2018
“I will leave the baby with my mother”: Long‐distance travel and follow‐up care among HIV‐positive pregnant and postpartum women in South Africa
Clouse K, Fox MP, Mongwenyana C, Motlhatlhedi M, Buthelezi S, Bokaba D, Norris SA, Bassett J, Lurie MN, Aronoff DM, Vermund SH. “I will leave the baby with my mother”: Long‐distance travel and follow‐up care among HIV‐positive pregnant and postpartum women in South Africa. Journal Of The International AIDS Society 2018, 21: e25121. PMID: 30027665, PMCID: PMC6053484, DOI: 10.1002/jia2.25121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSouth AfricaNine provincesMotivation of travelLong-distance travelSouth Africa's nine provincesPostpartum womenPeripartum periodGreater JohannesburgSouth African provincesCare of familiesFragmented healthcare systemContinuity of HIVHIV-positive womenMobile populationsTravel patternsUrban African settingAfrican provincesJohannesburgHealthcare accessFrequent travelMedian durationMedian ageDiverse clinicsFrequent mobilityGauteng Province
2015
The Effect of Cryotherapy on Human Papillomavirus Clearance Among HIV-Positive Women in Lusaka, Zambia
Katundu K, Bateman AC, Pfaendler KS, Mwanahamuntu MH, Kapambwe S, Vermund SH, Sahasrabuddhe VV, Msadabwe SC, Stringer JS, Parham GP, Chibwesha CJ. The Effect of Cryotherapy on Human Papillomavirus Clearance Among HIV-Positive Women in Lusaka, Zambia. Journal Of Lower Genital Tract Disease 2015, 19: 301-306. PMID: 26125097, PMCID: PMC4583804, DOI: 10.1097/lgt.0000000000000131.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-positive womenWeeks of treatmentHrHPV infectionHrHPV typesHigh-risk HPV cervical infectionHigh HIV burden settingsHIV burden settingsHPV cervical infectionHuman papillomavirus clearancePrevalence of hrHPVCommon HPV typesHuman papillomavirus infectionRoche Linear ArrayEffects of cryotherapyHPV vaccinationMedian CD4Antiretroviral therapyCervical infectionCohort studyPapillomavirus infectionBurden settingsCervical diseaseHPV typesMedian ageCervical screening
2003
Mother-to-child HIV transmission prevention in Thailand: physician zidovudine use and willingness to provide care
Bhatta MP, Stringer JS, Phanuphak P, Vermund SH. Mother-to-child HIV transmission prevention in Thailand: physician zidovudine use and willingness to provide care. International Journal Of STD & AIDS 2003, 14: 404-410. PMID: 12816669, DOI: 10.1258/095646203765371303.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnti-HIV AgentsAttitude of Health PersonnelDrug UtilizationFamily PracticeFemaleGynecologyHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHIV InfectionsHumansInfectious Disease Transmission, VerticalLogistic ModelsMaleMultivariate AnalysisObstetricsPhysiciansPractice Patterns, Physicians'PregnancyPregnancy Complications, InfectiousSurveys and QuestionnairesThailandZidovudineConceptsZidovudine useObstetric careChild HIV transmission preventionMultivariable logistic regression analysisPerinatal zidovudine prophylaxisCaesarean section deliveryChild HIV transmissionHIV-positive womenHIV transmission preventionPredictors of failureThai physiciansLogistic regression analysisAntiretroviral useAntiretroviral therapySection deliveryAntenatal careCaesarean sectionVaginal deliveryZidovudine prophylaxisHIV transmissionPregnant womenElective terminationPelvic examinationTransmission preventionHIV
1994
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Sexual Behavior, and Cocaine Use in Inner-city Women
DeHovitz J, Kelly P, Feldman J, Sierra M, Clarke L, Bromberg J, Wan J, Vermund S, Landesman S. Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Sexual Behavior, and Cocaine Use in Inner-city Women. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1994, 140: 1125-1134. PMID: 7998594, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a117212.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInner-city womenDrug useCocaine useSTD/HIV prevention programsPresence of STDsRecent crack cocaine useHIV-positive womenInjection drug useCocaine usersHIV prevention programsDrug use historyForeign-born womenCrack cocaine useSyphilis infectionMedical historyHigh riskLaboratory confirmationSerologic analysisTransmitted DiseasesPrevention programsToxicologic analysisUrine samplesWomenCrack cocaineSexual behavior
1990
Cervical cytologic abnormalities and papillomavirus in women infected with human immunodeficiency virus.
Feingold AR, Vermund SH, Burk RD, Kelley KF, Schrager LK, Schreiber K, Munk G, Friedland GH, Klein RS. Cervical cytologic abnormalities and papillomavirus in women infected with human immunodeficiency virus. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 1990, 3: 896-903. PMID: 2166784.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSquamous intraepithelial lesionsHIV-positive womenCervical cytologic abnormalitiesCytologic abnormalitiesCervical cytologyAsymptomatic HIV-positive womenHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionHIV-negative womenHuman papillomavirus infectionImmunodeficiency virus infectionSymptomatic HIV infectionIntravenous drug useHuman immunodeficiency virusIntravenous drug usersFemale genital tractWestern blot confirmationCervicovaginal lavageHPV determinationSeronegative womenHPV infectionPapillomavirus infectionCytological lesionsHIV infectionIntraepithelial lesionsImmunodeficiency virus