2019
Modeling economic and epidemiological impact of voluntary medical male circumcision among men who have sex with men in Beijing, China
Zhang C, Penson DF, Qian HZ, Webb GF, Lou J, Shephard BE, Liu Y, Vermund SH. Modeling economic and epidemiological impact of voluntary medical male circumcision among men who have sex with men in Beijing, China. International Journal Of STD & AIDS 2019, 30: 630-638. PMID: 30890118, PMCID: PMC6666307, DOI: 10.1177/0956462419831859.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultBeijingCircumcision, MaleCosts and Cost AnalysisHIV InfectionsHomosexuality, MaleHumansIncidenceMaleVoluntary ProgramsConceptsVoluntary medical male circumcisionNew HIV casesMedical male circumcisionHIV casesMale circumcisionHIV/AIDS epidemicCoverage rateHIV acquisitionHIV incidenceCumulative numberCircumcision ratesDeterministic compartmental modelEpidemiological impactVMMC implementationAIDS epidemicMenMSMCircumcisionSexYearsCompartmental modelCasesIncidence
2014
Antiretroviral Therapy Program Expansion in Zambézia Province, Mozambique: Geospatial Mapping of Community-Based and Health Facility Data for Integrated Health Planning
Moon TD, Ossemane EB, Green AF, Ndatimana E, José E, Buehler CP, Wester CW, Vermund SH, Olupona O. Antiretroviral Therapy Program Expansion in Zambézia Province, Mozambique: Geospatial Mapping of Community-Based and Health Facility Data for Integrated Health Planning. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e109653. PMID: 25329169, PMCID: PMC4201452, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0109653.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnti-HIV AgentsCommunity Health PlanningCommunity Health ServicesHIV InfectionsHumansMass ScreeningMozambiqueVoluntary ProgramsConceptsHIV populationZambézia ProvinceCommunity-based VCTCommunity-based voluntary counselingHIV testing resultsProgram demographic informationHIV seropositivity rateHealth facility dataProgram expansionHIV careVoluntary counselingSeropositivity rateTesting deliveryEvidence-based decisionsHealth planningTreatment monitoringGeospatial mappingDemographic informationHealth estimatesClinicFacility dataCommunity-BasedProgram planningCareVCT
2011
A Comparison of HIV Detection Rates Using Routine Opt-out Provider-Initiated HIV Testing and Counseling Versus a Standard of Care Approach in a Rural African Setting
Silvestri DM, Modjarrad K, Blevins ML, Halale E, Vermund SH, McKinzie JP. A Comparison of HIV Detection Rates Using Routine Opt-out Provider-Initiated HIV Testing and Counseling Versus a Standard of Care Approach in a Rural African Setting. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2011, 56: e9-e32. PMID: 21189483, PMCID: PMC3016940, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0b013e3181fdb629.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAIDS SerodiagnosisAttitude to HealthChi-Square DistributionConfidence IntervalsCounselingFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHIV InfectionsHIV SeropositivityHumansMaleMiddle AgedOdds RatioRural PopulationStandard of CareSurveys and QuestionnairesVoluntary ProgramsYoung AdultZambiaConceptsHIV detection rateRoutine optHIV testingHIV prevalenceInfection rateProvider-initiated HIV testingImplementation of PITCHigh HIV prevalencePrimary care servicesHIV infection ratesRural African settingHIV diseasePatient demographicsHIV counselingClinical indicatorsClinical indicationsDetection rateReferral typeCare approachRural adultsMobile clinicsCare servicesHIVMore casesPatients