2016
Policy and Human Rights Implications of Women’s Poverty and Vulnerability in the USA
Vermund S, El-Sadr W, del Rio C, Wingood G. Policy and Human Rights Implications of Women’s Poverty and Vulnerability in the USA. 2016, 221-232. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-43833-7_13.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh crime ratesHuman rights implicationsIllicit drug tradeHigh incarceration ratesWomen of colorLow-resource neighborhoodsWomen's povertyHigh background HIV prevalenceCrime ratesIncarceration ratesPersonal risk reductionDrug tradeRights implicationsSocietal contextBackground HIV prevalenceWoman's probabilityLatina womenPovertyAfrican American womenHealth disparitiesDay careWhite womenPartner numbersPartner selectionPersonal risk factorsHigher Prevalence of Human Papillomavirus-Related Cervical Precancerous Abnormalities in HIV-Infected Compared to HIV-Uninfected Women
Choudhury SA, Choudhury NA, Humphrey AD, Berthaud V, Ladson G, Tucker VA, Vermund SH. Higher Prevalence of Human Papillomavirus-Related Cervical Precancerous Abnormalities in HIV-Infected Compared to HIV-Uninfected Women. Journal Of The National Medical Association 2016, 108: 19-23. PMID: 26928484, PMCID: PMC10767705, DOI: 10.1016/j.jnma.2015.12.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-risk human papillomavirusNon-Hispanic African American womenNon-Hispanic white womenAfrican American womenPrecancerous lesionsHPV vaccinationHuman papillomavirusMedical recordsHispanic womenPrevalence of HPVPersistent high-risk human papillomavirusWhite womenHIV uninfected groupHIV uninfected womenRoutine HPV vaccinationHPV vaccination ratesRisk human papillomavirusCervical precancerous lesionsAmerican womenHIV-InfectedPrecancerous abnormalitiesUninfected womenHPV vaccineVaccine recipientsCervical abnormalities
2010
Addressing Research Priorities for Prevention of HIV Infection in the United States
Vermund SH, Hodder SL, Justman JE, Koblin BA, Mastro TD, Mayer KH, Wheeler DP, Sadr W. Addressing Research Priorities for Prevention of HIV Infection in the United States. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2010, 50: s149-s155. PMID: 20397942, PMCID: PMC2862583, DOI: 10.1086/651485.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV infectionHuman immunodeficiency virusHispanic womenHIV Prevention Trials NetworkNew HIV infectionsClinical Trials GroupName-based reportingHigh rateImmunodeficiency virusAIDS diagnosisTrial groupUS womenInfected personsPrevention estimatesUS populationHealth messagesEthnic minority populationsTrials NetworkDisease controlInfectionWhite womenWomenPreventionNational InstituteMen
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 StatesAdvicePregnancyInfectionDoucheProportionPhysiciansVaginal Douching Practices Among Women Attending a University in the Southern United States
Funkhouser E, Hayes TD, Vermund SH. Vaginal Douching Practices Among Women Attending a University in the Southern United States. Journal Of American College Health 2002, 50: 177-182. PMID: 11910951, DOI: 10.1080/07448480209596024.Peer-Reviewed Original Research