2022
Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision to Reduce HIV Acquisition and Transmission
Vermund S. Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision to Reduce HIV Acquisition and Transmission. Current HIV/AIDS Reports 2022, 19: 471-473. PMID: 36478080, PMCID: PMC10767716, DOI: 10.1007/s11904-022-00631-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAfrica South of the SaharaCircumcision, MaleFemaleHIV InfectionsHumansIncidenceMalePrevalenceConceptsHIV acquisitionVoluntary medical male circumcisionHIV infection acquisitionVoluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) programsMinor surgical interventionsMale circumcision programsHIV incidence ratesHigh HIV prevalenceMedical male circumcisionFirst clinical trialUninfected menHIV incidenceHIV prevalenceInfection acquisitionSaharan AfricaSurgical interventionCircumcision programsClinical trialsIncidence ratePreventive benefitsHIV riskCircumcision ratesRecent FindingsSinceMale circumcisionHealth section
2021
Leveraging HIV Care Infrastructures for Integrated Chronic Disease and Pandemic Management in Sub-Saharan Africa
Brault MA, Vermund SH, Aliyu MH, Omer SB, Clark D, Spiegelman D. Leveraging HIV Care Infrastructures for Integrated Chronic Disease and Pandemic Management in Sub-Saharan Africa. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2021, 18: 10751. PMID: 34682492, PMCID: PMC8535610, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph182010751.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAfrica South of the SaharaChronic DiseaseCOVID-19HIV InfectionsHumansPandemicsSARS-CoV-2ConceptsNon-communicable diseasesNon-communicable disease careInfectious diseasesHIV care infrastructureTropical infectious diseasesHIV/AIDS epidemicIntegrated service delivery modelCOVID-19Future pandemic threatsLow-cost interventionMinistry of HealthDisease careChronic diseasesCardiovascular diseaseSuch careIntegrated careAIDS ReliefHealth systemSub-Saharan AfricaDiseaseService delivery modelsPandemic threatAIDS epidemicCare infrastructureHealthcare model
2020
African Physician Migration to High-Income Nations: Diverse Motives to Emigrate (“We Are not Florence Nightingale”) or Stay in Africa (“There Is No Place Like Home”); Comment on “Doctor Retention: A Cross-sectional Study of How Ireland Has Been Losing the Battle”
Tankwanchi AS, Hagopian A, Vermund SH. African Physician Migration to High-Income Nations: Diverse Motives to Emigrate (“We Are not Florence Nightingale”) or Stay in Africa (“There Is No Place Like Home”); Comment on “Doctor Retention: A Cross-sectional Study of How Ireland Has Been Losing the Battle”. International Journal Of Health Policy And Management 2020, 0: 660-663. PMID: 33160297, PMCID: PMC9278531, DOI: 10.34172/ijhpm.2020.219.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIncident HIV among pregnant and breast-feeding women in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Graybill LA, Kasaro M, Freeborn K, Walker JS, Poole C, Powers KA, Mollan KR, Rosenberg NE, Vermund SH, Mutale W, Chi BH. Incident HIV among pregnant and breast-feeding women in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis. AIDS 2020, 34: 761-776. PMID: 32167990, PMCID: PMC7275092, DOI: 10.1097/qad.0000000000002487.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAfrica South of the SaharaBreast FeedingFemaleHIV InfectionsHIV SeropositivityHumansPostpartum PeriodPregnancyPregnancy Complications, InfectiousConceptsBreast-feeding womenMaternal HIV incidenceHIV incidenceHIV acquisitionIncidence rateHIV preventionSystematic reviewHigh HIV incidencePartner's HIV statusHIV incidence ratesCombination HIV preventionNonpregnant periodsIncident HIVTreatment landscapeHIV statusSaharan AfricaElevated riskSummary estimatesRelevant conferencesIncidenceAverage incidenceLimited evidenceWomenCalendar timePrevention
2019
Treatment as Prevention: Concepts and Challenges for Reducing HIV Incidence
Brault MA, Spiegelman D, Hargreaves J, Nash D, Vermund SH. Treatment as Prevention: Concepts and Challenges for Reducing HIV Incidence. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2019, 82: s104-s112. PMID: 31658196, PMCID: PMC6820703, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000002168.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntiretroviral therapyHIV transmissionHIV plasma loadReducing HIV IncidenceHIV prevention trialsCommunity-level interventionsDeployable vaccineViral suppressionHIV testingHIV incidencePrevention trialsUninfected personsChronic conditionsHIV investmentsEarly treatmentTreat strategySexual partnersViral expressionTransmission riskHIVTrialsTreatmentInconsistent findingsPreventionSaharan AfricaIncreasing male engagement in the prevention of vertical transmission of HIV: what works in sub-Saharan Africa?
Aliyu MH, Sam-Agudu NA, Shenoi S, Goga AE, Ramraj T, Vermund SH, Audet CM. Increasing male engagement in the prevention of vertical transmission of HIV: what works in sub-Saharan Africa? The BMJ 2019, 365: l1965. PMID: 31171558, PMCID: PMC6598674, DOI: 10.1136/bmj.l1965.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPromoting progress in child survival across four African countries: the role of strong health governance and leadership in maternal, neonatal and child health
Haley CA, Brault MA, Mwinga K, Desta T, Ngure K, Kennedy SB, Maimbolwa M, Moyo P, Vermund SH, Kipp AM, Kabaka S, Sergon K, Clarke A, Duworko M, Kalesha-Masumbu P, Katepa-Bwalya M, Madzima B, Kanyowa T, Habimana P. Promoting progress in child survival across four African countries: the role of strong health governance and leadership in maternal, neonatal and child health. Health Policy And Planning 2019, 34: 24-36. PMID: 30698696, PMCID: PMC6479825, DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czy105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChild survivalChild mortalityChild healthWorld Health Organization (WHO) African RegionCoordination of servicesSaharan AfricaHealth governanceMortalityDevelopment GoalsCurrent sustainable development goalsStudy countriesSurvivalMNCHPace of reductionTwo-thirdsHealth leadershipSustainable Development GoalsMillennium Development GoalsCross-country analysisAfrican regionFour-country studyTop national priorityHealthSufficient humanIndividual case studies
2015
Monitoring Sub-Saharan African Physician Migration and Recruitment Post-Adoption of the WHO Code of Practice: Temporal and Geographic Patterns in the United States
Tankwanchi AB, Vermund SH, Perkins DD. Monitoring Sub-Saharan African Physician Migration and Recruitment Post-Adoption of the WHO Code of Practice: Temporal and Geographic Patterns in the United States. PLOS ONE 2015, 10: e0124734. PMID: 25875010, PMCID: PMC4395332, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0124734.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Medical and nursing students' intentions to work abroad or in rural areas: a cross-sectional survey in Asia and Africa
Silvestri DM, Blevins M, Afzal AR, Andrews B, Derbew M, Kaur S, Mipando M, Mkony CA, Mwachaka PM, Ranjit N, Vermund S. Medical and nursing students' intentions to work abroad or in rural areas: a cross-sectional survey in Asia and Africa. Bulletin Of The World Health Organization 2014, 92: 750-759. PMID: 25378729, PMCID: PMC4208487, DOI: 10.2471/blt.14.136051.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHIV and Noncommunicable Disease Comorbidities in the Era of Antiretroviral Therapy
Narayan KM, Miotti PG, Anand NP, Kline LM, Harmston C, Gulakowski R, Vermund SH. HIV and Noncommunicable Disease Comorbidities in the Era of Antiretroviral Therapy. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2014, 67: s2-s7. PMID: 25117958, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000000267.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAfrica South of the SaharaAnti-Retroviral AgentsAntiretroviral Therapy, Highly ActiveAsiaCaribbean RegionComorbidityDeveloping CountriesHIV InfectionsHumansLatin AmericaConceptsNoncommunicable diseasesChronic immune activationMedication side effectsAntiretroviral therapy programsSubstance use disordersNCD comorbidityAntiretroviral therapyMiddle-income countriesPulmonary diseaseImmune activationGenitourinary diseasesBone disordersDisease comorbiditiesSide effectsUse disordersTherapy programHIVDiseaseComorbiditiesInvestigator teamNutritional aspectsDisordersSaharan AfricaAging processCoinfectionHas the WHO Global Code of Practice on the International Recruitment of Health Personnel been effective?
Tankwanchi AB, Vermund SH, Perkins DD. Has the WHO Global Code of Practice on the International Recruitment of Health Personnel been effective? The Lancet Global Health 2014, 2: e390-e391. PMID: 25103389, DOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(14)70240-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAfrica South of the SaharaHealth PersonnelHealth WorkforceHumansPhysiciansPractice Guidelines as TopicSchools, MedicalUnited StatesWorld Health OrganizationConceptsHealth personnelChronic Diseases in HIV Survivors
Vermund SH, Narayan KM, Glass RI. Chronic Diseases in HIV Survivors. Science Translational Medicine 2014, 6: 241ed14-241ed14. PMID: 24944191, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.3008684.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
Physician Emigration from Sub-Saharan Africa to the United States: Analysis of the 2011 AMA Physician Masterfile
Tankwanchi AB, Özden Ç, Vermund SH. Physician Emigration from Sub-Saharan Africa to the United States: Analysis of the 2011 AMA Physician Masterfile. PLOS Medicine 2013, 10: e1001513. PMID: 24068894, PMCID: PMC3775724, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001513.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysician MasterfileAmerican Medical Association Physician MasterfileAMA Physician MasterfileYears of practicePhysician emigrationPhysician dataPhysiciansActive physiciansLength of timeEditors' SummarySSA countriesMasterfilePhysician workforceSaharan AfricaWorkforce statisticsUnited StatesImplementation yearResidency dataYearsHigh-income nationsSub-Saharan AfricaUS entryGreat needCombination Prevention: New Hope for Stopping the Epidemic
Vermund SH, Hayes RJ. Combination Prevention: New Hope for Stopping the Epidemic. Current HIV/AIDS Reports 2013, 10: 169-186. PMID: 23456730, PMCID: PMC3642362, DOI: 10.1007/s11904-013-0155-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAfrica South of the SaharaAnti-HIV AgentsFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHealth PolicyHealth Services AccessibilityHIV InfectionsHumansInfectious Disease Transmission, VerticalMaleMass ScreeningPatient Acceptance of Health CarePregnancyPregnancy Complications, InfectiousRisk Reduction BehaviorSex WorkersSexual BehaviorSocial StigmaSocioeconomic FactorsWorld Health OrganizationConceptsAntiretroviral therapyVoluntary medical male circumcisionCombination prevention approachesOral antiretroviral drugsPre-exposure prophylaxisMedical male circumcisionSuccessful viral suppressionConsistent condom useEvidence-based modalitiesBoost vaccineViral suppressionHIV testingAntiretroviral coverageHIV transmissionAntiretroviral drugsBlood screeningVaginal microbicidesClean needlesInfection controlAdolescent sexual debutTransmission reductionFemale condomMale circumcisionSingle interventionHIV research
2006
Correlates of Syphilis Seroreactivity Among Pregnant Women: The HIVNET 024 Trial in Malawi, Tanzania, and Zambia
Potter D, Goldenberg RL, Read JS, Wang J, Hoffman IF, Saathoff E, Kafulafula G, Aboud S, Martinson FE, Dahab M, Vermund SH. Correlates of Syphilis Seroreactivity Among Pregnant Women: The HIVNET 024 Trial in Malawi, Tanzania, and Zambia. Sexually Transmitted Diseases 2006, 33: 604-609. PMID: 16601659, PMCID: PMC2743105, DOI: 10.1097/01.olq.0000216029.00424.ae.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSub-Saharan African settingHistory of stillbirthCross-sectional studyMultisite clinical trialSyphilis preventionSyphilis seroprevalenceSyphilis seroreactivityAntenatal attendeesPreterm deliveryYoung HIVAntenatal HIVHIV infectionPregnant womenSyphilis screeningRisk factorsClinical trialsUlcer treatmentHigh riskHIVAge 20African settingWomenSignificant correlatesTrialsCorrelates
2004
Antiretroviral therapy in sub-Saharan Africa: adherence lessons from tuberculosis and leprosy
Reid SE, Reid CA, Vermund SH. Antiretroviral therapy in sub-Saharan Africa: adherence lessons from tuberculosis and leprosy. International Journal Of STD & AIDS 2004, 15: 713-716. PMID: 15537453, DOI: 10.1258/0956462042395195.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAfrica South of the SaharaAnti-HIV AgentsAntiretroviral Therapy, Highly ActiveHIV InfectionsHumansLeprosyTuberculosisConceptsAntiretroviral therapyInfected personsAntiretroviral treatment programAntiretroviral drug therapyHuman immunodeficiency virusResource-limited settingsAdherence strategiesImmunodeficiency virusSaharan AfricaAdequate adherenceDrug therapyDrug costsLeprosy controlTreatment programTherapyTuberculosisLeprosyAdherenceControl programsPrevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Africa.
Vermund SH. Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Africa. Topics In Antiviral Medicine 2004, 12: 130-4. PMID: 15647608.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAfrica South of the SaharaAnti-HIV AgentsBreast FeedingFemaleHIV InfectionsHumansInfant, NewbornInfectious Disease Transmission, VerticalPregnancyRisk FactorsViral LoadConceptsChild transmissionHIV infectionInternational AIDS Society-USA courseMaternal plasma viral loadExclusive formula feedingNevirapine resistance mutationsSingle-dose nevirapinePrevention of motherPlasma viral loadPerinatal transmission ratePerinatal transmissionAntiretroviral therapyExclusive breastfeedingFormula feedingViral loadMaternal mortalityRisk factorsMortality rateHIVAfrican childrenMixed feedingGreater riskResistance mutationsEarly weaningBreastfeeding
2000
Cost-Effective Use of Nevirapine to Prevent Vertical HIV Transmission in Sub-Saharan Africa
Stringer J, Rouse D, Vermund S, Goldenberg R, Sinkala M, Stinnett A. Cost-Effective Use of Nevirapine to Prevent Vertical HIV Transmission in Sub-Saharan Africa. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2000, 24: 369-377. DOI: 10.1097/00042560-200008010-00012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVertical HIV transmissionHIV transmissionPrenatal carePrevention strategiesEffects of NVPModest clinical efficacyOptimal prevention strategiesGreater health gainsDecision analysis modelNevirapine administrationNVP administrationPrenatal visitPreventive therapyStandard therapyClinical efficacySaharan AfricaMass therapyPrenatal strategiesClinical assessmentPrior enrollmentTherapyCost-effective useHealth gainsWomenSerostatusCost-effective use of nevirapine to prevent vertical HIV transmission in sub-Saharan Africa.
Stringer J, Rouse D, Vermund S, Goldenberg R, Sinkala M, Stinnett A. Cost-effective use of nevirapine to prevent vertical HIV transmission in sub-Saharan Africa. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2000, 24: 369-77. PMID: 11015154, DOI: 10.1097/00126334-200008010-00012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVertical HIV transmissionHIV transmissionPrenatal carePrevention strategiesEffects of NVPModest clinical efficacyOptimal prevention strategiesSaharan AfricaGreater health gainsDecision analysis modelNevirapine administrationNVP administrationPrenatal visitPreventive therapyStandard therapyClinical efficacyMass therapyPrenatal strategiesClinical assessmentPrior enrollmentTherapyCost-effective useHealth gainsWomenSerostatus