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 studiesAssociation of HIV infection and cognitive impairment in older adults: A meta-analysis
Deng L, Zhang X, Gao Y, Turner D, Qian F, Lu H, Vermund SH, Zhang Y, Qian HZ. Association of HIV infection and cognitive impairment in older adults: A meta-analysis. Ageing Research Reviews 2021, 68: 101310. PMID: 33640473, PMCID: PMC10767715, DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2021.101310.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV infectionCognitive impairmentOlder adultsOdds ratioHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionMean differenceMotor/psychomotorImmunodeficiency virus infectionMajor cognitive domainsNewcastle-Ottawa ScaleConfidence intervalsRisk of biasPooled odds ratioCross-sectional studyRandom-effects modelIncome countriesCognitive domainsGlobal cognitive impairmentExecutive functionOlder PLWHVirus infectionHigh-income countriesHIVPLWHUpper middle-income countries
2008
Do Targeted HIV Programs Improve Overall Care for Pregnant Women?
Potter D, Goldenberg RL, Chao A, Sinkala M, Degroot A, Stringer JS, Bulterys M, Vermund SH. Do Targeted HIV Programs Improve Overall Care for Pregnant Women? JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2008, 47: 79-85. PMID: 17984757, PMCID: PMC2745056, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0b013e31815d2f71.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrevalence odds ratiosHIV programsPMTCT programme implementationChild HIV transmissionPrevention of motherConfidence intervalsRoutine clinical servicesDisease-specific researchHealth policy makersAntenatal clinicSyphilis treatmentHIV transmissionPregnant womenOverall careOdds ratioFirst visitCare impactClinical servicesService programsImplementation of researchScreeningProgram implementationClinicVisitsCare
2004
Adherence to HAART Among HIV-Infected Persons in Rural Louisiana
Mohammed H, Kieltyka L, Richardson-Alston G, Magnus M, Fawal H, Vermund SH, Rice J, Kissinger P. Adherence to HAART Among HIV-Infected Persons in Rural Louisiana. AIDS Patient Care And STDs 2004, 18: 289-296. PMID: 15186712, DOI: 10.1089/108729104323076025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntiretroviral Therapy, Highly ActiveBlack or African AmericanDepressive DisorderEducational StatusEmploymentHealth BehaviorHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansIncomeLogistic ModelsLouisianaMarital StatusMiddle AgedMotivationMultivariate AnalysisPatient ComplianceRisk FactorsRural HealthSeverity of Illness IndexSubstance-Related DisordersSurveys and QuestionnairesConceptsIllicit drug useOdds ratioDrug useProblem drinkingActive antiretroviral therapyLogistic regression analysisBehavioral factorsLack of adherenceAntiretroviral therapyHIV clinicMultivariable analysisMean ageHAART medicationNonadherenceAdherence informationHAARTPrior monthPast weekPatientsConvenience sampleMedicationsAdherenceHIVRegression analysisAfrican Americans
1996
Pregnancy and cervical infection with human papillomaviruses
Morrison E, Gammon MD, Goldberg GL, Vermund SH, Burk RD. Pregnancy and cervical infection with human papillomaviruses. International Journal Of Gynecology & Obstetrics 1996, 54: 125-130. PMID: 9236309, DOI: 10.1016/0020-7292(96)02694-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrevalence odds ratiosHPV risk factorsRisk factorsHPV infectionCurrent pregnancyCervical HPV infectionPrevalence of HPVHuman papillomavirus infectionAssociation of pregnancyStatistical significanceLarge municipal hospitalSelf-administered questionnaireRace/ethnicityCervicovaginal lavageCervical infectionPapillomavirus infectionHPV DNAGestational ageGynecological examinationOutpatient clinicHuman papillomavirusSignificant confoundersOdds ratioLavage samplesMunicipal Hospital
1991
Zidovudine use in AIDS-free HIV-1-seropositive homosexual men in the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study (MACS), 1987-1989.
Graham NM, Zeger SL, Kuo V, Jacobson LP, Vermund SH, Phair JP, Detels R, Rinaldo CR, Saah AJ. Zidovudine use in AIDS-free HIV-1-seropositive homosexual men in the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study (MACS), 1987-1989. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 1991, 4: 267-76. PMID: 1671411.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-1 seropositive homosexual menZidovudine useVisit 11Clinical variablesClinical trialsHomosexual menVisit 7Multicenter AIDS Cohort StudyLymphocytes/mm3Major clinical variablesClinical trial participationAIDS Cohort StudyClinical trial participantsSeropositive participantsZidovudine therapyCohort studyHigher treatment ratesLymphocyte levelsLymphocyte numbersNonclinical factorsAIDS patientsTrial participationSymptom statusOverall prevalenceOdds ratio