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
2022
Trends in Prescription Opioid Use in Motor Vehicle Crash Injuries in the United States: 2014–2018
Jin L, Vermund S, Zhang Y. Trends in Prescription Opioid Use in Motor Vehicle Crash Injuries in the United States: 2014–2018. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2022, 19: 14445. PMID: 36361324, PMCID: PMC9657604, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph192114445.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAccidents, TrafficAnalgesics, OpioidHumansMotor VehiclesOpioid-Related DisordersPrescriptionsUnited StatesConceptsMotor vehicle crashesPrescription opioidsMVC injuriesLog-binomial regression modelsPrescription opioid usageMotor vehicle crash injuriesPrescription opioid usePrescribing opioidsOpioid usageOpioid useCDC guidelinesChronic painEmergency departmentStudy populationOpioidsEnrollee characteristicsPrevalenceInjuryCrash injuriesDistrict of ColumbiaVehicle crashesDispensing rateEmployment statusRegression modelsTemporal trendsNon-COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among migrant populations worldwide: a scoping review of the literature, 2000-2020
Tankwanchi AS, Jaca A, Ndlambe AM, Zantsi ZP, Bowman B, Garrison MM, Larson HJ, Vermund SH, Wiysonge CS. Non-COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among migrant populations worldwide: a scoping review of the literature, 2000-2020. Expert Review Of Vaccines 2022, 21: 1269-1287. PMID: 35635288, DOI: 10.1080/14760584.2022.2084075.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsHumansTransients and MigrantsUnited StatesVaccinationVaccination HesitancyVaccine-Preventable DiseasesVaccines
2021
Sexually Transmitted Infections in the U.S. Military: A Sexual Health Paradigm to Address Risk Behaviors, Unintended Pregnancy, Alcohol Use, and Sexual Trauma
Boyer CB, Gaydos CA, Geller AB, Garges EC, Vermund SH. Sexually Transmitted Infections in the U.S. Military: A Sexual Health Paradigm to Address Risk Behaviors, Unintended Pregnancy, Alcohol Use, and Sexual Trauma. Military Medicine 2021, 187: 140-143. PMID: 34626194, PMCID: PMC10558038, DOI: 10.1093/milmed/usab407.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care accessSTI controlSexual health paradigmCare accessSexual healthFrequency of STIUniversal health care accessCity Health OfficialsUniversal health care systemHealth care systemSTI careTransmitted InfectionsSTI preventionActive duty serviceSTI riskUnintended pregnancyHigh prevalenceHealth paradigmConsensus studyPrevention outcomesRisk behaviorsOngoing epidemicMultilevel riskDisease controlProtective factorsSyndemic Framework Evaluation of Severe COVID-19 Outcomes in the United States: Factors Associated With Race and Ethnicity
Williams C, Vermund SH. Syndemic Framework Evaluation of Severe COVID-19 Outcomes in the United States: Factors Associated With Race and Ethnicity. Frontiers In Public Health 2021, 9: 720264. PMID: 34616705, PMCID: PMC8488144, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.720264.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 infection riskSevere COVID-19 outcomesSevere clinical outcomesCOVID-19 outcomesSeverity of diseaseAssociated disease burdenCOVID-19Ethnic health inequalitiesIndividual clinical dataClinical care environmentLong-term careCoronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemicClinical outcomesSyndemic factorsDisease burdenClinical dataHealthcare barriersHealth outcomesInfection riskHealth inequalitiesDisease pandemicSyndemic theoryVulnerable populationsCare environmentFuture pandemicsPotential Benefits of Expanded COVID-19 Surveillance in the US
Holtgrave DR, Vermund SH, Wen LS. Potential Benefits of Expanded COVID-19 Surveillance in the US. JAMA 2021, 326: 381-382. PMID: 34264262, PMCID: PMC10767713, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2021.11211.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchArtificial intelligence and sexual health in the USA
Young SD, Crowley JS, Vermund SH. Artificial intelligence and sexual health in the USA. The Lancet Digital Health 2021, 3: e467-e468. PMID: 34325852, PMCID: PMC10767714, DOI: 10.1016/s2589-7500(21)00117-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInteraction of Religion/Spirituality With Internalized HIV Stigma, Depression, Alcohol Use, and Sexual Risk Among Black Men Who Have Sex With Men: The 6 City HPTN 061 Study
Taggart T, Mayer KH, Vermund SH, Huang S, Hayashi K, Ransome Y. Interaction of Religion/Spirituality With Internalized HIV Stigma, Depression, Alcohol Use, and Sexual Risk Among Black Men Who Have Sex With Men: The 6 City HPTN 061 Study. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2021, 87: e188-e197. PMID: 33633033, PMCID: PMC8131231, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000002667.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInternalized HIV stigmaHIV stigmaDepressive symptomsInfluence of drugsAlcohol useActivity scoreHIV Prevention Trials Network 061 studyDepressive symptom scoresHPTN 061 StudyBlack menSymptom scoresFuture intervention researchAnal intercourseHigh riskSymptomsRisk behaviorsSexual riskSubstance useBMSMBaseline dataDrugsHIVMenGeneralized structural equation modelScores
2020
Confronting Structural Racism in the Prevention and Control of Tuberculosis in the United States
Asabor EN, Vermund SH. Confronting Structural Racism in the Prevention and Control of Tuberculosis in the United States. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2020, 73: e3531-e3535. PMID: 33242078, PMCID: PMC8563219, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1763.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersConceptsStructural racismPeople of colorLow-income workersUnited StatesRacist policiesDisproportionate incarcerationState governmentsVulnerable communitiesMarginalized populationsCrowded prisonsRecent immigrantsHealth servicesEssential health servicesRacismImmigrantsIncarcerationPoor accessAffordable careKey populationsNational averagePreventive health servicesControl of tuberculosisPeopleGovernmentBIPOCUS withdrawal from WHO is unlawful and threatens global and US health and security
Gostin LO, Koh HH, Williams M, Hamburg MA, Benjamin G, Foege WH, Davidson P, Bradley EH, Barry M, Koplan JP, Periago MFR, El Sadr W, Kurth A, Vermund SH, Kavanagh MM. US withdrawal from WHO is unlawful and threatens global and US health and security. The Lancet 2020, 396: 293-295. PMID: 32653080, PMCID: PMC7346815, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(20)31527-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBuilding Partnerships and Stakeholder Relationships for HIV Prevention: Longitudinal Cohort Study Focuses on Community Engagement.
DeShields RD, Lucas JP, Turner M, Amola K, Hunter V, Lykes S, Rompalo AM, Vermund SH, Fischer S, Haley DF. Building Partnerships and Stakeholder Relationships for HIV Prevention: Longitudinal Cohort Study Focuses on Community Engagement. Progress In Community Health Partnerships Research Education And Action 2020, 14: 29-42. PMID: 32280121, PMCID: PMC7228022, DOI: 10.1353/cpr.2020.0006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity engagementAfrican American womenCommunity engagement frameworkHIV Prevention Trials Network 064Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) burdenHIV incidence studyLongitudinal cohort studyAmerican womenHPTN 064Community organizationsNew partnershipsVenue-based samplingBuilding partnershipsCommunity stakeholdersEngagement approachStakeholder relationshipsResearch mistrustCohort studyCommunity partnersEngagement activitiesVirus burdenHIV incidenceHIV preventionHigh prevalenceEngagement framework
2019
Use of big data to identify risk of adverse HIV outcomes
Vermund SH. Use of big data to identify risk of adverse HIV outcomes. The Lancet HIV 2019, 6: e488-e489. PMID: 31303556, PMCID: PMC7784960, DOI: 10.1016/s2352-3018(19)30191-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSuboptimal Recent and Regular HIV Testing Among Black Men Who Have Sex With Men in the United States: Implications From a Meta-Analysis.
Liu Y, Silenzio VMB, Nash R, Luther P, Bauermeister J, Vermund SH, Zhang C. Suboptimal Recent and Regular HIV Testing Among Black Men Who Have Sex With Men in the United States: Implications From a Meta-Analysis. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2019, 81: 125-133. PMID: 30844996, PMCID: PMC6956840, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000002013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV testing prevalenceRegular HIV testingTesting prevalenceHIV testingDerSimonian-Laird random-effects modelContinuum of HIVHIV testing effortsHIV testing patternsFrequent HIV testingIllicit drug useRandom-effects modelMeta-regression analysisBlack menWeb of ScienceLow annual incomeEgger's testReceptive sexPRISMA guidelinesFunnel plotAlcohol consumptionDrug useIndependent investigatorsMeta-AnalysisPublication biasYounger age
2018
Prevalent Misconceptions About Opioid Use Disorders in the United States Produce Failed Policy and Public Health Responses
Heimer R, Hawk K, Vermund SH. Prevalent Misconceptions About Opioid Use Disorders in the United States Produce Failed Policy and Public Health Responses. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2018, 69: 546-551. PMID: 30452633, PMCID: PMC6637277, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciy977.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionChronic pain medicationsNonopioid pain managementImmunodeficiency virus infectionPrescribing of opioidsOpioid use disorderCurrent opioid crisisEvidence-based therapiesOpioid overdose mortalityPublic health responseOpioid prescribingPain medicationHepatitis BPain managementC virusVirus infectionOpioid addictionOverdose mortalityUse disordersOral consumptionHealth professionalsOpioid crisisHealth responseOpioidsPrescribingCountering the prevailing narrative about the causes of the US opioid crisis
Heimer R, Hawk K, Vermund SH. Countering the prevailing narrative about the causes of the US opioid crisis. The Lancet Psychiatry 2018, 5: 543. PMID: 29941135, PMCID: PMC7005919, DOI: 10.1016/s2215-0366(18)30167-6.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Recruitment of Underrepresented Minority Researchers into HIV Prevention Research: The HIV Prevention Trials Network Scholars Program
Vermund SH, Hamilton EL, Griffith SB, Jennings L, Dyer TV, Mayer K, Wheeler D. Recruitment of Underrepresented Minority Researchers into HIV Prevention Research: The HIV Prevention Trials Network Scholars Program. AIDS Research And Human Retroviruses 2017, 34: 171-177. PMID: 29145745, PMCID: PMC5806068, DOI: 10.1089/aid.2017.0093.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV Prevention Trials NetworkHIV prevention researchRace/ethnicityHIV preventionHispanic MSMHIV researchHealth disparitiesTrials NetworkU.S. epidemicPrevention researchNew research protocolsResearch protocolPeer-reviewed articlesProgram completionBlack womenResearch ConsortiumProtocol teamAdvisory GroupEarly career investigatorsStudy dataMenUnderrepresented minority scientistsMajority race/ethnicityExit surveyScholars ProgramFund global health: Save lives and money
Galvani AP, Fitzpatrick MC, Vermund SH, Singer BH. Fund global health: Save lives and money. Science 2017, 356: 1018.1-1019. PMID: 28596330, PMCID: PMC5960987, DOI: 10.1126/science.aan4683.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe Continuum of HIV Care in the Urban United States: Black Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM) Are Less Likely Than White MSM to Receive Antiretroviral Therapy
Vermund SH. The Continuum of HIV Care in the Urban United States: Black Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM) Are Less Likely Than White MSM to Receive Antiretroviral Therapy. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2017, 216: 790-794. PMID: 28368523, PMCID: PMC5853891, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jix009.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
The National Institutes of Health Fogarty International Center Global Health Scholars and Fellows Program: Collaborating Across Five Consortia to Strengthen Research Training.
Zunt JR, Chi BH, Heimburger DC, Cohen CR, Strathdee S, Hobbs N, Thomas Y, Bale K, Salisbury K, Hernandez MT, Riley LW, Vermund SH, van der Horst C. The National Institutes of Health Fogarty International Center Global Health Scholars and Fellows Program: Collaborating Across Five Consortia to Strengthen Research Training. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2016, 95: 728-34. PMID: 27382074, PMCID: PMC5014285, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.16-0190.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Trauma research—A field without a home base
Jayaraman S, Vermund SH. Trauma research—A field without a home base. Science Translational Medicine 2015, 7: 302ed11-302ed11. PMID: 26311726, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aab3210.Peer-Reviewed Original Research