By Associate Professor Handan Cetin Wand

Journal articles

Wand H; Knight V; Lu H; McNulty A, 2018, 'Temporal Trends in Population Level Impacts of Risk Factors for Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Men Who Have Sex with Men, Heterosexual Men, and Women: Disparities by Sexual Identity (1998–2013)', Archives of Sexual Behavior, 47, pp. 1909 - 1922, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10508-017-1107-1

Causer LM; Guy RJ; Tabrizi SN; Whiley DM; Speers DJ; Ward J; Tangey A; Badman SG; Hengel B; Natoli LJ; Anderson DA; Wand H; Wilson D; Regan DG; Shephard M; Donovan B; Fairley CK; Kaldor JM, 2018, 'Molecular test for chlamydia and gonorrhoea used at point of care in remote primary healthcare settings: A diagnostic test evaluation', Sexually Transmitted Infections, 94, pp. 340 - 345, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2017-053443

Van de Ven K; Maher L; Wand H; Memedovic S; Jackson E; Iversen J, 2018, 'Health risk and health seeking behaviours among people who inject performance and image enhancing drugs who access needle syringe programs in Australia', Drug and Alcohol Review, 37, pp. 837 - 846, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.12831

Badman SG; Causer LM; Guy R; Wand H; Donovan B; Tabrizi SN; Speers D; Shephard MD; Vallely A; Whiley D; Kaldor J; Wilson D; Regan D; Ward J; Fairley CK; Hengel B; Tangey A; Anderson D; Natoli L; Atkinson D, 2018, 'A reliable and easy to transport quality control method for chlamydia and gonorrhoea molecular point of care testing', Pathology, 50, pp. 317 - 321, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pathol.2017.09.012

Reekie J; Roberts C; Preen D; Hocking JS; Donovan B; Ward J; Mak DB; Liu B; Guy R; Kaldor J; Pearson SA; Stewart L; Wand H, 2018, 'Chlamydia trachomatis and the risk of spontaneous preterm birth, babies who are born small for gestational age, and stillbirth: a population-based cohort study', The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 18, pp. 452 - 460, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(18)30045-8

Doyle M; Maher L; Graham S; Wand H; Iversen J, 2018, 'Hepatitis C virus prevalence and associated risk factors among Indigenous Australians who inject drugs', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 42, pp. 52 - 56, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12741

Gerstl B; Sullivan E; Ives A; Saunders C; Wand H; Anazodo A, 2018, 'Pregnancy Outcomes After a Breast Cancer Diagnosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis', Clinical Breast Cancer, 18, pp. e79 - e88, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clbc.2017.06.016

Reekie J; Donovan B; Guy R; Hocking JS; Kaldor JM; Mak DB; Pearson S; Preen D; Stewart L; Ward J; Liu B; Roberts C; Wand H, 2018, 'Risk of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease in Relation to Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Testing, Repeat Testing, and Positivity: A Population-Based Cohort Study', Clinical Infectious Diseases, 66, pp. 437 - 443, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/cix769

Wand H; Reddy T; Naidoo S; Moonsamy S; Siva S; Morar NS; Ramjee G, 2018, 'A Simple Risk Prediction Algorithm for HIV Transmission: Results from HIV Prevention Trials in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa (2002–2012)', AIDS and Behavior, 22, pp. 325 - 336, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10461-017-1785-7

Nyirenda M; Wand H; Ramjee G, 2018, 'Cohort effects on sexual behavior and risk of acquisition of sexually transmitted infections and HIV in a South African HIV prevention trial', HIV and AIDS Review, 17, pp. 181 - 188, http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/hivar.2018.78490

Foster R; McCormack L; Thng C; Wand H; McNulty A, 2018, 'Cross-sectional survey of Chinese-speaking and Thai-speaking female sex workers in Sydney, Australia: Factors associated with consistent condom use', Sexual Health, 15, pp. 389 - 395, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH17205

Vallely LM; Toliman P; Ryan C; Rai G; Wapling J; Gabuzzi J; Allen J; Opa C; Munnull G; Kaima P; Kombuk B; Kumbia A; Kombati Z; Law G; Kelly-Hanku A; Wand H; Siba PM; Mola GDL; Kaldor JM; Vallely AJ, 2017, 'Performance of syndromic management for the detection and treatment of genital Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Trichomonas vaginalis among women attending antenatal, well woman and sexual health clinics in Papua New Guinea: A cross-sectional study', BMJ Open, 7, pp. e018630, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018630

Wand HC; Bryant J; Ward J; Kaldor J; Worth H, 2017, 'Low education levels are associated with early age of sexual debut, drug use and risky sexual behaviours among young Indigenous Australians', Sexual Health, 15, pp. 68 - 75, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH17039

Wand H; Bryant J; Pitts M; Delaney-Thiele D; Kaldor JM; Worth H; Ward J, 2017, 'Development of a Risk Algorithm to Better Target STI Testing and Treatment Among Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People', Archives of Sexual Behavior, 46, pp. 2145 - 2156, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10508-017-0958-9

Graham S; Maher L; Wand H; Doyle M; Iversen J, 2017, 'Trends in hepatitis C antibody prevalence among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people attending Australian Needle and Syringe Programs, 1996–2015', International Journal of Drug Policy, 47, pp. 69 - 76, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2017.06.007

Wand H; Dimech W; Freame R; Smeh K, 2017, 'Identifying the critical cut-points of a quality control process for serological assays: results from parametric and semiparametric regression models', Accreditation and Quality Assurance, 22, pp. 191 - 198, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00769-017-1265-9

Jamil MS; Prestage G; Fairley CK; Grulich AE; Smith KS; Chen M; Holt M; McNulty AM; Bavinton BR; Conway DP; Wand H; Keen P; Bradley J; Kolstee J; Batrouney C; Russell D; Law M; Kaldor JM; Guy RJ; Han A, 2017, 'Effect of availability of HIV self-testing on HIV testing frequency in gay and bisexual men at high risk of infection (FORTH): a waiting-list randomised controlled trial', The Lancet HIV, 4, pp. e241 - e250, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2352-3018(17)30023-1

Hengel B; Wand H; Ward J; Rumbold A; Garton L; Taylor-Thomson D; Silver B; McGregor S; Dyda A; Mein J; Knox J; Maher L; Kaldor J; Guy R; Donovan B; Han A, 2017, 'Patient, staffing and health centre factors associated with annual testing for sexually transmissible infections in remote primary health centres.', Sexual Health, 14, pp. 274 - 281, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH16123

Wand H; Ramjee G, 2017, 'Identifying Factors Associated with Low-Adherence and Subsequent HIV Seroconversions Among South African Women Enrolled in a Biomedical Intervention Trial', AIDS and Behavior, 21, pp. 393 - 401, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10461-016-1471-1

Yap L; Shu S; Zhang L; Liu W; Chen Y; Wu Z; Li J; Wand H; Donovan B; Butler T, 2017, 'Psychological distress among re-education through labour camp detainees in Guangxi Autonomous Region, China', Journal of Mental Health, 26, pp. 57 - 65, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09638237.2016.1276529

Vallely AJ; MacLaren D; David M; Toliman P; Kelly-Hanku A; Toto B; Tommbe R; Kombati Z; Kaima P; Browne K; Manineng C; Simeon L; Ryan C; Wand H; Hill P; Law G; Siba PM; McBride WJH; Kaldor JM, 2017, 'Dorsal longitudinal foreskin cut is associated with reduced risk of HIV, syphilis and genital herpes in men: A cross-sectional study in Papua New Guinea', Journal of the International AIDS Society, 20, pp. 21358, http://dx.doi.org/10.7448/IAS.20.1.21358

Romani L; Whitfeld MJ; Koroivueta J; Kama M; Wand H; Tikoduadua L; Tuicakau M; Koroi A; Ritova R; Andrews R; Kaldor JM; Steer AC, 2017, 'The epidemiology of scabies and impetigo in relation to demographic and residential characteristics: Baseline findings from the skin health intervention Fiji Trial', American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 97, pp. 845 - 850, http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.16-0753

Reekie J; Donovan B; Guy R; Hocking JS; Kaldor JM; Mak DB; Pearson S; Preen D; Wand H; Ward J; Liu B, 2017, 'Trends in chlamydia and gonorrhoea testing and positivity in Western Australian Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal women 2001-2013: A population-based cohort study', Sexual Health, 14, pp. 574 - 580, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH16207

Costa AMG; Garland SM; Guy R; Wand H; Tabrizi SN, 2017, 'UriSwab: An effective transport medium for nucleic acid detection of Chlamydia trachomatis, Mycoplasma genitalium and Neisseria gonorrhoeae', Sexual Health, 14, pp. 502 - 506, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH16117

Wand H; Simpson MA; Malacova E; Schofield P; Preen D; Tate R; Butler T, 2017, 'Individual- and Population-Level Impacts of Traumatic Brain Injury and Maternal Characteristics on Subsequent Offending Behavior.', The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, 33, pp. 167 - 176, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/HTR.0000000000000326

Daniels B; Wand H; Ramjee G, 2016, 'Prevalence of Herpes Simplex Virus 2 (HSV-2) infection and associated risk factors in a cohort of HIV negative women in Durban, South Africa', BMC Research Notes, 9, pp. 1 - 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13104-016-2319-5

Trembizki E; Wand H; Donovan B; Chen M; Fairley CK; Freeman K; Guy R; Kaldor JM; Lahra MM; Lawrence A; Lau C; Pearson J; Regan DG; Ryder N; Smith H; Stevens K; Su JY; Ward J; Whiley DM, 2016, 'The Molecular Epidemiology and Antimicrobial Resistance of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Australia: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study, 2012', Clinical Infectious Diseases, 63, pp. 1591 - 1598, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciw648

Chambers GM; Wand H; Macaldowie A; Chapman MG; Farquhar CM; Bowman M; Molloy D; Ledger W, 2016, 'Population trends and live birth rates associated with common ART treatment strategies', Human Reproduction, 31, pp. 2632 - 2641, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/humrep/dew232

Buckley C; Trembizki E; Donovan B; Chen M; Freeman K; Guy R; Lahra MM; Kundu RL; Regan DG; Smith HV; Whiley DM; Kaldor J; Wand H; Ward J; Fairley C; Ryder N; Su JY, 2016, 'Real-time PCR detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae susceptibility to penicillin', Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 71, pp. 3090 - 3095, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkw291

Anazodo AC; Stern CJ; Mclachlan RI; Gerstl B; Agresta F; Cohn RJ; Jayasinghe Y; Wakefield CE; Daly G; Chan D; Gilbert L; Kemertzis M; Orme LM; Wand H; Viney R; Gillam L; Deans R; Jetti M; Wu J; Chapman M; Ledger W; Sullivan EA, 2016, 'A study protocol for the australasian oncofertility registry: Monitoring referral patterns and the uptake, quality, and complications of fertility preservation strategies in Australia and New Zealand', Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology, 5, pp. 215 - 225, http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/jayao.2015.0062

Badman SG; Causer LM; Guy R; Tabrizi SN; Francis F; Donovan B; Whiley D; Ward J; Kaldor J; Wand H; Wilson D; Regan D, 2016, 'A preliminary evaluation of a new GeneXpert (Gx) molecular point-of-care test for the detection of Trichomonas vaginalis', Sexually Transmitted Infections, 92, pp. 350 - 352, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2015-052384

Wand HC; Ward J; Kaldor J; Bryant J; Worth H, 2016, 'Individual and population level impacts of illicit drug use, sexual risk behaviours on sexually transmitted infections among young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: results from the GOANNA survey', BMC Public Health, 16, pp. 600, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-3195-6

Toliman P; Badman SG; Gabuzzi J; Silim S; Forereme L; Kumbia A; Kombuk B; Kombati Z; Allan J; Munnull G; Ryan C; Vallely LM; Kelly-Hanku A; Wand H; Mola GDL; Guy R; Siba P; Kaldor JM; Tabrizi SN; Vallely AJ, 2016, 'Field evaluation of xpert HPV point-of-care test for detection of human papillomavirus infection by use of self-collected vaginal and clinician-collected cervical specimens', Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 54, pp. 1734 - 1737, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.00529-16

Bryant J; Ward J; Wand H; Byron K; Bamblett A; Waples-Crowe P; Betts S; Coburn T; Delaney-Thiele D; Worth H; Kaldor J; Pitts M, 2016, 'Illicit and injecting drug use among Indigenous young people in urban, regional and remote Australia', Drug and alcohol review, 35, pp. 447 - 455, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.12320

Bryant J; Ward J; Wand H; Byron K; Bamblett A; Waples-Crowe P; Betts S; Coburn T; Delaney-Thiele D; Worth H; Kaldor J; Pitts M, 2016, 'Illicit and injecting drug use among Indigenous young people in urban, regional and remote Australia', Drug and Alcohol Review, 35, pp. 447 - 455, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.12320

Vallely LM; Toliman P; Ryan C; Rai G; Wapling J; Tomado C; Huliafi S; Munnull G; Rarau P; Phuanukoonnon S; Wand H; Siba P; Mola GDL; Kaldor JM; Vallely AJ, 2016, 'Prevalence and risk factors of Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Trichomonas vaginalis and other sexually transmissible infections among women attending antenatal clinics in three provinces in Papua New Guinea: a cross-sectional survey.', Sex Health, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH15227

Guy RJ; Micallef JM; Mooney-Somers J; Jamil MS; Harvey C; Bateson D; van Gemert C; Wand H; Kaldor J, 2016, 'Evaluation of Chlamydia Partner Notification Practices and Use of the "Let Them Know" Website by Family Planning Clinicians in Australia: Cross-Sectional Study', JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/jmir.5441

Guy RJ; Micallef JM; Mooney-Somers J; Jamil MS; Harvey C; Bateson D; Van Gemert C; Wand H; Kaldor J, 2016, 'Evaluation of chlamydia partner notification practices and use of the "let them know"website by family planning clinicians in Australia: Cross-sectional study', Journal of Medical Internet Research, 18, pp. e173, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/jmir.5441

Vallely LM; Homiehombo P; Walep E; Moses M; Tom M; Kelly-Hanku A; Vallely A; Nataraye E; Ninnes C; Mola GD; Morgan C; Kaldor JM; Wand H; Whittaker A; Homer CSE, 2016, 'Feasibility and acceptability of clean birth kits containing misoprostol for self-administration to prevent postpartum hemorrhage in rural Papua New Guinea', International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 133, pp. 301 - 306, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijgo.2015.10.018

Ramjee G; Moonsamy S; Abbai NS; Wand H, 2016, 'Individual and population level impact of key HIV risk factors on HIV incidence rates in Durban, South Africa', PLoS ONE, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0153969

Ward J; Bryant J; Wand H; Kaldor J; Delaney-Thiele D; Worth H; Betts S; Waples-Crowe P; Cairnduff S; Coburn T; Donovan B; Pitts M, 2016, 'Methods of a national survey of young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people regarding sexually transmissible infections and bloodborne viruses', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 40, pp. S96 - S101, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12427

McIver R; Dyda A; McNulty AM; Knight V; Wand HC; Guy RJ, 2016, 'Text message reminders do not improve hepatitis B vaccination rates in an Australian sexual health setting', Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 23, pp. e88 - e92, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jamia/ocv145

Abbai NS; Wand H; Ramjee G, 2016, 'Biological factors that place women at risk for HIV: Evidence from a large-scale clinical trial in Durban', BMC Women's Health, 16, pp. 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12905-016-0295-5

Gaffoor Z; Wand H; Street RA; Abbai N; Ramjee G, 2016, 'Predictors of perceived male partner concurrency among women at risk for HIV and STI acquisition in Durban, South Africa', AIDS Research and Therapy, 13, pp. 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12981-016-0098-7

Buckley C; Trembizki E; Donovan B; Chen M; Freeman K; Guy R; Kundu R; Lahra MM; Regan DG; Smith H; Whiley DM; Nimmo G; Bletchly C; Baird R; Hicks V; Hogan T; Kaldor J; Wand H; Ryder N, 2016, 'A real-time PCR assay for direct characterization of the Neisseria gonorrhoeae GyrA 91 locus associated with ciprofloxacin susceptibility', Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 71, pp. 353 - 356, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkv366

Smith KS; Kaldor JM; Hocking JS; Jamil MS; McNulty AM; Read P; Bradshaw CS; Chen MY; Fairley CK; Wand H; Worthington K; Blake S; Knight V; Rawlinson W; Saville M; Tabrizi SN; Garland SM; Donovan B; Guy R, 2016, 'The acceptability and cost of a home-based chlamydia retesting strategy: Findings from the REACT randomised controlled trial', BMC Public Health, 16, pp. 83, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-2727-4

Badman SG; Vallely LM; Toliman P; Kariwiga G; Lote B; Pomat W; Holmer C; Guy R; Luchters S; Morgan C; Garland SM; Tabrizi S; Whiley D; Rogerson SJ; Mola G; Wand H; Donovan B; Causer L; Kaldor J; Vallely A; Homer C, 2016, 'A novel point-of-care testing strategy for sexually transmitted infections among pregnant women in high-burden settings: Results of a feasibility study in Papua New Guinea', BMC Infectious Diseases, 16, pp. 250, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-016-1573-4

Moodley J; Naidoo S; Wand H; Ramjee G, 2016, 'Contraception use and impact on pregnancy prevention in women participating in an HIV prevention trial in South Africa', Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care, 42, pp. 5 - 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jfprhc-2014-101100

Day CA; Shanahan M; Wand H; Topp L; Haber PS; Rodgers C; Deacon R; Walsh N; Kaldor J; van Beek I; Maher L; Day C; Lloyd A; Dore GJ; Walsh N, 2016, 'Development of immunity following financial incentives for hepatitis B vaccination among people who inject drugs: A randomized controlled trial', Journal of Clinical Virology, 74, pp. 66 - 72, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcv.2015.11.031

Smith LW; Liu B; Degenhardt L; Richters J; Patton G; Wand H; Cross D; Hocking JS; Skinner SR; Cooper S; Lumby C; Kaldor JM; Guy R, 2016, 'Is sexual content in new media linked to sexual risk behaviour in young people? A systematic review and meta-analysis', Sexual Health, 13, pp. 501 - 515, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH16037

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