2007
Use of Traditional Medicine among Pregnant Women in Lusaka, Zambia
Banda Y, Chapman V, Goldenberg RL, Stringer JS, Culhane JF, Sinkala M, Vermund SH, H. B. Use of Traditional Medicine among Pregnant Women in Lusaka, Zambia. Journal Of Alternative And Complementary Medicine 2007, 13: 123-128. PMID: 17309386, DOI: 10.1089/acm.2006.6225.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultClinical Trials as TopicFemaleHealth BehaviorHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHIV InfectionsHumansMaternal BehaviorMaternal Health ServicesMedicine, African TraditionalPatient Acceptance of Health CarePregnancyPregnancy Complications, InfectiousPrevalenceSeroepidemiologic StudiesSurveys and QuestionnairesZambiaConceptsPregnant womenTraditional healersTraditional medicineHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention strategiesWorse medical careHealth care providersTraditional medicine usePublic health systemAntiretroviral regimensCurrent pregnancyMedical regimenHIV transmissionMedicine useHIV knowledgeClinical trialsPostpartum questionnaireCare providersPrevention strategiesSex partnersMedical carePrior useHealth systemDry sexPregnancyWomen
2006
Correlates of Syphilis Seroreactivity Among Pregnant Women: The HIVNET 024 Trial in Malawi, Tanzania, and Zambia
Potter D, Goldenberg RL, Read JS, Wang J, Hoffman IF, Saathoff E, Kafulafula G, Aboud S, Martinson FE, Dahab M, Vermund SH. Correlates of Syphilis Seroreactivity Among Pregnant Women: The HIVNET 024 Trial in Malawi, Tanzania, and Zambia. Sexually Transmitted Diseases 2006, 33: 604-609. PMID: 16601659, PMCID: PMC2743105, DOI: 10.1097/01.olq.0000216029.00424.ae.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSub-Saharan African settingHistory of stillbirthCross-sectional studyMultisite clinical trialSyphilis preventionSyphilis seroprevalenceSyphilis seroreactivityAntenatal attendeesPreterm deliveryYoung HIVAntenatal HIVHIV infectionPregnant womenSyphilis screeningRisk factorsClinical trialsUlcer treatmentHigh riskHIVAge 20African settingWomenSignificant correlatesTrialsCorrelates
2005
Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Former Commercial Plasma/Blood Donors in Rural Shanxi Province, China: The China Integrated Programs for Research on AIDS
Qian HZ, Yang Z, Shi X, Gao J, Xu C, Wang L, Zhou K, Cui Y, Zheng X, Wu Z, Lu F, Lai S, Vermund SH, Shao Y, Wang N. Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Former Commercial Plasma/Blood Donors in Rural Shanxi Province, China: The China Integrated Programs for Research on AIDS. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2005, 192: 1694-1700. PMID: 16235166, PMCID: PMC2730763, DOI: 10.1086/497148.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBlood DonorsChinaFemaleHepacivirusHepatitis CHepatitis C AntibodiesHIV InfectionsHumansMaleRisk FactorsRural PopulationSeroepidemiologic StudiesConceptsHCV seropositivityRural Shanxi ProvinceBlood donorsHigh riskPlasma donorsHepatitis C virus antibodyHepatitis C virus infectionPlasma donationBlood-banking methodsHCV seroprevalence ratesC virus antibodyC virus infectionStrong independent predictorUnsafe practicesWhole blood donorsCross-sectional surveyRisk of seropositivityBloodborne infectionsHCV infectionBlood transfusionIndependent predictorsTransfusion recipientsSeroprevalence ratesVirus antibodiesVirus infection
2002
HIV-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
1999
An update on the prevalence of HIV/AIDS in Bangladesh.
Islam MM, Karim E, Mian MA, Kristensen S, Chowdhury MR, Vermund SH. An update on the prevalence of HIV/AIDS in Bangladesh. The Southeast Asian Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Public Health 1999, 30: 246-50. PMID: 10774687.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusAIDS/HIV infectionNational AIDS CommitteeHigh-risk groupInstitute of EpidemiologyHIV prevalence ratesCommercial sex workersHIV/AIDSMinistry of HealthAntenatal attendeesHIV testHIV infectionAIDS CommitteeHIV casesHIV transmissionImmunodeficiency virusHigh prevalencePrevalence ratesRisk behaviorsDisease controlHigh-risk areasSex workersConvenience samplingSurveillance activitiesPrevalence