2017
Recruitment of Underrepresented Minority Researchers into HIV Prevention Research: The HIV Prevention Trials Network Scholars Program
Vermund SH, Hamilton EL, Griffith SB, Jennings L, Dyer TV, Mayer K, Wheeler D. Recruitment of Underrepresented Minority Researchers into HIV Prevention Research: The HIV Prevention Trials Network Scholars Program. AIDS Research And Human Retroviruses 2017, 34: 171-177. PMID: 29145745, PMCID: PMC5806068, DOI: 10.1089/aid.2017.0093.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV Prevention Trials NetworkHIV prevention researchRace/ethnicityHIV preventionHispanic MSMHIV researchHealth disparitiesTrials NetworkU.S. epidemicPrevention researchNew research protocolsResearch protocolPeer-reviewed articlesProgram completionBlack womenResearch ConsortiumProtocol teamAdvisory GroupEarly career investigatorsStudy dataMenUnderrepresented minority scientistsMajority race/ethnicityExit surveyScholars ProgramAdapting an adherence support workers intervention: engaging traditional healers as adherence partners for persons enrolled in HIV care and treatment in rural Mozambique
Audet CM, Salato J, Vermund SH, Amico KR. Adapting an adherence support workers intervention: engaging traditional healers as adherence partners for persons enrolled in HIV care and treatment in rural Mozambique. Implementation Science 2017, 12: 50. PMID: 28407813, PMCID: PMC5390357, DOI: 10.1186/s13012-017-0582-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity health workersAntiretroviral therapyWorker interventionTraditional healersHealth workersHealth systemAllopathic health systemEvidence-informed interventionsLow-literacy populationsHIV careHIV diagnosisRural MozambiquePatient adherenceHIV epidemicHealth facilitiesClinical careHealthcare providersHealth workforceHIVTraditional treatmentCommunity-based activitiesInterventionTraditional medicineCareSuccessful program implementation
2015
Population-Level Scale-Up of Cervical Cancer Prevention Services in a Low-Resource Setting: Development, Implementation, and Evaluation of the Cervical Cancer Prevention Program in Zambia
Parham GP, Mwanahamuntu MH, Kapambwe S, Muwonge R, Bateman AC, Blevins M, Chibwesha CJ, Pfaendler KS, Mudenda V, Shibemba AL, Chisele S, Mkumba G, Vwalika B, Hicks ML, Vermund SH, H. BH, Stringer JS, Sankaranarayanan R, Sahasrabuddhe VV. Population-Level Scale-Up of Cervical Cancer Prevention Services in a Low-Resource Setting: Development, Implementation, and Evaluation of the Cervical Cancer Prevention Program in Zambia. PLOS ONE 2015, 10: e0122169. PMID: 25885821, PMCID: PMC4401717, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0122169.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCervical cancer prevention programsCancer prevention programsHistopathologic evaluationCervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2Cervical cancer prevention servicesPrevention programsHIV-negative womenInvasive cervical cancerCancer prevention servicesCervical cancer preventionExpert physician opinionHIV/AIDS programsElectronic medical recordsLow-resource countriesProportion of womenSame-day servicesLow-resource settingsUnscreened womenEvaluable dataCervical diseaseCervical cancerScreening servicesMedical recordsCancer preventionCervical precancerEnrolment trends in a comprehensive HIV programme in rural north-central Nigeria: improved care indices, but declining quality of clinical data over time
Aliyu MH, Blevins M, Arinze F, Megazzini KM, Bussell S, Dunlap J, Odoh C, Gebi UI, Muhammad MY, Shepherd BE, Audet CM, Vermund SH, Wester CW. Enrolment trends in a comprehensive HIV programme in rural north-central Nigeria: improved care indices, but declining quality of clinical data over time. Pathogens And Global Health 2015, 109: 75-83. PMID: 25822098, PMCID: PMC4571821, DOI: 10.1179/2047773215y.0000000007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComprehensive HIV programsHIV programsComprehensive HIV/AIDS servicesCell countAdvanced clinical diseaseClinical stage INorth Central NigeriaHIV/AIDS servicesRural North-Central NigeriaQuality improvement effortsMedian CD4Clinical stagingMedian ageHIV servicesCare indexClinical dataClinical diseaseStage IAIDS servicesPatientsWindow periodHemoglobin dataClinical servicesEnrollment yearCells/
2014
Monitoring the performance of “screen‐and‐treat” cervical cancer prevention programs
Mwanahamuntu MH, Sahasrabuddhe VV, Blevins M, Kapambwe S, Shepherd BE, Chibwesha C, Pfaendler KS, Mkumba G, Vwalika B, Hicks ML, Vermund SH, Stringer JSA, Parham GP. Monitoring the performance of “screen‐and‐treat” cervical cancer prevention programs. International Journal Of Gynecology & Obstetrics 2014, 126: 88-89. PMID: 24810795, PMCID: PMC4123629, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2014.01.006.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Effectiveness of Integrated HIV Prevention Interventions among Chinese Men Who Have Sex with Men: Evaluation of a 16-City Public Health Program
Ye S, Xiao Y, Jin C, Cassell H, Blevins M, Sun J, Vermund SH, Qian HZ. Effectiveness of Integrated HIV Prevention Interventions among Chinese Men Who Have Sex with Men: Evaluation of a 16-City Public Health Program. PLOS ONE 2012, 7: e50873. PMID: 23300528, PMCID: PMC3534092, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0050873.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPublic health programsSelf-reported receiptHIV prevalenceCondom useHealth programsLast sexMultivariable logistic regression analysisMale partnersLow HIV prevalenceHIV prevention interventionsLogistic regression analysisYearly cross-sectional surveysSelf-reported condom useCross-sectional surveyHIV infectionIndependent predictorsHIV epidemicMSM populationPrevention interventionsChinese menDisease ratesEffective interventionsPrevalenceInterventionSex
2011
South-to-North, Cross-Disciplinary Training in Global Health Practice: Ten Years of Lessons Learned from an Infectious Disease Field Course in Jamaica
Scarlett HP, Nisbett RA, Stoler J, Bain BC, Bhatta MP, Castle T, Harbertson J, Brodine SK, Vermund SH. South-to-North, Cross-Disciplinary Training in Global Health Practice: Ten Years of Lessons Learned from an Infectious Disease Field Course in Jamaica. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2011, 85: 397-404. PMID: 21896794, PMCID: PMC3163856, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2011.10-0524.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdvancing Cervical Cancer Prevention Initiatives in Resource-Constrained Settings: Insights from the Cervical Cancer Prevention Program in Zambia
Mwanahamuntu MH, Sahasrabuddhe VV, Kapambwe S, Pfaendler KS, Chibwesha C, Mkumba G, Mudenda V, Hicks ML, Vermund SH, Stringer JS, Parham GP. Advancing Cervical Cancer Prevention Initiatives in Resource-Constrained Settings: Insights from the Cervical Cancer Prevention Program in Zambia. PLOS Medicine 2011, 8: e1001032. PMID: 21610859, PMCID: PMC3096609, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001032.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2007
Syndromic management training for non-formal care providers in Pakistan improves quality of care for sexually transmitted diseases STD care: a randomized clinical trial.
Shah SA, Kristensen S, Memon MA, White HL, Vermund SH. Syndromic management training for non-formal care providers in Pakistan improves quality of care for sexually transmitted diseases STD care: a randomized clinical trial. The Southeast Asian Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Public Health 2007, 38: 737-48. PMID: 17883016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSTD careIntervention groupCare providersControl groupRandomized clinical trialsThree-armed trialQuality of careCase management servicesSTD servicesSyndromic managementClinical trialsCondom provisionCondom useNon-formal providersExit interviewsCareTrialsGroupProvidersService deliveryManagement trainingPatientsReferralMore knowledgeMonthsMonitoring and evaluation of programmes to prevent mother to child transmission of HIV in Africa
Reithinger R, Megazzini K, Durako SJ, Harris DR, Vermund SH. Monitoring and evaluation of programmes to prevent mother to child transmission of HIV in Africa. The BMJ 2007, 334: 1143. PMID: 17540943, PMCID: PMC1885318, DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39211.527488.94.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2003
Monitoring nevirapine-based programmes for prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1
Stringer J, Sinkala M, Goldenberg R, Vermund S, Acosta E. Monitoring nevirapine-based programmes for prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1. The Lancet 2003, 362: 667. PMID: 12944077, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(03)14172-4.Peer-Reviewed Original Research