2002
Douching Beliefs and Practices among Black and White Women
Funkhouser E, Pulley L, Lueschen G, Costello C, Hook E, Vermund SH. Douching Beliefs and Practices among Black and White Women. Journal Of Women's Health 2002, 11: 29-37. PMID: 11860722, DOI: 10.1089/152460902753473435.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAge DistributionAgedAged, 80 and overBlack or African AmericanFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHealth SurveysHumansHygieneInterpersonal RelationsMiddle AgedPatient Education as TopicSocioeconomic FactorsSoutheastern United StatesTherapeutic IrrigationVaginaWhite PeopleConceptsAdult womenWhite womenHealthcare provider adviceSubstantial proportionGood hygieneProvider adviceDouching practicesOlder womenHigh school educationDouchingHealthcare providersSalutary effectsWomenTelephone surveyGood hygienic practicesHygienic practicesRandom sampleHygieneUnited StatesAdvicePregnancyInfectionDoucheProportionPhysicians
1999
Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1
Stringer J, Vermund S. Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1. Current Opinion In Obstetrics & Gynecology 1999, 11: 427-434. PMID: 10526917, DOI: 10.1097/00001703-199910000-00003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChild transmissionHIV-1Infant formula supplementationPrevention of motherHIV-1 transmissionCombination drug regimensResource-poor settingsFormula supplementationAntiretroviral therapyCesarean deliveryAntiretroviral agentsBreast feedingDrug regimensRandomized trialsPoor settingsInfectious diseasesInfant survivalSubstantial proportionPreliminary dataMothersLower ratesCost implicationsDeliveryRegimensPatients