2014
Poor Clinical Outcomes for HIV Infected Children on Antiretroviral Therapy in Rural Mozambique: Need for Program Quality Improvement and Community Engagement
Vermund SH, Blevins M, Moon TD, José E, Moiane L, Tique JA, Sidat M, Ciampa PJ, Shepherd BE, Vaz LM. Poor Clinical Outcomes for HIV Infected Children on Antiretroviral Therapy in Rural Mozambique: Need for Program Quality Improvement and Community Engagement. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e110116. PMID: 25330113, PMCID: PMC4203761, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0110116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCombination antiretroviral therapyAntiretroviral therapyInfant diagnosisClinical outcomesEarly infant diagnosisPoor clinical outcomeYears of ageResource-limited settingsUnknown clinical outcomesCohort mortality ratesQuality improvement effortsART initiationCART initiationRural MozambiqueHIV servicesAdults 15HIV prevalenceKaplan-MeierHigher hemoglobinMedication pickupClinical dataOutcome treatmentNational guidelinesCase findingZambézia ProvinceClosing the Mental Health Gap in Low-income Settings by Building Research Capacity: Perspectives from Mozambique
Sweetland AC, Oquendo MA, Sidat M, Santos PF, Vermund SH, Duarte CS, Arbuckle M, Wainberg ML. Closing the Mental Health Gap in Low-income Settings by Building Research Capacity: Perspectives from Mozambique. Annals Of Global Health 2014, 80: 126-133. PMID: 24976551, PMCID: PMC4109687, DOI: 10.1016/j.aogh.2014.04.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow-income settingsMental health treatmentHealth treatmentUniversidade Federal de São PauloMental health treatment gapEvidence-based mental health interventionsImplementation researchCause of disabilityEffective treatment interventionsHigh-income settingsMental health careMental health gapHigh-resource countriesMental health interventionsMental health professionalsTreatment gapResearch capacityGlobal burdenPsychopharmacological interventionsTreatment interventionsHealth professionalsHealth interventionsHealth gapMental disordersTest interventions
2011
Testing and linkage of patients to early care
Vermund SH. Testing and linkage of patients to early care. AIDS 2011, 25: 1547-1548. PMID: 21747236, DOI: 10.1097/qad.0b013e32834940b3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnti-HIV AgentsCD4 Lymphocyte CountContinuity of Patient CareData CollectionEarly DiagnosisFemaleHealth Services Needs and DemandHIV InfectionsHumansMale