By Associate Professor Anita Elizabeth Heywood

Journal articles

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

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, 64, pp. 493 - 500, 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, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s44250-023-00043-9

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 IB; Holt M; Vaccher SJ; 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?', The 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, 28, pp. 535 - 541, 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?', The 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, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy8020078

Craig AT; Heywood AE; Worth H, 2020, 'Measles epidemic in Samoa and other Pacific islands', The 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

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', , http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2020.05.04.20091298

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

Qian J; Heywood AE; Karki S; Banks E; Macartney K; Chantrill L; Liu B, 2019, 'Risk of Herpes Zoster Prior to and following Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: A Population-Based Prospective Cohort Study', Journal of Infectious Diseases, 220, pp. 3 - 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiy625

Padmawati RS; Heywood A; Sitaresmi MN; Atthobari J; MacIntyre CR; Soenarto Y; Seale H, 2019, 'Religious and community leaders' acceptance of rotavirus vaccine introduction in Yogyakarta, Indonesia: A qualitative study', BMC Public Health, 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-6706-4

Alqahtani AS; Tashani M; Heywood AE; Booy R; Rashid H; Wiley KE, 2019, 'Exploring Australian hajj tour operators' knowledge and practices regarding pilgrims' health risks: A qualitative study', JMIR Public Health and Surveillance, 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/10960

Zhang EJ; Chughtai AA; Heywood A; MacIntyre CR, 2019, 'Influence of political and medical leaders on parental perception of vaccination: A cross-sectional survey in Australia', BMJ Open, 9, pp. e025866, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025866

Gunaratnam P; Heywood AE; McGregor S; Jamil MS; McManus H; Mao L; Lobo R; Brown G; Hellard M; Marukutira T; Bretaña NA; Lang C; Medland N; Bavinton B; Grulich A; Guy R; Bretana N, 2019, 'HIV diagnoses in migrant populations in Australia—A changing epidemiology', PLoS ONE, 14, pp. e0212268, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0212268

Heywood AE; López-Vélez R, 2019, 'Reducing infectious disease inequities among migrants', Journal of Travel Medicine, 26, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jtm/tay131

Heywood A, 2019, 'Measles elimination – the end of an era?', Global Biosecurity, 1, http://dx.doi.org/10.31646/gbio.48

Jayasundara D; Hui BB; Regan DG; Heywood AE; MacIntyre CR; Wood JG, 2019, 'Modelling the decline and future of hepatitis A transmission in Australia', Journal of Viral Hepatitis, 26, pp. 199 - 207, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvh.13018

MacIntyre CR; Chughtai AA; Barnes M; Ridda I; Seale H; Toms R; Heywood A, 2018, 'The role of pneumonia and secondary bacterial infection in fatal and serious outcomes of pandemic influenza a(H1N1)pdm09', BMC Infectious Diseases, 18, pp. 637, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-018-3548-0

Paudel P; Macintyre CR; Zwar N; Seale H; Worth H; Sheikh M; Heywood AE, 2018, 'Risk activities and pre-travel health seeking practices of notified cases of imported infectious diseases in Australia (vol 24, pg 1, 2017)', JOURNAL OF TRAVEL MEDICINE, 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jtm/tay089

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