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 Province
1989
Malaria in Nicaragua: Community-Based Control Efforts and the Impact of War
GARFIELD R, PRADO E, GATES J, VERMUND S. Malaria in Nicaragua: Community-Based Control Efforts and the Impact of War. International Journal Of Epidemiology 1989, 18: 434-439. PMID: 2767859, DOI: 10.1093/ije/18.2.434.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1986
Health education and community participation in mass drug administration for malaria in Nicaragua
Garfield R, Vermund S. Health education and community participation in mass drug administration for malaria in Nicaragua. Social Science & Medicine 1986, 22: 869-877. PMID: 3529425, DOI: 10.1016/0277-9536(86)90241-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrug AdministrationPrimary health care systemMalaria control activitiesMass drug administrationYears of ageHealth education activitiesMalaria control effortsAnti-malaria medicinesHealth care systemMalaria situationCase findingHealth educationCare systemAdministrationTarget populationControl activitiesRapid declineLocal community organizationsPopulationMalariaChloroquinePrimaquineIncidenceWeeksEducation activities