2019
Effect of Universal Testing and Treatment on HIV Incidence — HPTN 071 (PopART)
Hayes RJ, Donnell D, Floyd S, Mandla N, Bwalya J, Sabapathy K, Yang B, Phiri M, Schaap A, Eshleman SH, Piwowar-Manning E, Kosloff B, James A, Skalland T, Wilson E, Emel L, Macleod D, Dunbar R, Simwinga M, Makola N, Bond V, Hoddinott G, Moore A, Griffith S, Deshmane Sista N, Vermund SH, El-Sadr W, Burns DN, Hargreaves JR, Hauck K, Fraser C, Shanaube K, Bock P, Beyers N, Ayles H, Fidler S. Effect of Universal Testing and Treatment on HIV Incidence — HPTN 071 (PopART). New England Journal Of Medicine 2019, 381: 207-218. PMID: 31314965, PMCID: PMC6587177, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1814556.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-positive participantsViral suppressionHIV infectionGroup BGroup AGroup CMonth 12Universal testingPrevention interventionsPopulation cohortHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionHome-based HIV testingBaseline HIV prevalenceCombination prevention interventionsImmunodeficiency virus infectionHIV-positive adultsPopulation-level incidenceNew HIV infectionsAdjusted rate ratiosCommunity-randomized trialLack of effectHIV carePrevious trial resultsStandard careART adherence
2010
Randomized controlled trial to improve childhood immunization adherence in rural Pakistan: redesigned immunization card and maternal education
Usman HR, Rahbar MH, Kristensen S, Vermund SH, Kirby RS, Habib F, Chamot E. Randomized controlled trial to improve childhood immunization adherence in rural Pakistan: redesigned immunization card and maternal education. Tropical Medicine And International Health 2010, 16: 334-342. PMID: 21159080, PMCID: PMC3763701, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2010.02698.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStandard care groupMother-child pairsImmunization cardPublic health impactCare groupIntervention groupStudy groupCard groupEnd of followEducation groupDTP immunizationImmunization adherenceEPI scheduleFirst doseImmunization visitsStandard careMaternal educationStudy outcomesSubstantial dropoutHealth impactsImmunizationDTP3ChildrenDoseTrials