2022
School closures and reopenings during the COVID-19 pandemic: a scoping review protocol
Li D, Nyhan K, Zhou X, Zhu Y, Castro D, Vermund SH, Brault M. School closures and reopenings during the COVID-19 pandemic: a scoping review protocol. BMJ Open 2022, 12: e054292. PMID: 35110320, PMCID: PMC8811274, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-054292.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSchool closuresCOVID-19 pandemicWidespread school closuresCitation chainingType of researchSchool safetySchool reopeningSchoolsIndependent third reviewerPaucity of researchCollege studentsSources of evidenceJoanna Briggs Institute methodologyIndividual knowledgePandemicTitle screeningIndividual concernsCOVID-19 evidenceDisease prevention practicesGrey literatureFormal ethical approvalFull-text screeningBroad disseminationTeachersReopeningDehydration Status Aggravates Early Renal Impairment in Children: A Longitudinal Study
Amaerjiang N, Li M, Xiao H, Zunong J, Li Z, Huang D, Vermund SH, Pérez-Escamilla R, Jiang X, Hu Y. Dehydration Status Aggravates Early Renal Impairment in Children: A Longitudinal Study. Nutrients 2022, 14: 335. PMID: 35057516, PMCID: PMC8778530, DOI: 10.3390/nu14020335.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRenal function impairmentEuhydrated groupRenal impairmentUrine specific gravityDehydration statusDehydrated groupFunction impairmentSchool weekdaysHydration statusPrevalence of dehydrationLongitudinal studyMixed-effects regression modelsChi-square testTubular abnormalitiesMean ageChild CohortMicroalbuminImpairmentDifferent hydration statusChildrenWeeksRegression modelsStatusGroupSchool day
2021
Reopening Schools After a Novel Coronavirus Surge
Li D, Lin EZ, Brault MA, Paquette J, Vermund SH, Godri Pollitt KJ. Reopening Schools After a Novel Coronavirus Surge. Advances In Experimental Medicine And Biology 2021, 1318: 785-813. PMID: 33973212, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-63761-3_44.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicDisease 2019 pandemicGlobal death tollMental health supportPandemic influenzaDisease controlHealth supportSocial isolationNew guidelinesVulnerability of childrenRisk reductionRiskDisease control strategiesSafetyChild safetySpecial considerationDeath tollOpening schoolsPandemic
2020
Asymptomatic Transmission and the Infection Fatality Risk for COVID-19: Implications for School Reopening
Vermund SH, Pitzer VE. Asymptomatic Transmission and the Infection Fatality Risk for COVID-19: Implications for School Reopening. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2020, 72: 1493-1496. PMID: 32584967, PMCID: PMC7337644, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa855.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2009
High Prevalence of Soil-transmitted Helminths in Western Kenya: Failure to Implement Deworming Guidelines in Rural Nyanza Province
Riesel JN, Ochieng’ F, Wright P, Vermund SH, Davidson M. High Prevalence of Soil-transmitted Helminths in Western Kenya: Failure to Implement Deworming Guidelines in Rural Nyanza Province. Journal Of Tropical Pediatrics 2009, 56: 60-62. PMID: 19502602, DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmp043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSTH infectionsSoil-transmitted helminth infectionsRural Nyanza ProvinceNyanza ProvinceSingle stool sampleRegular deworming programmeSoil-transmitted helminthsGreater morbidityRegular dewormingPrimary school-aged childrenSchool-aged childrenHigh prevalenceStool samplesHelminth infectionsDeworming programsSignificant burdenInfectionWorm infectionPrevalencePeople worldTwo-thirdsRural Kenyan villagesWestern KenyaChildrenKenyan villages
1996
Impact of school-based HIV and AIDS education for adolescents in Bombay, India.
Sankaranarayan S, Naik E, Reddy PS, Gurunani G, Ganesh K, Gandewar K, Singh KP, Vermund SH. Impact of school-based HIV and AIDS education for adolescents in Bombay, India. The Southeast Asian Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Public Health 1996, 27: 692-5. PMID: 9253868.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEducational programsSchool-based educational programsHIV/AIDS cureSingle educational programHIV/AIDS educational programPost-test evaluationAIDS educational programsSecondary schoolsHIV/AIDSEducation programsSchool dayAIDS educationStudentsEducational interventionSchoolsProgramCorrect knowledgeHIV/AIDS epidemicMode of transmissionEducationPrincipalsMosquito bitesAIDSAIDS epidemicAdolescents