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
2016
Substance use and HIV-risk behaviors among HIV-positive men who have sex with men in China: repeated measures in a cohort study design
Zhang C, Liu Y, Sun X, Wang J, Lu HY, He X, Zhang H, Ruan YH, Shao Y, Vermund SH, Qian HZ. Substance use and HIV-risk behaviors among HIV-positive men who have sex with men in China: repeated measures in a cohort study design. AIDS Care 2016, 29: 644-653. PMID: 27832699, PMCID: PMC5350012, DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2016.1255709.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV risk behaviorsCohort study designSubstance useStudy designHIV-positive MSMHIV-positive menGeneralized Estimating Equation modelsFemale sex partnersRapid HIV transmissionMale sexual partnersRigorous study designsSexual risk behaviorsCurrent studySeronegative counterpartsSeropositive menSeropositive partnersHIV transmissionMean agePotential confoundersRisk factorsHigh riskRisk populationsSex partnersUnprotected sexRisk behaviorsFactors associated with declining under-five mortality rates from 2000 to 2013: an ecological analysis of 46 African countries
Kipp AM, Blevins M, Haley CA, Mwinga K, Habimana P, Shepherd BE, Aliyu MH, Ketsela T, Vermund SH. Factors associated with declining under-five mortality rates from 2000 to 2013: an ecological analysis of 46 African countries. BMJ Open 2016, 6: e007675. PMID: 26747029, PMCID: PMC4716228, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-007675.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAfricaBirth RateChildChild HealthChild MortalityDeveloping CountriesEconomic DevelopmentHealth ExpendituresHealth PolicyHealth ServicesHealthcare FinancingHumansInfantInfant HealthInfant MortalityMaternal HealthMaternal MortalityPatient Acceptance of Health CareSocial Determinants of HealthSocioeconomic FactorsTechnologyConceptsMortality rateAcute respiratory infectionsChild health interventionsMaternal mortality ratioU5M rateHigh ARRRespiratory infectionsPotential confoundersMaternal healthMortality ratioHealth interventionsSignificant associationAnnual rateMajority of factorsRobust linear regression modelsStudy periodM rateHealth expenditureLinear regression modelsARRTwo-thirdsRegression modelsAssociationHealthAfrican countries
2002
Protease Inhibitor Combination Therapy and Decreased Condom Use Among Gay Men
DICLEMENTE R, FUNKHOUSER E, WINGOOD G, FAWAL H, HOLMBERG S, VERMUND S. Protease Inhibitor Combination Therapy and Decreased Condom Use Among Gay Men. Southern Medical Journal 2002, 95: 421-425. DOI: 10.1097/00007611-200295040-00010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProtease inhibitorsProtease inhibitor combination therapyActive heterosexual menHIV-infected personsHigh-risk sexual behaviorRisk reduction counselingInhibitor combination therapyAssociation of treatmentSexual behaviorUnprotected sexual behaviorHigh-risk practicesMedication useCombination therapyPotential confoundersPublic clinicsHealth statusCondom useCurrent sexual practicesMenTreatmentSexual practicesHeterosexual menInhibitorsAlabama communitiesCondomsProtease Inhibitor Combination Therapy and Decreased Condom Use Among Gay Men
DiCLEMENTE RJ, FUNKHOUSER E, WINGOOD G, FAWAL H, HOLMBERG SD, VERMUND SH. Protease Inhibitor Combination Therapy and Decreased Condom Use Among Gay Men. Southern Medical Journal 2002, 95: 421-425. PMID: 11958240, DOI: 10.1097/00007611-200204000-00009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtease inhibitorsProtease inhibitor combination therapyActive heterosexual menHIV-infected personsHigh-risk sexual behaviorRisk reduction counselingInhibitor combination therapyAssociation of treatmentSexual behaviorUnprotected sexual behaviorHigh-risk practicesMedication useCombination therapyPotential confoundersPublic clinicsHealth statusCondom useCurrent sexual practicesMenTreatmentSexual practicesHeterosexual menInhibitorsAlabama communitiesCondoms