2012
Pulmonary tuberculosis in mumbai, India: factors responsible for patient and treatment delays.
Tamhane A, Ambe G, Vermund SH, Kohler CL, Karande A, Sathiakumar N. Pulmonary tuberculosis in mumbai, India: factors responsible for patient and treatment delays. International Journal Of Preventive Medicine 2012, 3: 569-80. PMID: 22973488, PMCID: PMC3429805.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealth care providersTreatment delayPatient delayTB patientsSputum smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis patientsSmear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis patientsTB-related symptomsDuration of symptomsPulmonary tuberculosis patientsMunicipal health centersHealth education messagesHealth education materialsPulmonary tuberculosisTuberculosis patientsMultivariable analysisFirst consultationPatient intervalDiagnosis delayMedical recordsHealth centersInitial symptomsTreatment intervalCare providersPatientsStudy subjects
2007
Use of Traditional Medicine among Pregnant Women in Lusaka, Zambia
Banda Y, Chapman V, Goldenberg RL, Stringer JS, Culhane JF, Sinkala M, Vermund SH, H. B. Use of Traditional Medicine among Pregnant Women in Lusaka, Zambia. Journal Of Alternative And Complementary Medicine 2007, 13: 123-128. PMID: 17309386, DOI: 10.1089/acm.2006.6225.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultClinical Trials as TopicFemaleHealth BehaviorHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHIV InfectionsHumansMaternal BehaviorMaternal Health ServicesMedicine, African TraditionalPatient Acceptance of Health CarePregnancyPregnancy Complications, InfectiousPrevalenceSeroepidemiologic StudiesSurveys and QuestionnairesZambiaConceptsPregnant womenTraditional healersTraditional medicineHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention strategiesWorse medical careHealth care providersTraditional medicine usePublic health systemAntiretroviral regimensCurrent pregnancyMedical regimenHIV transmissionMedicine useHIV knowledgeClinical trialsPostpartum questionnaireCare providersPrevention strategiesSex partnersMedical carePrior useHealth systemDry sexPregnancyWomen
2003
Developing a Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Therapeutic Research Agenda for Resource-Limited Countries: A Consensus Statement
Vermund SH, Powderly WG, Association of IDSA O. Developing a Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Therapeutic Research Agenda for Resource-Limited Countries: A Consensus Statement. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2003, 37: s4-s12. PMID: 12822127, DOI: 10.1086/375367.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResource-limited countriesAntiretroviral therapyResource-limited settingsDelivery of ARTImmunodeficiency syndrome careClinical Trials NetworkHealth care providersResource limited countriesHealth care practitionersHealth care advocatesHIV diseaseHIV/Consensus statementTreatment accessCare providersCare practitionersTrials NetworkART provisionCare advocatesTherapyMillions of peoplePharmaceutical expertsPatient monitoringCommunity representativesDisease
2002
Factors Associated With HIV Testing Among HIV-Positive and HIV-Negative High-Risk Adolescents: The REACH Study
Murphy DA, Mitchell R, Vermund SH, Futterman D. Factors Associated With HIV Testing Among HIV-Positive and HIV-Negative High-Risk Adolescents: The REACH Study. Pediatrics 2002, 110: e36-e36. PMID: 12205286, DOI: 10.1542/peds.110.3.e36.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUninfected adolescentsMore male partnersBlack participantsHealth care providersHealth care professionalsWhite participantsHIV testingHIV-positiveMajority of participantsHigh-risk adolescentsREACH studyWhite raceCare providersCare professionalsHIVActive adolescentsMultivariate analysisMale partnersOnly factorMale participantsAdolescentsFemale participantsMarijuana useTesting patternsAnonymous sites
1994
Incidence Of Clinical Aids Conditions In A Cohort Of Homosexual Men With CD4+ Cell Counts <100/mm3
Bacellar H, Muñoz A, Hoover D, Phair J, Besley D, Kingsley L, Vermund S, Study F. Incidence Of Clinical Aids Conditions In A Cohort Of Homosexual Men With CD4+ Cell Counts <100/mm3. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 1994, 170: 1284-1287. PMID: 7963728, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/170.5.1284.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncidence rateHomosexual menCD4 cells/mm3P. carinii pneumonia prophylaxisHuman immunodeficiency virus type 1Multicenter AIDS Cohort StudyImmunodeficiency virus type 1Cells/mm3Use of antiretroviralsPneumocystis carinii pneumoniaAIDS Cohort StudyHealth care providersMycobacterium avium complexVirus type 1Cytomegalovirus diseasePneumonia prophylaxisCytomegalovirus retinitisAIDS illnessCohort studyOpportunistic infectionsAIDS conditionsCarinii pneumoniaClinical trialsKaposi's sarcomaCare providers
1991
AIDS heterosexual predominance in the Dominican Republic.
Garris I, Rodriguez EM, De Moya EA, Guerrero E, Peña C, Puello E, Gomez E, Monterroso ER, Weissenbacher M, Vermund SH. AIDS heterosexual predominance in the Dominican Republic. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 1991, 4: 1173-8. PMID: 1941524.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAIDS casesSurveillance dataFuture public health effortsYear of diagnosisStandard clinical criteriaPositive serologic testsHealth care providersPublic health effortsAIDS surveillance dataMinistry of HealthHeterosexual exposureTransmission categoryClinical criteriaFemale ratioSerologic testsCumulative case ratesExposure categoriesCare providersHigh riskTotal casesHealth effortsCase ratesSurveillance programCase investigationHIV
1990
The impact of an AIDS symposium on attitudes of providers of pediatric health care
Feit LR, Melzer SM, Vermund SH, Shelov SP. The impact of an AIDS symposium on attitudes of providers of pediatric health care. Academic Medicine 1990, 65: 461-3. PMID: 2242202, DOI: 10.1097/00001888-199007000-00011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOccupational HIV infectionHuman immunodeficiency virusHealth care workersHealth care providersHIV infectionHealth care provider concernsAttitudes of providersPediatric health careImmunodeficiency virusReports of concernLower riskProvider concernsInfectionOccupational riskMedical staffMedical studentsHealth careSmall group sessionsRiskPresent studyProvidersOpposite effectHospitalCareHousestaff