2018
Negative associations between general self-efficacy and anxiety/depression among newly HIV-diagnosed men who have sex with men in Beijing, China
Wang N, Wang S, Qian HZ, Ruan Y, Amico KR, Vermund SH, Yin L, Qiu X, Zheng S. Negative associations between general self-efficacy and anxiety/depression among newly HIV-diagnosed men who have sex with men in Beijing, China. AIDS Care 2018, 31: 629-635. PMID: 30466302, PMCID: PMC7942229, DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2018.1549721.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDepression/anxietyChinese MSMLogistic regressionAnxiety/depressionBaseline survey dataNegative associationPotential confoundersClinical trialsStudy populationChinese menHIVOverall healthBaseline surveyMSMCumulative logistic regressionDepressionMenAnxietyAssociationTrialsSexLow levelsHigh levelsConfoundersRegression
2015
Knowledge and Skills for Management of Sexually Transmitted Infections by Rural Medical Practitioners in Bangladesh
Alam N, Mridha MK, Kristensen S, Vermund SH. Knowledge and Skills for Management of Sexually Transmitted Infections by Rural Medical Practitioners in Bangladesh. Open Journal Of Preventive Medicine 2015, 05: 151-158. PMID: 25954593, PMCID: PMC4420026, DOI: 10.4236/ojpm.2015.54018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchReproductive tract infectionsRural medical practitionersSTI managementCommon reproductive tract infectionRTI/STI managementSTI/HIV knowledgeBaseline surveyRTI/STIUrethritis/cervicitisFirst-line antibioticsSTI/HIVThree-month followMedical practitionersTract infectionsSingle doseHIV knowledgeLine antibioticsInfection managementTransmission questionsLevel of knowledgeEducation interventionCorrect dosageManagement guidelinesLow levelsPoor practice
2012
HIV/AIDS-Related Stigmatizing and Discriminatory Attitudes and Recent HIV Testing Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in Beijing
Li X, Lu H, Ma X, Sun Y, He X, Li C, Raymond HF, McFarland W, Pan S, Shao Y, Vermund S, Xiao Y, Ruan Y, Jia Y. HIV/AIDS-Related Stigmatizing and Discriminatory Attitudes and Recent HIV Testing Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in Beijing. AIDS And Behavior 2012, 16: 499-507. PMID: 22350831, PMCID: PMC4048063, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-012-0161-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecent HIV testingHIV testingLast male partnerHIV statusMale partnersMale sex partnersCross-sectional studyFemale sexual partnersHIV/AIDS-related stigmaDrug use behaviorsLow levelsPrevention servicesSex partnersYounger ageSexual partnersDiscriminatory attitudesMenRecent testingSexUse behaviorsUrgent needStigmatizingStatusHIVTesting
1999
HIV/AIDS in Bangladesh: An Assessment of Biomedical Risk Factors for Transmission
Gibney L, Choudhury P, Khawaja Z, Sarker M, Islam N, Vermund SH. HIV/AIDS in Bangladesh: An Assessment of Biomedical Risk Factors for Transmission. International Journal Of STD & AIDS 1999, 10: 338-346. PMID: 10361927, DOI: 10.1258/0956462991914087.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBiomedical risk factorsBehavioral risk factorsRisk factorsHIV/AIDSBlood supply systemHigh-risk groupFormal health care settingsCost-effective interventionHealth care settingsUnsterile injectionsHIV transmissionHIV epidemicHigh prevalenceProfessional donorsHIVPrevalenceAIDSLow levelsCertain socio-cultural factorsSocio-cultural factorsTransfusionFactorsDiseaseBlood