2021
Association between medical male circumcision and HIV risk compensation among heterosexual men: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Gao Y, Yuan T, Zhan Y, Qian HZ, Sun Y, Zheng W, Fu L, Liang B, Zhu Z, Ouyang L, Liu M, Fitzpatrick T, Wu Z, Meng X, Baeten JM, Zhao J, Vermund SH, Yu M, Wu G, Su B, Zou H. Association between medical male circumcision and HIV risk compensation among heterosexual men: a systematic review and meta-analysis. The Lancet Global Health 2021, 9: e932-e941. PMID: 33939956, PMCID: PMC8690595, DOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(21)00102-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical male circumcisionHigh-risk sexual behaviorOdds ratioMultiple sex partnersSex partnersHIV infectionMale circumcisionMantel-Haenszel random-effects modelSystematic reviewCondom useHeterosexual menLow self-perceived riskAdjusted odds ratioSelf-perceived riskPooled odds ratioHIV preventive measuresMultiple sexual partnersSexual behaviorRandom-effects modelSexual health educationOriginal study dataCircumcision prevalenceCochrane LibrarySubgroup analysisEligible studies
2017
Association Between Depression and Antiretroviral Therapy Use Among People Living with HIV: A Meta-analysis
Tao J, Vermund SH, Qian HZ. Association Between Depression and Antiretroviral Therapy Use Among People Living with HIV: A Meta-analysis. AIDS And Behavior 2017, 22: 1542-1550. PMID: 28439754, PMCID: PMC7942230, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-017-1776-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntiretroviral therapySubgroup analysisEligible studiesART useAntiretroviral therapy useProspective study designSmall-study effectsPooled sample sizeOdds ratio estimatesPublication bias analysesTherapy usePooled prevalenceEgger's testConference abstractsFunnel plotPLHIVElectronic databasesMeta-AnalysisPublication biasStudy designDepressionModerator analysesHIVBias analysisRatio estimates
2010
Effect of treating co-infections on HIV-1 viral load: a systematic review
Modjarrad K, Vermund SH. Effect of treating co-infections on HIV-1 viral load: a systematic review. The Lancet Infectious Diseases 2010, 10: 455-463. PMID: 20610327, PMCID: PMC3071714, DOI: 10.1016/s1473-3099(10)70093-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsViral load differencesViral loadPlasma HIV-1 RNA concentrationSystematic reviewMean plasma viral loadPlasma HIV RNA concentrationHIV-1 RNA concentrationsHIV-1 viral loadHIV RNA concentrationPlasma viral loadHIV transmission riskViral load reductionNon-pathogenic infectionsCo-infecting pathogensSyphilis treatmentHIV progressionTuberculosis treatmentEligible studiesPopulation-level benefitsTransmission riskLow-income countriesHIVTreatmentInfectionReview