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
2014
Helminth prevalence among adults in rural Kenya: a stool survey for soil-transmitted helminths and schistosomiasis in Nyanza province
Andereck JW, Kipp AM, Ondiek M, Vermund SH. Helminth prevalence among adults in rural Kenya: a stool survey for soil-transmitted helminths and schistosomiasis in Nyanza province. Transactions Of The Royal Society Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2014, 108: 804-809. PMID: 25359321, DOI: 10.1093/trstmh/tru164.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSTH prevalenceRisk factorsSoil-transmitted helminth prevalenceHelminth prevalenceNyanza ProvinceOut-patient departmentMultivariable regression modelsSoil-transmitted helminthsStool concentration techniqueLow education levelFemale sexStool samplesStool surveyCommunity outreach eventsTrichuris trichiuraSame villagePrevalence dataOlder agePrevalenceSchistosoma mansoniSmall hospitalsShort questionnaireAdultsRural KenyaAnthelmintic drugsHealth literacy predicts pediatric dosing accuracy for liquid zidovudine
Howard LM, Tique JA, Gaveta S, Sidat M, Rothman RL, Vermund SH, Ciampa PJ. Health literacy predicts pediatric dosing accuracy for liquid zidovudine. AIDS 2014, 28: 1041-1048. PMID: 24463393, PMCID: PMC4171732, DOI: 10.1097/qad.0000000000000197.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCombination antiretroviral therapyHIV infectionAntiretroviral medicationsDosing errorsPediatric HIV infectionCross-sectional studyHIV literacyAntiretroviral therapyMedication dosingHIV knowledgeMultivariable modelHealth literacyZidovudineTargeted interventionsCaregivers' abilityInfectionLimited literacyMedicationsSignificant differencesMaputo ProvinceAdultsLiteracy levelsAssociationSyringeDosing