2024
Assessment of a screening tool to aid home-based identification of adolescents (aged 10–14) living with HIV in Zambia and South Africa: HPTN 071 (PopART) study
Chaila M, Mcleod D, Vermund S, Mbolongwe-Thornicroft M, Mbewe M, Mubekapi-Musadaidzwa C, Harper A, Schaap A, Floyd S, Hoddinott G, Hayes R, Fidler S, Ayles H, Shanaube K, Team O. Assessment of a screening tool to aid home-based identification of adolescents (aged 10–14) living with HIV in Zambia and South Africa: HPTN 071 (PopART) study. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0266573. PMID: 38363733, PMCID: PMC10871489, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0266573.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsScreening toolUniversal testingCommunity HIV-care providersCombination HIV prevention packageHIV-care providersHIV-positiveHIV prevention packageRapid HIV testingHIV test resultsRapid HIV test resultsHistory of hospital admissionIdentification of adolescentsPopART interventionUndiagnosed HIVHIV testingPrevention packageDoor-to-doorPoor healthHIV interventionsCommunity settingsConsented adolescentsHospital admissionSelf-reportSouth AfricaPopART
2022
Estimating non-communicable disease treatment costs using probability-based cost estimation
Botha CR, Vermund SH. Estimating non-communicable disease treatment costs using probability-based cost estimation. Global Health Action 2022, 15: 2008627. PMID: 35147492, PMCID: PMC8843315, DOI: 10.1080/16549716.2021.2008627.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLevel dataCost estimationPublic financial resourcesDisease treatment costsSub-Saharan AfricaFuture costsHealthcare facility levelFinancial resourcesMiddle-income countriesCost estimatesInput variablesAvailability of dataResource allocationHealth sectorTotal costNon-communicable diseasesData-poor environmentsCostCountriesMean costPatient-level dataTreatment costsSouth AfricaTrend dataVariables
2018
“I will leave the baby with my mother”: Long‐distance travel and follow‐up care among HIV‐positive pregnant and postpartum women in South Africa
Clouse K, Fox MP, Mongwenyana C, Motlhatlhedi M, Buthelezi S, Bokaba D, Norris SA, Bassett J, Lurie MN, Aronoff DM, Vermund SH. “I will leave the baby with my mother”: Long‐distance travel and follow‐up care among HIV‐positive pregnant and postpartum women in South Africa. Journal Of The International AIDS Society 2018, 21: e25121. PMID: 30027665, PMCID: PMC6053484, DOI: 10.1002/jia2.25121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSouth AfricaNine provincesMotivation of travelLong-distance travelSouth Africa's nine provincesPostpartum womenPeripartum periodGreater JohannesburgSouth African provincesCare of familiesFragmented healthcare systemContinuity of HIVHIV-positive womenMobile populationsTravel patternsUrban African settingAfrican provincesJohannesburgHealthcare accessFrequent travelMedian durationMedian ageDiverse clinicsFrequent mobilityGauteng Province
2017
Chapter 39 Governmental Support of Research
Vermund S, Karim S. Chapter 39 Governmental Support of Research. 2017, 679-705. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-802101-9.00039-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNational funding agenciesMultilateral partnershipsResearch agenciesMultinational partnershipsGovernment research agenciesFunding termsFiscal dynamicsTypes of grantsFiscal supportGovernmental supportEuropean CommunityGovernment sourcesFunding optionsOpen competitionGovernmental sourcesDisproportionate shareSouth AfricaAgenciesFunding agenciesFunding sourcesRegional Research InstituteUnited StatesResearch fundingPartnershipNations