streatfield PK, Khan SI, Momtaz D, Kristensen S, Vermund SH. Factors associated with partner referral among patients with sexually transmitted infections in Bangladesh. Social Science & Medicine 2010, 71: 1921-1926. PMID: 20943297, PMCID: PMC2991073, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.09.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPartner referralSTI clientsAttitude-social influence-self efficacy modelPsychosocial factorsReferral cardsCounselling sessionsSingle counselling sessionAppropriate intervention strategiesIntervention programsSocial normsIndex clientsPsychosocial informationReferral intentionsMarried clientsIntervention strategiesReferralReferral dataPatientsClinicEfficacy modelsInfectionClientsLow incomeIntentionAttitudesEffect of single session counselling on partner referral for sexually transmitted infections management in Bangladesh
Alam N, Streatfield PK, Shahidullah M, Mitra D, Vermund SH, Kristensen S. Effect of single session counselling on partner referral for sexually transmitted infections management in Bangladesh. Sexually Transmitted Infections 2010, 87: 46. PMID: 20656725, PMCID: PMC3022998, DOI: 10.1136/sti.2009.040998.Peer-Reviewed Original Research