2017
Expanded antiretroviral treatment, sexual networks, and condom use: Treatment as prevention unlikely to succeed without partner reduction among men who have sex with men in China
Lou J, Hu P, Qian HZ, Ruan Y, Jin Z, Xing H, Shao Y, Vermund SH. Expanded antiretroviral treatment, sexual networks, and condom use: Treatment as prevention unlikely to succeed without partner reduction among men who have sex with men in China. PLOS ONE 2017, 12: e0171295. PMID: 28406992, PMCID: PMC5390964, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0171295.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCondom use increasesNew HIV infectionsMale sexual partnersPartner reductionCondom useSexual partnersHIV infectionBeijing MSMHIV new infectionsSexual behavioral changesAntiretroviral treatmentHIV testingHIV incidenceHIV prevalenceCombination interventionsSubstantial additional benefitNew infectionsUse increasesSexual networksInfectionMSMMenRisk reductionBehavioral changesTreatment
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
HPTN 071 (PopART): Rationale and design of a cluster-randomised trial of the population impact of an HIV combination prevention intervention including universal testing and treatment – a study protocol for a cluster randomised trial
Hayes R, Ayles H, Beyers N, Sabapathy K, Floyd S, Shanaube K, Bock P, Griffith S, Moore A, Watson-Jones D, Fraser C, Vermund SH, Fidler S, The HPTN 071 (PopART) Study Team. HPTN 071 (PopART): Rationale and design of a cluster-randomised trial of the population impact of an HIV combination prevention intervention including universal testing and treatment – a study protocol for a cluster randomised trial. Trials 2014, 15: 57. PMID: 24524229, PMCID: PMC3929317, DOI: 10.1186/1745-6215-15-57.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAnti-HIV AgentsCircumcision, MaleClinical ProtocolsCost-Benefit AnalysisDrug Administration ScheduleFemaleHealth Care CostsHIV InfectionsHumansIncidenceMaleMass ScreeningPredictive Value of TestsPrevalenceResearch DesignSouth AfricaTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultZambiaConceptsImmediate antiretroviral treatmentAntiretroviral treatmentHIV incidenceHIV testingCombination HIV prevention packageHIV combination prevention interventionsHome-based HIV testingUniversal testingCombination prevention interventionsHIV prevention packageHPTN 071 (PopART) trialUniversal HIV testingHIV-negative menCluster-randomised trialCurrent national guidelinesStandard of careMedical male circumcisionPublic health problemThree-arm designPotential adverse effectsART initiationHPTN 071Testing HIVSecondary outcomesArm B
2011
Predictors of Successful Early Infant Diagnosis of HIV in a Rural District Hospital in Zambézia, Mozambique
Cook RE, Ciampa PJ, Sidat M, Blevins M, Burlison J, Davidson MA, Arroz JA, Vergara AE, Vermund SH, Moon TD. Predictors of Successful Early Infant Diagnosis of HIV in a Rural District Hospital in Zambézia, Mozambique. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2011, 56: e104-e109. PMID: 21266912, PMCID: PMC3073723, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0b013e318207a535.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly infant diagnosisInfant diagnosisHIV diagnosisMaternal receiptAntiretroviral therapyEarly infant HIV diagnosisMultivariable logistic regression modelHIV-infected mothersLinkage of HIVRural Zambézia ProvinceHIV care clinicsInfant HIV diagnosisRural district hospitalMother-infant pairsPaediatric antiretroviral treatmentLocal health authoritiesLogistic regression modelsRetrospective cohortAntiretroviral treatmentMedian ageCare clinicsMaternal healthDistrict hospitalTimely initiationHIV
2009
A public health approach to rapid scale-up of free antiretroviral treatment in China: an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
Bulterys M, Vermund SH, Chen RY, Ou CY. A public health approach to rapid scale-up of free antiretroviral treatment in China: an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Chinese Medical Journal 2009, 122: 1352-5. PMID: 19567150.Peer-Reviewed Original Research