2016
Measuring Health Literacy Among Adults with HIV Infection in Mozambique: Development and Validation of the HIV Literacy Test
Tique JA, Howard LM, Gaveta S, Sidat M, Rothman RL, Vermund SH, Ciampa PJ. Measuring Health Literacy Among Adults with HIV Infection in Mozambique: Development and Validation of the HIV Literacy Test. AIDS And Behavior 2016, 21: 822-832. PMID: 26961538, PMCID: PMC5306223, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-016-1348-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLiteracy skillsParticipants' literacy skillsLiteracy-related tasksLiteracy testHIV careHigher literacy skillsLiteracy measuresHealth literacyInternal reliabilityConstruct validityRelationship of literacyHigher scoresSkillsHealth communicationConvenience sampleHypothetical modelAntiretroviral treatmentHIV infectionHIV outcomesDiverse settingsLiteracyAdultsCareHIVTask
2012
Comprehensive Knowledge of HIV among Women in Rural Mozambique: Development and Validation of the HIV Knowledge 27 Scale
Ciampa PJ, Skinner SL, Patricio SR, Rothman RL, Vermund SH, Audet CM. Comprehensive Knowledge of HIV among Women in Rural Mozambique: Development and Validation of the HIV Knowledge 27 Scale. PLOS ONE 2012, 7: e48676. PMID: 23119087, PMCID: PMC3485372, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0048676.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2007
Early Infant Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Detection Suitable for Resource-Limited Settings with Multiple Circulating Subtypes by Use of Nested Three-Monoplex DNA PCR and Dried Blood Spots
Zhang Q, Wang L, Jiang Y, Fang L, Pan P, Gong S, Yao J, Tang YW, Vermund SH, Jia Y. Early Infant Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Detection Suitable for Resource-Limited Settings with Multiple Circulating Subtypes by Use of Nested Three-Monoplex DNA PCR and Dried Blood Spots. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 2007, 46: 721-726. PMID: 18077639, PMCID: PMC2238144, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.01539-07.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsBloodBlotting, WesternChinaDNA PrimersDNA, ViralEnv Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency VirusGag Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency VirusHIV AntibodiesHIV InfectionsHIV-1HumansInfantInfant, NewbornPol Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency VirusPolymerase Chain ReactionReproducibility of ResultsSensitivity and SpecificitySpecimen HandlingConceptsHIV-1 subtypesMonths of ageDiverse HIV-1 subtypesEarly infant HIV-1 diagnosisHuman immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infectionHIV-1 DNA PCRVirus type 1 infectionDNA PCRType 1 infectionHIV-1 diagnosisDiverse HIV-1Resource limited settingsAntibody enzyme immunoassayBlood spot samplesInfected mothersMaternal antibodiesCRF01-AEDBS specimensEpidemiologic dataHIV-1Deceased infantsInfantsCRF07-BCMultiple subtypesBlood spots
2002
Effect of nevirapine toxicity on choice of perinatal HIV prevention strategies.
Stringer JS, Sinkala M, Rouse DJ, Goldenberg RL, Vermund SH. Effect of nevirapine toxicity on choice of perinatal HIV prevention strategies. American Journal Of Public Health 2002, 92: 365-6. PMID: 11867311, PMCID: PMC1447080, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.92.3.365.Peer-Reviewed Original Research