2020
Measuring child survival for the Millennium Development Goals in Africa: what have we learned and what more is needed to evaluate the Sustainable Development Goals?
Brault MA, Mwinga K, Kipp AM, Kennedy SB, Maimbolwa M, Moyo P, Ngure K, Haley CA, Vermund SH. Measuring child survival for the Millennium Development Goals in Africa: what have we learned and what more is needed to evaluate the Sustainable Development Goals? Global Health Action 2020, 13: 1732668. PMID: 32114967, PMCID: PMC7067162, DOI: 10.1080/16549716.2020.1732668.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSustainable Development Goal periodMillennium Development GoalsDevelopment GoalsGoal periodAreas of governanceMillennium Development Goal periodKey global health challengeSustainable Development GoalsChild mortalityCountry‐specific goalsQualitative data collectionPolicy documentsNational contextsRegion nationsCountries—KenyaQualitative interviewsSub-Saharan AfricaMethodological opportunitiesInternational goalsFamiliar themesValuable lessonsCountriesCase studyChild survivalQuantitative indicators
2008
Predictors of unprotected sex among men who have sex with men in Beijing, China.
Li X, Shi W, Li D, Ruan Y, Jia Y, Vermund SH, Zhang X, Wang C, Liu Y, Yu M, Xing H, Hong K, Shao Y. Predictors of unprotected sex among men who have sex with men in Beijing, China. The Southeast Asian Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Public Health 2008, 39: 99-108. PMID: 18567448, PMCID: PMC2730761.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnprotected anal intercourseMale sex partnersSex partnersAnal intercourseMore male sex partnersMale partnersPrevalence of HIVReceptive anal intercourseCasual male partnersRegular male partnersCommunity-based surveyLow monthly incomeCasual sex partnersMale sex workersSyphilis infectionCondom promotionHIV epidemicUnprotected sexHIVSex workersPeer referralMenSexMonthly incomeInfection
1999
Emerging infectious diseases and professional integrity: Thoughts for the new millennium
Vermund S, Fawal H. Emerging infectious diseases and professional integrity: Thoughts for the new millennium. American Journal Of Infection Control 1999, 27: 497-499. PMID: 10586153, DOI: 10.1016/s0196-6553(99)70027-1.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1991
Estimating the 1978–1990 and Future Spread of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 in Subgroups of Homosexual Men
Hoover D, Munoz A, Carey V, Chmiel J, Taylor J, Margolick J, Kingsley L, Vermund S. Estimating the 1978–1990 and Future Spread of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 in Subgroups of Homosexual Men. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1991, 134: 1190-1205. PMID: 1746529, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a116022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSeroconversion ratesHomosexual menHuman immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infectionHuman immunodeficiency virus type 1Virus type 1 infectionImmunodeficiency virus type 1Kaplan-Meier methodHIV-1 infectionType 1 infectionAge 55 yearsHIV-1 epidemicVirus type 1AIDS diagnosisSeroconversionAnnual hazardHematologic variablesAge 55Type 1Survival methodsBisexual menHomosexual populationCohortMenAgeInfectionRising Trend of Reported Primary Genital Syphilis and Genital Ulcer Disease in Burkina Faso
DAMIBA A, KELLEY K, VERMUND S. Rising Trend of Reported Primary Genital Syphilis and Genital Ulcer Disease in Burkina Faso. International Journal Of Epidemiology 1991, 20: 490-494. PMID: 1917254, DOI: 10.1093/ije/20.2.490.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenital ulcer diseaseMinistry of HealthUlcer diseaseAdverse pregnancy outcomesHuman immunodeficiency virusMaternal syphilisPregnancy outcomesImmunodeficiency virusAdverse sequellaeSyphilisDiseaseIncidence dataSurveillance methodsBurkina FasoFacilitate infectionHealthProbable increaseComplicationsSequellaeInfectionPrevention
1988
Detection of human papillomavirus deoxyribonucleic acid in exfoliated cervicovaginal cells as a predictor of cervical neoplasia in a high-risk population
Ritter D, Kadish A, Vermund S, Romney S, Villari D, Burk R. Detection of human papillomavirus deoxyribonucleic acid in exfoliated cervicovaginal cells as a predictor of cervical neoplasia in a high-risk population. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 1988, 159: 1517-1525. PMID: 2849881, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9378(88)90587-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedBiopsyCarcinoma, Squamous CellCervix UteriDNA, ViralFemaleForecastingHumansMiddle AgedPapanicolaou TestPapillomaviridaeRisk FactorsSensitivity and SpecificityTherapeutic IrrigationTumor Virus InfectionsUterine Cervical DiseasesUterine Cervical NeoplasmsVaginaVaginal SmearsConceptsHuman papillomavirus detectionHuman papillomavirus deoxyribonucleic acidHuman papillomavirus typesHuman papillomavirus type 16Cervical lesionsHuman papillomavirusPapillomavirus detectionPapillomavirus type 16Cervicovaginal lavageCytologic examinationPapillomavirus typesType 16Older womenHuman papillomavirus-negative womenPositive findingsCancerous lesionsAbnormal cytologic findingsHospital colposcopy clinicHuman papillomavirus infectionHigh-risk populationNegative cytologic resultsYears of ageHuman papillomavirus type 18Colposcopy clinicPapillomavirus infection