2023
Increasing Spiritual Beliefs are Associated With Lower HIV Incidence Among Black Men Who Have Sex With Men: Results From HPTN 061 Longitudinal Study
Ransome Y, Taggart T, Huang A, Vermund S, Mayer K, Nunn A. Increasing Spiritual Beliefs are Associated With Lower HIV Incidence Among Black Men Who Have Sex With Men: Results From HPTN 061 Longitudinal Study. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2023, 94: 196-202. PMID: 37850978, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000003278.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV seroconversionHIV incidenceBehavioral HIV prevention interventionsLower HIV incidenceProportional hazards regressionHIV prevention interventionsBlack menSpiritual beliefsOne-unit increaseHazards regressionLongitudinal riskPrevention interventionsHIVBiomedical assessmentLower hazard rateLongitudinal studyMenMonthsSeroconversionLongitudinal analysisReligious service attendanceIncidenceBaselineBMSMHigher proportion
2019
Predicting the long-term impact of voluntary medical male circumcision on HIV incidence among men who have sex with men in Beijing, China
Zhang C, Webb GF, Lou J, Shepherd BE, Qian HZ, Liu Y, Vermund SH. Predicting the long-term impact of voluntary medical male circumcision on HIV incidence among men who have sex with men in Beijing, China. AIDS Care 2019, 32: 343-353. PMID: 31619058, PMCID: PMC6981072, DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2019.1679704.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVoluntary medical male circumcisionNew HIV casesMedical male circumcisionHIV incidenceHIV casesMale circumcisionSignificant public health impactHIV prevention interventionsPublic health impactCoverage ratePrevention interventionsNew infectionsEvidence baseMSMMenHealth impactsIncidenceCircumcisionLong-term impactFirst studyDifferent coverage ratesInfectionPrevalenceBaselineEffect of Universal Testing and Treatment on HIV Incidence — HPTN 071 (PopART)
Hayes RJ, Donnell D, Floyd S, Mandla N, Bwalya J, Sabapathy K, Yang B, Phiri M, Schaap A, Eshleman SH, Piwowar-Manning E, Kosloff B, James A, Skalland T, Wilson E, Emel L, Macleod D, Dunbar R, Simwinga M, Makola N, Bond V, Hoddinott G, Moore A, Griffith S, Deshmane Sista N, Vermund SH, El-Sadr W, Burns DN, Hargreaves JR, Hauck K, Fraser C, Shanaube K, Bock P, Beyers N, Ayles H, Fidler S. Effect of Universal Testing and Treatment on HIV Incidence — HPTN 071 (PopART). New England Journal Of Medicine 2019, 381: 207-218. PMID: 31314965, PMCID: PMC6587177, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1814556.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-positive participantsViral suppressionHIV infectionGroup BGroup AGroup CMonth 12Universal testingPrevention interventionsPopulation cohortHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionHome-based HIV testingBaseline HIV prevalenceCombination prevention interventionsImmunodeficiency virus infectionHIV-positive adultsPopulation-level incidenceNew HIV infectionsAdjusted rate ratiosCommunity-randomized trialLack of effectHIV carePrevious trial resultsStandard careART adherence
2014
Sexual Risk Reduction for HIV-Infected Persons: A Meta-Analytic Review of “Positive Prevention” Randomized Clinical Trials
Yin L, Wang N, Vermund SH, Shepherd BE, Ruan Y, Shao Y, Qian HZ. Sexual Risk Reduction for HIV-Infected Persons: A Meta-Analytic Review of “Positive Prevention” Randomized Clinical Trials. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e107652. PMID: 25243404, PMCID: PMC4171502, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0107652.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRandomized clinical trialsStandardized mean differencePrevention interventionsSexual partnersClinical trialsUnknown status sexual partnersMonths of followShort-term efficacyLong-term efficacyPrevention intervention trialRandom-effects modelSexual risk reductionHIV/AIDSEffect sizeRisk reduction programsPrimary outcomeStudy armsIntervention armIntervention trialsSexual transmissionControl armLong-term effectsAnal intercourseElectronic databasesPLWHAEfficacy of Peer-Led Interventions to Reduce Unprotected Anal Intercourse among Men Who Have Sex with Men: A Meta-Analysis
Ye S, Yin L, Amico R, Simoni J, Vermund S, Ruan Y, Shao Y, Qian HZ. Efficacy of Peer-Led Interventions to Reduce Unprotected Anal Intercourse among Men Who Have Sex with Men: A Meta-Analysis. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e90788. PMID: 24614809, PMCID: PMC3948720, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0090788.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-intervention studyUnprotected anal intercourseCross-sectional intervention studyPeer-led interventionsStandardized mean differenceIntervention studiesQuasi-experimental studyAnal intercourseHIV prevention interventionsCross-sectional assessmentNon-significant reductionPre-post interventionEffect sizeMore RCTsSubgroup analysisClinical trialsPrevention interventionsEligibility criteriaControl groupElectronic databasesSystematic reviewMeta-AnalysisSexual partnersMean differenceRCTs
2012
Effectiveness of Integrated HIV Prevention Interventions among Chinese Men Who Have Sex with Men: Evaluation of a 16-City Public Health Program
Ye S, Xiao Y, Jin C, Cassell H, Blevins M, Sun J, Vermund SH, Qian HZ. Effectiveness of Integrated HIV Prevention Interventions among Chinese Men Who Have Sex with Men: Evaluation of a 16-City Public Health Program. PLOS ONE 2012, 7: e50873. PMID: 23300528, PMCID: PMC3534092, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0050873.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPublic health programsSelf-reported receiptHIV prevalenceCondom useHealth programsLast sexMultivariable logistic regression analysisMale partnersLow HIV prevalenceHIV prevention interventionsLogistic regression analysisYearly cross-sectional surveysSelf-reported condom useCross-sectional surveyHIV infectionIndependent predictorsHIV epidemicMSM populationPrevention interventionsChinese menDisease ratesEffective interventionsPrevalenceInterventionSex
2009
HIV-prevention science at a crossroads: advances in reducing sexual risk
Vermund SH, Allen KL, Karim QA. HIV-prevention science at a crossroads: advances in reducing sexual risk. Current Opinion In HIV And AIDS 2009, 4: 266-273. PMID: 19532063, PMCID: PMC2995247, DOI: 10.1097/coh.0b013e32832c91dd.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRandomized clinical trialsSexual transmissionPrevention strategiesEvidence-based prevention strategiesMale circumcision trialHIV prevention scienceNew prevention toolsSpread of HIVStructural risk factorsPRO 2000Circumcision trialHIV incidenceSyndromic managementRisk factorsClinical trialsMicrobicide trialsPrevention interventionsHIVPrevention benefitsSexual riskPrevention toolTrialsCombination strategiesMore yearsGlobal pandemicChapter 1 Current and futuretrends implicationsfor HIV prevention
Sahasrabuddhe V, Vermund S. Chapter 1 Current and futuretrends implicationsfor HIV prevention. 2009, 9-30. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-374235-3.00001-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHIV infectionHIV transmissionHIV preventionChronic HIV infectionPre-exposure prophylaxisPartial immune reconstitutionHIV prevention interventionsHIV positive livingNeedle exchange servicesAfrican AIDS epidemicAntiretroviral therapyImmune reconstitutionSecondary preventionPrimary preventionSTI controlSTI ratesDisability levelTertiary preventionPrevention interventionsAIDS deathsMale circumcisionCommunity stigmaEarly preventionMultiple interventionsRisk behaviors
2001
Prevalence of infectious diseases in Bangladeshi women living adjacent to a truck stand: HIV/STD/hepatitis/genital tract infections
Gibney L, Macaluso M, Kirk K, Hassan MS, Schwebke J, Vermund SH, Choudhury P. Prevalence of infectious diseases in Bangladeshi women living adjacent to a truck stand: HIV/STD/hepatitis/genital tract infections. Sexually Transmitted Infections 2001, 77: 344. PMID: 11588280, PMCID: PMC1744386, DOI: 10.1136/sti.77.5.344.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenital tract infectionHuman immunodeficiency virusHerpes simplex 2Tract infectionsCommercial sex workersHepatitis BPhysical examinationInfectious diseasesBangladeshi womenTejgaon truck standHigh-risk behaviorsPrevalence of infectionTests of urineHepatitis D.Hepatitis CCervical swabsImmunodeficiency virusBacterial vaginosisCervical specimensSerology testsHigh prevalencePrevention interventionsHigh riskBlood samplesInfection rate