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Publications

Relationship Between Sexual Behaviors with Non-committed Relationship Partners and COVID-19 Restrictions and Notification Rates: Results from a Longitudinal Study of Gay and Bisexual Men in Australia.

Storer D, Prestage G, McManus H, Maher L, Bavinton BR, Ellard J, Jin F, Philpot S, Holt M, Saxton P, Haire B, Murphy D, Hammoud MA.

Understanding and responding to remote mental health help-seeking by gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM) in the U.K. and Republic of Ireland: a mixed-method study conducted in the context of COVID-19. 

Strongylou DE, Flowers P, McKenna R, Kincaid RA, Clutterbuck D, Hammoud MA, Heng J, Kerr Y, McDaid L, Frankis JS.

Trust, Familiarity, Optimism, and Pleasure: Australian Gay Men Accounting for Inconsistent HIV Prevention Practices in the PrEP Era.

Kolstee J, Prestage G, Bavinton B, Hammoud M, Philpot S, Keen P, Grulich A, Holt M.

How to have sex in a pandemic: the development of strategies to prevent COVID-19 transmission in sexual encounters among gay and bisexual men in Australia. 

Murphy D, Ellard J, Maher L, Saxton P, Holt M, Haire B, Grulich A, Bavinton B, Philpot S, Bourne A, Storer D, Jin F, Hammoud M, Prestage G.

Reasons for not Using HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) among Gay and Bisexual Men in Australia: Mixed-Methods Analyses from a National, Online, Observational Study. 

Philpot SP, Prestage G, Holt M, Maher L, Haire B, Bourne A, Hammoud MA.

COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake and Its Impacts in a Cohort of Gay and Bisexual Men in Australia.

Prestage G, Storer D, Jin F, Haire B, Maher L, Philpot S, Bavinton B, Saxton P, Murphy D, Holt M, Bourne A, Hammoud MA.

Maintenance of broad neutralizing antibodies and memory B cells 1 year post-infection is predicted by SARS-CoV-2-specific CD4+ T cell responses.

Balachandran H, Phetsouphanh C, Agapiou D, Adhikari A, Rodrigo C, Hammoud M, Shrestha LB, Keoshkerian E, Gupta M, Turville S, Christ D, King C, Sasson SC, Bartlett A, Grubor-Bauk B, Rawlinson W, Aggarwal A, Stella AO, Klemm V, Mina MM, Post JJ, Hudson B, Gilroy N, Konecny P, Ahlenstiel G, Dwyer DE, Sorrell TC, Kelleher A, Tedla N, Lloyd AR, Martinello M, Bull RA; COSIN Study Group.

Increase in Depression and Anxiety Among Australian Gay and Bisexual Men During COVID-19 Restrictions: Findings from a Prospective Online Cohort Study.

Bavinton BR, Chan C, Hammoud MA, Maher L, Haire B, Degenhardt L, Holt M, Lea T, Bath N, Storer D, Jin F, Grulich AE, Bourne A, Saxton P, Prestage GP; Flux Research Group.

Long-term protection from HIV infection with oral HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis in gay and bisexual men: findings from the expanded and extended EPIC-NSW prospective implementation study. 

Grulich AE, Jin F, Bavinton BR, Yeung B, Hammoud MA, Amin J, Cabrera G, Clackett S, Ogilvie E, Vaccher S, Vickers T, McNulty A, Smith DJ, Dharan NJ, Selvey C, Power C, Price K, Zablotska I, Baker DA, Bloch M, Brown K, Carmody CJ, Carr A, Chanisheff D, Doong N, Finlayson R, Lewis DA, Lusk J, Martin S, Ooi C, Read P, Ryder N, Smith D, Tuck Meng Soo C, Templeton DJ, Vlahakis E, Guy R; Expanded PrEP Implementation in Communities New South Wales (EPIC-NSW) research group.

Qualitative Findings on the Impact of COVID-19 Restrictions on Australian Gay and Bisexual Men: Community Belonging and Mental Well-being. 

Philpot SP, Holt M, Murphy D, Haire B, Prestage G, Maher L, Bavinton BR, Hammoud MA, Jin F, Bourne A.

High Levels of Prevention-Effective Adherence to HIV PrEP: An Analysis of Substudy Data From the EPIC-NSW Trial.

Bavinton BR, Vaccher S, Jin F, Prestage GP, Holt M, Zablotska-Manos IB, Guy R, Amin J, Templeton DJ, Yeung B, Hammoud MA, Lewis D, Baker D, Dharan N, McNulty AM, Grulich AE; Expanded PrEP Implementation in Communities in New South Wales (EPIC-NSW) research group.

Long-term persistence of RBD+ memory B cells encoding neutralizing antibodies in SARS-CoV-2 infection. 

Abayasingam A, Balachandran H, Agapiou D, Hammoud M, Rodrigo C, Keoshkerian E, Li H, Brasher NA, Christ D, Rouet R, Burnet D, Grubor-Bauk B, Rawlinson W, Turville S, Aggarwal A, Stella AO, Fichter C, Brilot F, Mina M, Post JJ, Hudson B, Gilroy N, Dwyer D, Sasson SC, Tea F, Pilli D, Kelleher A, Tedla N, Lloyd AR, Martinello M, Bull RA; COSIN Study Group.

Changes in Sexual Behaviour Following PrEP Initiation Among Australian Gay and Bisexual Men in Relationships: Results from a Prospective Observational Study. 

Bavinton BR, Hammoud MA, Holt M, Saxton P, Bourne A, MacGibbon J, Jin F, Maher L, Prestage GP.

Substantial Decline in Use of HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis Following Introduction of COVID-19 Physical Distancing Restrictions in Australia: Results From a Prospective Observational Study of Gay and Bisexual Men. 

Hammoud MA, Grulich A, Holt M, Maher L, Murphy D, Jin F, Bavinton B, Haire B, Ellard J, Vaccher S,

Saxton P, Bourne A, Degenhardt L, Storer D, Prestage G.

Physical Distancing Due to COVID-19 Disrupts Sexual Behaviors Among Gay and Bisexual Men in Australia: Implications for Trends in HIV and Other Sexually Transmissible Infections. 

Hammoud MA, Maher L, Holt M, Degenhardt L, Jin F, Murphy D, Bavinton B, Grulich A, Lea T, Haire B, Bourne A, Saxton P, Vaccher S, Ellard J, Mackie B, Batrouney C, Bath N, Prestage G.

Characteristics of gay and bisexual men who rarely use HIV risk reduction strategies during condomless anal intercourse: Results from the FLUX national online cohort study. 

Kolstee J, Holt M, Jin J, Hammoud MA, Degenhardt L, Maher L, Lea T, Prestage G.

Attitudes and willingness to donate blood among gay and bisexual men in Australia. Transfusion. 

Clackett S, Seed CR, Prestage G, Hammoud MA, Hoad V, Saxton P, Haire B, Holt M, Jin F, Bourne A, Maher L, Kaldor J.

Use of HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Associated With Lower HIV Anxiety Among Gay and Bisexual Men in Australia Who Are at High Risk of HIV Infection: Results From the Flux Study. 

Keen P, Hammoud MA, Bourne A, Bavinton BR, Holt M, Vaccher S, Haire B, Saxton P, Jin F, Maher L, Grulich AE, Prestage G.

Sustained, Low Prevalence of Undiagnosed HIV Among Gay and Bisexual Men in Sydney, Australia Coincident With Increased Testing and Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Use: Results From Repeated, Bio-Behavioral Studies 2014-2018.

Keen P, Lee E, Grulich AE, Prestage G, Guy R, Stoové MA, Bavinton BR, Asselin J, Hammoud MA, Broady T, Duck T, Holt M; NSW HIV Prevention Partnership Project.

Gay and Bisexual Men's Perceptions of Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) in a Context of High Accessibility: An Australian Qualitative Study. 

Philpot S, Prestage G, Holt M, Haire B, Maher L, Hammoud M, Bourne A.

Attitudes and Perceived Social Norms toward Drug Use among Gay and Bisexual Men in Australia.

Lea T, Hammoud M, Bourne A, Maher L, Jin F, Haire B, Bath N, Grierson J, Prestage G.

Prevalence, frequency, and motivations for alkyl nitrite use among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men in Australia.

Vaccher SJ, Hammoud MA, Bourne A, Lea T, Haire BG, Holt M, Saxton P, Mackie B, Badge J, Jin F, Maher L, Prestage G.

Biomedical HIV Protection Among Gay and Bisexual Men Who Use Crystal Methamphetamine.

Hammoud MA, Jin F, Maher L, Bourne A, Haire B, Saxton P, Vaccher S, Lea T, Degenhardt L, Prestage G.

Brief Report: Changes in Behavior After PrEP Initiation Among Australian Gay and Bisexual Men. 

Prestage G, Maher L, Grulich A, Bourne A, Hammoud M, Vaccher S, Bavinton B, Holt M, Jin F.

Population-level effectiveness of rapid, targeted, high-coverage roll-out of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis in men who have sex with men: the EPIC-NSW prospective cohort study. 

Grulich AE, Guy R, Amin J, Jin F, Selvey C, Holden J, Schmidt HA, Zablotska I, Price K, Whittaker B, Chant K, Cooper C, McGill S, Telfer B, Yeung B, Levitt G, Ogilvie EE, Dharan NJ, Hammoud MA, Vaccher S, Watchirs-Smith L, McNulty A, Smith DJ, Allen DM, Baker D, Bloch M, Bopage RI, Brown K, Carr A, Carmody CJ, Collins KL, Finlayson R, Foster R, Jackson EY, Lewis DA, Lusk J, O'Connor CC, Ryder N, Vlahakis E, Read P, Cooper DA; Expanded PrEP Implementation in Communities New South Wales (EPIC-NSW) research group.

HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Uptake Among Gay and Bisexual Men in Australia and Factors Associated With the Nonuse of PrEP Among Eligible Men: Results From a Prospective Cohort Study. 

Hammoud MA, Vaccher S, Jin F, Bourne A, Maher L, Holt M, Bavinton BR, Haire B, Degenhardt L, Grulich A, Prestage GP.

Expanded HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) implementation in communities in New South Wales, Australia (EPIC-NSW): design of an open label, single arm implementation trial. 

Zablotska IB, Selvey C, Guy R, Price K, Holden J, Schmidt HM, McNulty A, Smith D, Jin F, Amin J, Cooper DA, Grulich AE; EPIC-NSW study group.

Age-related prevalence and twelve-month incidence of illicit drug use in a cohort of Australian gay and bisexual men: Results from the Flux Study.

Jin F, Hammoud MA, Maher L, Degenhardt L, Bourne A, Lea T, Vaccher S, Grierson J, Haire B, Prestage GP.

The new MTV generation: Using methamphetamine, Truvada™, and Viagra™ to enhance sex and stay safe. 

Hammoud MA, Vaccher S, Jin F, Bourne A, Haire B, Maher L, Lea T, Prestage G.

Intensive sex partying with gamma-hydroxybutyrate: factors associated with using gamma-hydroxybutyrate for chemsex among Australian gay and bisexual men - results from the Flux Study.

Hammoud MA, Bourne A, Maher L, Jin F, Haire B, Lea T, Degenhardt L, Grierson J, Prestage G.

Prevalence and correlates of recent injecting drug use among gay and bisexual men in Australia: Results from the FLUX study.

Bui H, Zablotska-Manos I, Hammoud M, Jin F, Lea T, Bourne A, Iversen J, Bath N, Grierson J, Degenhardt L, Prestage G, Maher L.

Mental health, drug use and sexual risk behavior among gay and bisexual men. 

Prestage G, Hammoud M, Jin F, Degenhardt L, Bourne A, Maher L.

Off-Label Use of Phosphodiesterase Type 5 Inhibitor Erectile Dysfunction Medication to Enhance Sex Among Gay and Bisexual Men in Australia: Results From the FLUX Study.

Hammoud MA, Jin F, Lea T, Maher L, Grierson J, Prestage G.

Following Lives Undergoing Change (Flux) study: Implementation and baseline prevalence of drug use in an online cohort study of gay and bisexual men in Australia. 

Hammoud MA, Jin F, Degenhardt L, Lea T, Maher L, Grierson J, Mackie B, Pastorelli M, Batrouney C, Bath N, Bradley J, Prestage GP.

Measuring drug use sensation-seeking among Australian gay and bisexual men.

Prestage G, Hammoud M, Lea T, Jin F, Maher L.

Gay and bisexual men's interest in marriage: an Australian perspective. 

Philpot SP, Ellard J, Duncan D, Dowsett GW, Bavinton BR, Down I, Keen P, Hammoud MA, Prestage G.

Understanding Gay Community Subcultures: Implications for HIV Prevention.

Prestage G, Brown G, De Wit J, Bavinton B, Fairley C, Maycock B, Batrouney C, Keen P, Down I, Hammoud M, Zablotska I.

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