2024
Advantages and Limitations of the Body Mass Index (BMI) to Assess Adult Obesity
Wu Y, Li D, Vermund S. Advantages and Limitations of the Body Mass Index (BMI) to Assess Adult Obesity. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2024, 21: 757. PMID: 38929003, PMCID: PMC11204233, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph21060757.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBody mass indexPopulation healthAdult obesityContext of population healthBody mass index cut-offsAssessment of physical functionMass indexRisk of chronic diseasesClinical screeningMeasures of body compositionAt-risk individualsIndividual risk predictionConsensus reviewExercise counselingFitness statusPhysical functionHealthcare professionalsHealthcare screeningOverweight personsClinical careIndividual healthChronic diseasesBody compositionPopulation surveyHealthEfficacy of Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision to Prevent HIV Infection Among Men Who Have Sex With Men : A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Gao Y, Zhan Y, Sun Y, Zheng W, Zhang W, Fu L, Guo Z, Lin Y, Li Y, Zheng L, Zhan Y, Zhu Z, Duan J, Zhang G, Huang T, Su B, Yu M, Wu G, Ouyang L, Zhao J, Wang G, Zhou Y, Qian H, Fitzpatrick T, Vermund S, Zou H. Efficacy of Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision to Prevent HIV Infection Among Men Who Have Sex With Men : A Randomized Controlled Trial. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2024, 177: 719-728. PMID: 38801778, DOI: 10.7326/m23-3317.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVoluntary medical male circumcisionEfficacy of VMMCPreventing incident HIV infectionsRandomized controlled trialsMedical male circumcisionIncident HIV infectionIntervention groupInsertive anal intercoursePractice insertive anal intercourseMale circumcisionAnal intercourseIncidence rate of syphilisHIV infectionRates of syphilisMale sex partnersSexually transmitted infectionsIntention-to-treat analysisPrevent HIV infectionHIV incidenceControl groupHIV riskIncidence rateHerpes simplex virus type 2HIV seroconversionSelf-reportReversing Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease Promotes Healthy Pediatric Cardiovascular Structures: The PROC Study.
Li M, Shu W, Zou Y, Xiao H, Asihaer Y, Guan M, Khattab N, Thapa B, Sapkota S, Vermund S, Huang D, Hu Y. Reversing Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease Promotes Healthy Pediatric Cardiovascular Structures: The PROC Study. The American Journal Of Gastroenterology 2024 PMID: 38775939, DOI: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000002804.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssessing Direct and Spillover Effects of Intervention Packages in Network-randomized Studies
Buchanan A, Hernández-Ramírez R, Lok J, Vermund S, Friedman S, Forastiere L, Spiegelman D. Assessing Direct and Spillover Effects of Intervention Packages in Network-randomized Studies. Epidemiology 2024, 35: 481-488. PMID: 38709023, DOI: 10.1097/ede.0000000000001742.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntervention packageEffectiveness of interventional packageImprove intervention deliveryPeer education interventionHIV prevention trialsPeer educator trainingMarginal structural modelsPublic health impactHIV risk behaviorsIntervention deliveryIntervention NetworkEducational interventionParticipant visitsPrevention trialsFollow-up visitRisk behaviorsHealth impactsInterventionEducational trainingParticipantsSpillover effectsVisitsHIVExposed networksPeerDNA methylation in long COVID
Xiao Y, Vermund S. DNA methylation in long COVID. Frontiers In Virology 2024, 4: 1371683. DOI: 10.3389/fviro.2024.1371683.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDNA methylationSevere acute respiratory syndromeAcute coronavirus disease 2019Middle East respiratory syndromeLong-term sequelaeDNA methylation phenomenonLong COVIDPredictive of outcomeCombination of clinical signsAcute COVID-19DNA methylation markersVirus-host interactionsLong lasting persistenceSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Respiratory syndromeChronic symptomsEpigenetic phenomenaSyndrome coronavirus 2Evolving syndromeCoronavirus disease 2019Long COVID patientsSyndromeAcute respiratory syndromeAssessment of a screening tool to aid home-based identification of adolescents (aged 10–14) living with HIV in Zambia and South Africa: HPTN 071 (PopART) study
Chaila M, Mcleod D, Vermund S, Mbolongwe-Thornicroft M, Mbewe M, Mubekapi-Musadaidzwa C, Harper A, Schaap A, Floyd S, Hoddinott G, Hayes R, Fidler S, Ayles H, Shanaube K, Team O. Assessment of a screening tool to aid home-based identification of adolescents (aged 10–14) living with HIV in Zambia and South Africa: HPTN 071 (PopART) study. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0266573. PMID: 38363733, PMCID: PMC10871489, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0266573.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsScreening toolUniversal testingCommunity HIV-care providersCombination HIV prevention packageHIV-care providersHIV-positiveHIV prevention packageRapid HIV testingHIV test resultsRapid HIV test resultsHistory of hospital admissionIdentification of adolescentsPopART interventionUndiagnosed HIVHIV testingPrevention packageDoor-to-doorPoor healthHIV interventionsCommunity settingsConsented adolescentsHospital admissionSelf-reportSouth AfricaPopARTExamining County-Level Associations between Federally Qualified Health Centers and Sexually Transmitted Infections: A Political Ecology of Health Framework
Williams C, Skrip L, Adams A, Vermund S. Examining County-Level Associations between Federally Qualified Health Centers and Sexually Transmitted Infections: A Political Ecology of Health Framework. Healthcare 2024, 12: 295. PMID: 38338180, PMCID: PMC10855137, DOI: 10.3390/healthcare12030295.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFederally Qualified Health CentersSexually transmitted infectionsQualified Health CentersCounty-level associationsAffordable Care ActHealth centersGonorrhea ratesSexually transmitted infection prevalenceSexually transmitted infection epidemicsPolitical ecology of health frameworkTreatment of sexually transmitted infectionsProviders of healthcareRates of chlamydiaMultivariate linear regression modelChlamydia ratesPlace-based characteristicsUnited StatesHealth frameworkSTI riskLinear regression modelsUS countiesCare ActKruskal-Wallis testInterquartile rangeRegression modelsImpact of vaccination and high-risk group awareness on the mpox epidemic in the United States, 2022–2023: a modelling study
Lin Y, Wen T, Shih W, Vermund S, Fang C. Impact of vaccination and high-risk group awareness on the mpox epidemic in the United States, 2022–2023: a modelling study. EClinicalMedicine 2024, 68: 102407. PMID: 38235420, PMCID: PMC10789643, DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2023.102407.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSpatiotemporal trends in COVID-19 vaccine sentiments on a social media platform and correlations with reported vaccine coverage
Zhou X, Zhang X, Larson H, de Figueiredo A, Jit M, Fodeh S, Vermund S, Zang S, Lin L, Hou Z. Spatiotemporal trends in COVID-19 vaccine sentiments on a social media platform and correlations with reported vaccine coverage. Bulletin Of The World Health Organization 2024, 102: 32-45. PMID: 38164328, PMCID: PMC10753281, DOI: 10.2471/blt.23.289682.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMaternal and Newborn Outcomes of SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 and Pregnancy: Parallels and Contrasts with Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Li D, Zhang J, Zhang X, Chang Y, Vermund S. Maternal and Newborn Outcomes of SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 and Pregnancy: Parallels and Contrasts with Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. Medical Research Archives 2024, 12 DOI: 10.18103/mra.v12i4.5205.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHuman immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndromeHuman immunodeficiency virusHuman immunodeficiency virus-infected womenAdherence to antiretroviral therapyNeonatal outcomesImmunodeficiency virusImmunodeficiency syndromeIntensive care unitAntiretroviral therapySARS-CoV-2Maternal mortalityRisk of mother-to-child transmissionVertical transmissionVertical transmission of human immunodeficiency virusClinical managementTransmission of human immunodeficiency virusImpact of human immunodeficiency virusIncreased risk of maternal mortalityHuman immunodeficiency virus controlPoor adherence to antiretroviral therapySARS-CoV-2 vertical transmissionVertical transmission of SARS-CoV-2Pregnant individualsMother-to-child transmissionNeonatal intensive care unitMental health in Kindergarten to Grade 12 schools during the COVID-19 crisis: Literature review and survey suggesting multi-tiered support systems
Li D, Li Y, Zheng Z, Zhou X, Castro D, Vermund S, Brault M. Mental health in Kindergarten to Grade 12 schools during the COVID-19 crisis: Literature review and survey suggesting multi-tiered support systems. Medical Research Archives 2024, 12 DOI: 10.18103/mra.v12i4.5179.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMulti-tiered systemCOVID-19 pandemicNon-teaching staffMental health concernsMental healthAnalysis of survey resultsPsychological well-beingSchool communityEducation systemEducational settingsTeaching staffEducational environmentK-12School staffPeer interactionGrade schoolSchoolMental health support programKindergartenEmergence of mental health problemsStudentsHealth support programContinuity of careReview of relevant literatureMental health interventionsA Proposal of Utilizing Six Types of Involvement Model to Guide Kindergarten to 12th Grade School Parental Communication and Support During a Pandemic
Li D, Li Y, Zheng Z, Zhou X, Castro D, Vermund S, Brault M. A Proposal of Utilizing Six Types of Involvement Model to Guide Kindergarten to 12th Grade School Parental Communication and Support During a Pandemic. Medical Research Archives 2024, 12 DOI: 10.18103/mra.v12i4.5178.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchParental engagementInvolvement frameworkSchool districtsEducational outcomesOnline learningEnhance educational outcomesStudent well-beingEffective communicationMixed-methods approachEpstein's frameworkIndependent schoolsSchool administratorsSchool communicationSchoolSchool nursesLack of resourcesQualitative dataStudentsLevel of communicationFoster understandingLearningInvolvement modelCommunity collaborationParents' perceptionsPolicy implementation
2023
Demographics of sources of HIV-1 transmission in Zambia: a molecular epidemiology analysis in the HPTN 071 PopART study
Hall M, Golubchik T, Bonsall D, Abeler-Dörner L, Limbada M, Kosloff B, Schaap, de Cesare M, MacIntyre-Cockett G, Otecko N, Probert W, Ratmann O, Cruz A, Piwowar-Manning E, Burns D, Cohen M, Donnell D, Eshleman S, Simwinga M, Fidler S, Hayes R, Ayles H, Fraser C, team H, Agyei Y, Beyers N, Bock P, Bond V, Bwalya J, Cori A, Deventer A, Dunbar R, El-Sadr W, Emel L, Floyd S, Griffith S, Hargreaves J, Hauck K, Headen T, Hoddinott G, James A, Jennings K, Kanema S, Kosloff B, Kruger J, Kumar R, Macleod D, Makola N, Mandla N, Miller E, Moore A, Mwenge L, Noble H, Phiri M, Pickles M, Sabapathy K, Sakala E, Sauter R, Shanaube K, Silumesi A, Sista N, Skalland T, Smith P, Thomas R, Vermund S, White R, Wilson E, Yang B, Yuhas K, consortium P, Bowden R, Calvez V, Essex M, Grabowski K, Gupta R, Herbeck J, Kagaayi J, Kaleebu P, Lingappa J, Moyo S, Novitsky V, Ndung’u T, Pillay D, Quinn T, Rambaut A, Seeley J, Ssemwanga D, Tanser F, Wawer M. Demographics of sources of HIV-1 transmission in Zambia: a molecular epidemiology analysis in the HPTN 071 PopART study. The Lancet Microbe 2023, 5: e62-e71. PMID: 38081203, PMCID: PMC10789608, DOI: 10.1016/s2666-5247(23)00220-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchComparative Effectiveness of Bivalent (Original/Omicron BA.4/BA.5) COVID-19 Vaccines in Adults
Kopel H, Nguyen V, Boileau C, Bogdanov A, Winer I, Ducruet T, Zeng N, Bonafede M, Esposito D, Martin D, Rosen A, Van de Velde N, Vermund S, Gravenstein S, Mansi J. Comparative Effectiveness of Bivalent (Original/Omicron BA.4/BA.5) COVID-19 Vaccines in Adults. Vaccines 2023, 11: 1711. PMID: 38006043, PMCID: PMC10675676, DOI: 10.3390/vaccines11111711.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCOVID-19-related hospitalizationRelative vaccine effectivenessOutpatient visitsPrimary care electronic health recordsCOVID-19-related outcomesVaccine-induced protectionMedical claims dataCOVID-19 vaccineSARS-CoV-2Electronic health recordsVaccine effectivenessVaccine recipientsMRNA vaccinesBivalent vaccineBaseline differencesStudy populationClaims dataOmicron variantComparative effectivenessHospitalizationPropensity scoreVaccineOlder adultsHealth recordsVisitsOverall, Direct, Spillover, and Composite Effects of Components of a Peer-Driven Intervention Package on Injection Risk Behavior Among People Who Inject Drugs in the HPTN 037 Study
Hernández-Ramírez R, Spiegelman D, Lok J, Forastiere L, Friedman S, Latkin C, Vermund S, Buchanan A. Overall, Direct, Spillover, and Composite Effects of Components of a Peer-Driven Intervention Package on Injection Risk Behavior Among People Who Inject Drugs in the HPTN 037 Study. AIDS And Behavior 2023, 28: 225-237. PMID: 37932493, PMCID: PMC11062514, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-023-04213-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInjection risk behaviorsPeer education interventionRisk behaviorsClinical trial registrationSubsequent risk behaviorsTRIAL REGISTRATIONOutcome ratesSecondary data analysisIndex individualsRoutine evaluationIntervention componentsIntervention NetworkMixed effects modelsIntervention packageGroups/networksPeer education trainingPeer educatorsOverall rateInterventionPeer educationEffects modelTraining sessionsDrugsControl conditionBehavioral measuresRisk of death and readmission among individuals with heart failure and HIV: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Zhou Y, Zhang X, Gao Y, Alvi R, Erqou S, Chen Y, Wang H, Wang W, Li X, Zanni M, Neilan T, Vermund S, Qian H, Qian F. Risk of death and readmission among individuals with heart failure and HIV: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal Of Infection And Public Health 2023, 17: 70-75. PMID: 37992436, DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2023.11.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failureHF patientsRisk of HFHuman immunodeficiency virus statusPoor HF outcomesRisk of deathWeb of ScienceCause deathCause readmissionHF outcomesAdult patientsCohort studyHIV infectionHIV statusCochrane LibraryIndependent associationVirus statusHigh riskDeath outcomesHIVReadmissionPatientsSystematic reviewSystematic searchRiskIncreasing Spiritual Beliefs are Associated With Lower HIV Incidence Among Black Men Who Have Sex With Men: Results From HPTN 061 Longitudinal Study
Ransome Y, Taggart T, Huang A, Vermund S, Mayer K, Nunn A. Increasing Spiritual Beliefs are Associated With Lower HIV Incidence Among Black Men Who Have Sex With Men: Results From HPTN 061 Longitudinal Study. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2023, 94: 196-202. PMID: 37850978, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000003278.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV seroconversionHIV incidenceBehavioral HIV prevention interventionsLower HIV incidenceProportional hazards regressionHIV prevention interventionsBlack menSpiritual beliefsOne-unit increaseHazards regressionLongitudinal riskPrevention interventionsHIVBiomedical assessmentLower hazard rateLongitudinal studyMenMonthsSeroconversionLongitudinal analysisReligious service attendanceIncidenceBaselineBMSMHigher proportionBrief Report: How Do We Reach Men? Offering HIV Testing in Evenings and Weekends in the HPTN 071 (PopART) Community-Based Trial in South Africa
Yang B, Sloot R, Floyd S, Awoniyi D, Griffith S, Ayles H, Fidler S, Hayes R, Vermund S, Bock P, team H. Brief Report: How Do We Reach Men? Offering HIV Testing in Evenings and Weekends in the HPTN 071 (PopART) Community-Based Trial in South Africa. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2023, 93: 300-304. PMID: 37001128, PMCID: PMC10313787, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000003197.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV testingHousehold visitsWeekday shiftsNumber of menCommunity HIV care providersCommunity-based HIV testingHIV care providersHPTN 071 (PopART) trialUnknown HIV statusHigh-burden settingsAntiretroviral treatment coverageCommunity-based trialHigh-risk behaviorsCommunity-based servicesPopART interventionHIV statusHIV epidemicTreatment coverageCare providersLinear regression analysisStudy questionnaireMore menRecruitment of menVisitsWomenSex-Specific Differences in Left Ventricular Mass and Volumes with Body Mass Index among Children Aged 6 to 8: A Cross-Sectional Study in China
Xiao H, Shu W, Li M, Xu L, Amaerjiang N, Zunong J, Vermund S, Huang D, Chong M, Hu Y. Sex-Specific Differences in Left Ventricular Mass and Volumes with Body Mass Index among Children Aged 6 to 8: A Cross-Sectional Study in China. Nutrients 2023, 15: 3066. PMID: 37447393, PMCID: PMC10347080, DOI: 10.3390/nu15133066.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexLeft ventricular massVisceral fat areaHigher body mass indexBlood pressureWaist circumferenceMass indexVentricular massStroke volumeFat massElevated body mass indexHigher left ventricular massVentricle end-diastolic volumeGreater LV hypertrophyCardiovascular risk factorsSex differencesDiastolic blood pressureSystolic blood pressureOverweight/obesityLeft ventricle structureEnd-diastolic volumeEnd-systolic volumeCross-sectional studyChildren Aged 6LV hypertrophyCombination HIV prevention during pregnancy and the post‐partum period in Malawi and Zambia: a mathematical modelling analysis
Powers K, Mutale W, Rosenberg N, Graybill L, Mollan K, Freeborn K, Saidi F, Maman S, Mulenga P, Jahn A, Nyirenda R, Stringer J, Vermund S, H. B. Combination HIV prevention during pregnancy and the post‐partum period in Malawi and Zambia: a mathematical modelling analysis. Journal Of The International AIDS Society 2023, 26: e26128. PMID: 37403422, PMCID: PMC10320044, DOI: 10.1002/jia2.26128.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFemale HIV transmissionMaternal HIV acquisitionMaternal HIV incidenceHIV prevention strategiesPost-partum periodAntiretroviral therapyHIV transmissionMale partnersHIV acquisitionHIV incidenceANC patientsPrevention strategiesCombination HIV prevention strategiesCombination HIV prevention interventionSuppressive antiretroviral therapyPre-exposure prophylaxisVertical HIV transmissionAntenatal care programsCombination HIV preventionHIV prevention interventionsANC initiationART initiationUnsuppressed HIVIncident infectionsUndiagnosed HIV