2021
Community-based health workers implementing universal access to HIV testing and treatment: lessons from South Africa and Zambia—HPTN 071 (PopART)
Viljoen L, Mainga T, Casper R, Mubekapi-Muzadaidzwa C, Wademan D, Bond V, Pliakas T, Bwalya C, Stangl A, Phiri M, Yang B, Shanaube K, Bock P, Fidler S, Hayes R, Ayles H, Hargreaves J, Hoddinott G, Seeley J, Donnell D, Floyd S, Mandla N, Bwalya J, Sabapathy K, Eshleman S, Macleod D, Moore A, Vermund S, Hauck K, Shanaube K. Community-based health workers implementing universal access to HIV testing and treatment: lessons from South Africa and Zambia—HPTN 071 (PopART). Health Policy And Planning 2021, 36: 881-890. PMID: 33963387, PMCID: PMC8227454, DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czab019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity-based health workersHIV testingHealth workersHIV prevention packageHPTN 071 (PopART) trialHIV epidemic controlPopulation health benefitsPopART interventionCHW interventionPrevention packageTreatment servicesIntervention staffTrial outcomesBaseline quantitative dataReferral servicesCHW retentionHealth benefitsIntervention packageProcess evaluationEpidemic controlGroup discussionsInterventionTrialsKey informant interviewsEmotional support
2018
Shifting the HIV Paradigm from Care to Cure: Proceedings from the Caribbean Expert Summit in Barbados, August 2017
Landis R, Abayomi E, Bain B, Greene E, Janossy G, Joseph P, Kerrigan D, McCoy JP, Nunez C, O'Gorman M, Pastoors A, Parekh B, Quimby K, Quinn TC, Robertson K, Thomas R, van Gorp E, Vermund SH, Wilson V. Shifting the HIV Paradigm from Care to Cure: Proceedings from the Caribbean Expert Summit in Barbados, August 2017. AIDS Research And Human Retroviruses 2018, 34: 561-569. PMID: 29732897, PMCID: PMC6053839, DOI: 10.1089/aid.2017.0310.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsJoint United Nations ProgrammePublic health benefitsHIV/AIDSPublic health messagingNew medical treatmentsAntiretroviral therapyHIV diseaseUNAIDS 90United Nations ProgrammeMedical treatmentHealth messagingHealth benefitsNations ProgrammeDiseaseInternational expertsCareHealthcare professionsCritical appraisalTreatmentPersistent fearSpirit of optimismStigmaHIVTherapyCommunity level
2006
Delayed access to HIV diagnosis and care: Special concerns for the Southern United States
Krawczyk CS, Funkhouser E, Kilby JM, Vermund SH. Delayed access to HIV diagnosis and care: Special concerns for the Southern United States. AIDS Care 2006, 18: 35-44. PMID: 16938673, PMCID: PMC2763374, DOI: 10.1080/09540120600839280.Peer-Reviewed Original Research