By Associate Professor Anita Elizabeth Heywood

Book Chapters

Pullen D; Bown A; See ZS; Nelson N; Heywood A; Dao L; Yang Y; Winnberg H; Reck S, 2024, 'Teaching in Times of Crisis or Pandemic Pedagogy', in Global Higher Education Practices in Times of Crisis Questions for Sustainability and Digitalization, pp. 29 - 47, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/978-1-83797-052-020241003

Stephenson N; Chaukra S; Katz I; Heywood A, 2020, 'Newspaper coverage of childhood immunisation in Australia', in Media Analysis and Public Health, Taylor & Francis, pp. 106 - 117, http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780429320743-10

Khatun F; Heywood AE; Bhuiya A; Liaw S-T; Ray PK; Liaw T, 2014, 'Prospects of mHealth to Improve the Health of the Disadvantaged Population in Bangladesh', in Adibi S (ed.), mHealth Multidisciplinary Verticals, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, pp. 465 - 484, http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/b17724-27

Khatun F; Heywood AE; Bhuiya A; Liaw S-T; Ray PK, 2014, 'Prospects of mHealth to Improve the Health of the Disadvantaged Population in Bangladesh', in mHealth Multidisciplinary Verticals, Taylor & Francis, pp. 487 - 506, http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/b17724-30

Khatun F; Heywood AE; Bhuiya A; Liaw ST; Ray PK, 2014, 'Prospects of mHealth to Improve the Health of the Disadvantaged Population in Bangladesh', in Mhealth Multidisciplinary Verticals, pp. 465 - 484, http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/b17724-30

Journal articles

Mowat Y; Hoad V; Haire B; Masser B; Heywood A; Thorpe R; McManus H; Kaldor J; McGregor S, 2025, 'Blood donation criteria in Australia: Population knowledge, misperceptions, and impact on donation intent', Transfusion, 65, pp. 2336 - 2344, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/trf.18474

Dawson A; Adjei-Mensah E; Hayen A; Nathan S; Heywood A; Mahimbo A; Merrington H; Rogers C, 2025, 'Health assets among refugees in Australia: a systematic review', BMC Public Health, 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-20915-w

Merrington H; Mahimbo A; DiGiacomo M; Harris-Roxas B; Agar M; Nathan S; Hayen A; Heywood A; Dawson A, 2025, 'Enhancing the wellbeing of refugees living with advanced life-limiting illness in high-income resettlement countries: A systematic review', Palliative Medicine, pp. 02692163251338583 - 02692163251338583, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/02692163251338583

Harris-Roxas B; Seale H; Heywood A; Abdi I; Mahimbo A; Chauhan A; Woodland L, 2025, 'Speaking COVID: the role of multicultural community leaders during the COVID-19 pandemic', Patient Education and Counseling, 137, pp. 108884, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2025.108884

Fujimoto H; Heywood A; Maston K; Brown L; Bartholomew A; Werner-Seidler A; Christensen H; Batterham PJ, 2024, 'What aspects of the pandemic had the greatest impact on adolescent mental health: duration of lockdown or subjective experience?', Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, 18, pp. 63, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13034-024-00759-3

Mowat Y; Haire B; Masser B; Hoad V; Heywood A; Thorpe R; McManus H; Kaldor J; McGregor S, 2024, 'Acceptability of sexual history questions in a gender-neutral risk assessment for blood donation', Transfusion, 64, pp. 1940 - 1948, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/trf.17993

Dawson AJ; Heywood AE; Nathan S; Mahimbo A; Renzaho AMN; Murdolo A; Kang M; Smith M; Hayen A, 2024, 'Health of refugees settled in Australia over time and generations: a transformative mixed methods study protocol', BMJ Open, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-083454

Nasser A; de Zwart BJ; Stewart DJ; Zielke AM; Blazek K; Heywood AE; Craig AT, 2024, 'Risk factors predicting the need for intensive care unit admission within forty-eight hours of emergency department presentation: A case–control study', Australian Critical Care, 37, pp. 686 - 693, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aucc.2024.01.012

Seale H; Harris-Roxas B; Heywood AE; Abdi I; Mahimbo A; Woodland L; Waller E, 2024, '“It’s no use saying it in English”: A qualitative study exploring community leaders’ perceptions of the challenges and opportunities with translating and interpreting COVID-19 related public health messaging to reach ethnic minorities in Australia', Plos One, 19, pp. e0284000, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0284000

Dyda A; Broome A; Rawlinson W; Mahimbo A; Saha A; Kefalas B; Seale H; Macintyre CR; Zwar N; Gidding HF; Heywood AE, 2024, 'Measles, mumps, rubella and varicella antibodies among international and domestic university students', Journal of Travel Medicine, 31, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jtm/taae004

Wood JG; Heywood AE; Dennington PM; Lloyd AR; Ziegler JB, 2024, 'Trends in intravenous immunoglobulin use in New South Wales, Australia', Internal Medicine Journal, 54, pp. 149 - 156, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/imj.16175

Nasser A; de Zwart BJ; Stewart DJ; Zielke AM; Blazek K; Heywood AE; Craig AT, 2024, 'Risk factors predicting the need for intensive care unit admission within forty-eight hours of emergency department presentation: A case-control study', AUSTRALIAN CRITICAL CARE, 37, pp. 686 - 693, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aucc.2024.01.012

Mowat Y; Hoad V; Masser B; Kaldor J; Heywood A; Thorpe R; McManus H; McGregor S; Haire B, 2024, 'The impact of blood donation deferral strategies on the eligibility of men who have sex with men and other sexual risk behavior in Australia', Transfusion, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/trf.17732

Mahimbo A; Tiwari P; Abdi I; Seale H; Charania N; Heywood AE, 2023, 'Designing an online educational program to improve immunisation service delivery for migrants and refugees in Australia and New Zealand', Discover Health Systems, 2, pp. 28, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s44250-023-00043-9

Byrne E; Heywood A, 2023, 'Use of routine health information systems data in developing and monitoring district and facility health plans: a scoping review', BMC Health Services Research, 23, pp. 1049, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-023-09914-6

Mowat Y; Hoad V; Haire B; Masser B; Kaldor J; Heywood A; Thorpe R; McManus H; McGregor S, 2023, 'Prevalence of blood donation eligibility in Australia: A population survey', Transfusion, 63, pp. 1519 - 1527, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/trf.17474

Arapali T; Grulich AE; Heywood AE; Chan C; Fraser D; Zablotska-Manos I; Holt M; Vaccher S; Bavinton BR, 2023, 'Factors associated with willingness to use daily antibiotics as STI prophylaxis among HIV-PrEP-experienced gay and bisexual men in Australia.', Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 50, pp. 144 - 149, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/olq.0000000000001731

Sitaresmi MN; Seale H; Heywood AE; Padmawati RS; Soenarto Y; Macintyre CR; Atthobari J, 2022, 'Maternal knowledge and attitudes towards rotavirus diarrhea and vaccine acceptance in Yogyakarta, Indonesia: a qualitative study', Paediatrica Indonesiana Paediatrica Indonesiana, 62, pp. 333 - 340, http://dx.doi.org/10.14238/pi62.5.2022.333-40

Yousafzai MT; Heywood AE, 2022, 'Typhoid conjugate vaccine: are we heading towards the elimination of typhoid in endemic countries?', Lancet Global Health, 10, pp. e1224 - e1225, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(22)00328-X

Seale H; Harris-Roxas B; Heywood A; Abdi I; Mahimbo A; Chauhan A; Woodland L, 2022, 'Speaking COVID-19: supporting COVID-19 communication and engagement efforts with people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities', BMC Public Health, 22, pp. 1257, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-13680-1

Seale H; Harris-Roxas B; Heywood A; Abdi I; Mahimbo A; Chauhan A; Woodland L, 2022, 'The role of community leaders and other information intermediaries during the COVID-19 pandemic: insights from the multicultural sector in Australia', Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 9, pp. 1 - 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/s41599-022-01196-3

Seale H; McFadden K; Dyda A; Kaufman J; Heywood A, 2022, 'The Pendulum Has Swung: How Do We Ensure a Life Course Approach to Immunisation in Australia?', Frontiers in Public Health, 9, pp. 801176, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2021.801176

Duong TB; Duong MC; Campbell JI; Nguyen HVM; Nguyen HH; Bui HTB; Nguyen CVV; Heywood A, 2022, 'MRSA carriage among healthcare workers in a Vietnamese intensive care unit: a prospective cohort study', Drug Target Insights, 16, pp. 71 - 77, http://dx.doi.org/10.33393/dti.2022.2504

Morgan T; Mahimbo A; Harris M; Heywood A, 2022, 'Vaccine provider views on the impact of COVID-19 on immunisation in general practice: a qualitative study', Australian Journal of Primary Health, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/py22003

Campbell J; Sutherland J; Bucknall D; O’hara L; Heywood A; Hobbs M; Ballantyne A; Gray L, 2021, 'Equity in vaccine trials for higher weight people? A rapid review of weight-related inclusion and exclusion criteria for COVID-19 clinical trials', Vaccines, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/vaccines9121466

Seale H; Heywood AE; Leask J; Sheel M; Durrheim DN; Bolsewicz K; Kaur R, 2021, 'Examining Australian public perceptions and behaviors towards a future COVID-19 vaccine', BMC Infectious Diseases, 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-05833-1

Qian J; Banks E; Macartney K; Heywood AE; Lassere MN; Liu B, 2021, 'Corticosteroid Use and Risk of Herpes Zoster in a Population-Based Cohort', Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 96, pp. 2843 - 2853, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mayocp.2021.05.029

Qian J; Lassere MN; Heywood AE; Liu B, 2021, 'Use of disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs and the subsequent risk of herpes zoster in older adults', Rheumatology United Kingdom, 60, pp. 5042 - 5051, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keab538

Heywood A; Dyda A; Hu W; Saha A; Mahimbo A; Gidding H; Kefalas B; Seale H; Macintyre CR; Zwar N; Rawlinson W, 2021, 'Seroprevalence of hepatitis B antibodies among international and domestic university students', Journal of Viral Hepatitis, 28, pp. 1400 - 1412, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvh.13580

Qian J; Macartney K; Heywood AE; Sheridan S; Liu B, 2021, 'Risk of recurrent herpes zoster in a population-based cohort study of older adults', Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 85, pp. 611 - 618, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaad.2020.06.1013

McFadden K; Heywood A; Dyda A; Kaufman J; Seale H, 2021, 'Minimising missed opportunities to promote and deliver immunization services to middle and older age adults: Can hospital-based programs be a solution?', Vaccine, 39, pp. 3467 - 3472, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2021.05.027

Campbell J; Hobbs M; O'Hara L; Ballantyne A; Heywood A; Gray L, 2021, 'Equity in vaccine trials for higher weight people? Protocol for a rapid review of inclusion and exclusion criteria for higher weight people in clinical trials for COVID-19', BMJ Open, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-050114

Ma T; Heywood A; MacIntyre CR, 2021, 'Travel health seeking behaviours, masks, vaccines and outbreak awareness of Australian Chinese travellers visiting friends and relatives – Implications for control of COVID-19', Infection Disease and Health, 26, pp. 38 - 47, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idh.2020.08.007

Aik J; Turner RM; Kirk MD; Heywood AE; Newall AT, 2020, 'Evaluating food safety management systems in Singapore: A controlled interrupted time-series analysis of foodborne disease outbreak reports', Food Control, 117, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodcont.2020.107324

Heywood AE; Macintyre CR, 2020, 'Elimination of COVID-19: what would it look like and is it possible?', Lancet Infectious Diseases, 20, pp. 1005 - 1007, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30633-2

Ma T; Heywood A; MacIntyre CR, 2020, 'Travel health risk perceptions of Chinese international students in Australia – Implications for COVID-19', Infection Disease and Health, 25, pp. 197 - 204, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idh.2020.03.002

Alqahtani AS; Alsharif SA; Garnan MA; Tashani M; BinDhim NF; Heywood AE; Booy R; Wiley KE; Rashid H; Elashwah M; Alfelali M; Barasheed O; Alkhiri AT; Mahmood FT; Nawab AH; Alhowaiti NM; Maqadmi AO; Chaker M, 2020, 'The impact of receiving pretravel health advice on the prevention of Hajj-related illnesses among Australian pilgrims: Cohort study', Jmir Public Health and Surveillance, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/10959

Seale H; Heywood AE; Leask J; Sheel M; Thomas S; Durrheim DN; Bolsewicz K; Kaur R, 2020, 'COVID-19 is rapidly changing: Examining public perceptions and behaviors in response to this evolving pandemic', Plos One, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0235112

Alqahtani AS; Tashani M; Heywood AE; Almohammed ABS; Booy R; Wiley KE; Rashid H, 2020, 'Tracking Australian Hajj Pilgrims’ Health Behavior before, during and after Hajj, and the Effective Use of Preventive Measures in Reducing Hajj-Related Illness: A Cohort Study', Pharmacy, 8, pp. 78, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy8020078

Craig AT; Heywood AE; Worth H, 2020, 'Measles epidemic in Samoa and other Pacific islands', Lancet Infectious Diseases, 20, pp. 273 - 275, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30053-0

Ward K; Mugenyi K; MacNeil A; Luzze H; Kyozira C; Kisakye A; Matseketse D; Newall AT; Heywood AE; Bloland P; Pallas SW, 2020, 'Financial cost analysis of a strategy to improve the quality of administrative vaccination data in Uganda', Vaccine, 38, pp. 1105 - 1113, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.11.030

Alqahtani AS; Fakeerh M; Bondagji D; Park S; Heywood AE; Wiley KE; Booy R; Rashid H, 2020, 'Hand hygiene compliance and effectiveness against respiratory infections among hajj pilgrims: A systematic review', Infectious Disorders Drug Targets, 20, pp. 273 - 283, http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1871526518666181001145041

Craig AT; Heywood AE; Hall J, 2020, 'Risk of COVID-19 importation to the Pacific islands through global air travel', Epidemiology and Infection, 148, pp. 1 - 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0950268820000710

Heywood AE; Castelli F; Greenaway C, 2019, 'Migration Health: Highlights from Inaugural International Society of Travel Medicine (ISTM) Conference on Migration Health', Current Infectious Disease Reports, 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11908-019-0705-6

Syiroj ATR; Pardosi JF; Heywood AE, 2019, 'Exploring parents’ reasons for incomplete childhood immunisation in Indonesia', Vaccine, 37, pp. 6486 - 6493, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.08.081

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