By Associate Professor Handan Cetin Wand

Journal articles

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; 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

Ward J; Wand H; Bryant J; Delaney-Thiele D; Worth H; Pitts M; Byron K; Moore E; Donovan B; Kaldor JM, 2016, 'Prevalence and correlates of a diagnosis of sexually transmitted infection among young aboriginal and Torres strait islander people: A national survey', Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 43, pp. 177 - 184, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/OLQ.0000000000000417

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', Sexual Health, 13, pp. 420 - 427, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH15227

, 2016, 'Oral abstracts of the 21st International AIDS Conference 18-22 July 2016, Durban, South Africa.', J Int AIDS Soc, 19, pp. 21264, http://dx.doi.org/10.7448/IAS.19.6.21264

Romani L; Whitfeld MJ; Koroivueta J; Kama M; Wand H; Tikoduadua L; Tuicakau M; Koroi A; Andrews R; Kaldor JM; Steer AC, 2015, 'Mass drug administration for scabies control in a population with endemic disease', New England Journal of Medicine, 373, pp. 2305 - 2313, http://dx.doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa1500987

Jamil MS; Prestage G; Fairley CK; Smith KS; Kaldor JM; Grulich AE; McNulty AM; Chen M; Holt M; Conway DP; Wand H; Keen P; Batrouney C; Bradley J; Bavinton BR; Ryan D; Russell D; Guy RJ, 2015, 'Rationale and design of FORTH: A randomised controlled trial assessing the effectiveness of HIV self-testing in increasing HIV testing frequency among gay and bisexual men', BMC Infectious Diseases, 15, pp. 561, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-015-1300-6

Natoli L; Guy RJ; Shephard M; Causer L; Badman SG; Hengel B; Tangey A; Ward J; Coburn T; Anderson D; Kaldor J; Maher L; Donovan B; Wilson D; Regan D; Wand H; Whiley D; Tabrizi SN; Fairley C, 2015, '"I do feel like a scientist at times": A qualitative study of the acceptability of molecular point-of-care testing for chlamydia and gonorrhoea to primary care professionals in a remote high STI burden setting', PLoS ONE, 10, pp. e0145993, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0145993

Wand H; Siba P, 2015, 'Prevalence and Correlates of HIV Infection Among Sex Workers in Papua New Guinea: First Results from the Papua New Guinea and Australia Sexual Health Improvement Project (PASHIP)', AIDS and Behavior, 19, pp. 2194 - 2203, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10461-015-1096-9

Graham S; Guy RJ; Ward JS; Kaldor J; Donovan B; Knox J; McCowen D; Bullen P; Booker J; O'Brien C; Garrett K; Wand HC, 2015, 'Incidence and predictors of annual chlamydia testing among 15-29 year olds attending Aboriginal primary health care services in New South Wales, Australia', BMC Health Services Research, 15, pp. 437, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-015-1116-5

Graham S; Guy RJ; Wand HC; Kaldor JM; Donovan B; Knox J; McCowen D; Bullen P; Booker J; O'Brien C; Garrett K; Ward JS, 2015, 'A sexual health quality improvement program (SHIMMER) triples chlamydia and gonorrhoea testing rates among young people attending Aboriginal primary health care services in Australia', BMC Infectious Diseases, 15, pp. 370, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-015-1107-5

Yap L; Reekie J; Liu W; Chen Y; Wu Z; Li J; Zhang L; Wand H; Donovan B; Butler T, 2015, 'HIV testing in re-education through labour camps in Guangxi Autonomous Region, China (a cross-sectional survey)', Sexually Transmitted Infections, 91, pp. 401 - 406, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2014-051658

Martin L; Thng C; Wand H; McNulty A; Foster R; McGregor S, 2015, 'MULTICULTURAL SURVEY - ASIAN FEMALE SEX WORKER DEMOGRAPHICS, MIGRATION AND SEXUAL HEALTH IN SYDNEY', SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS, 91, pp. A207 - A207, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2015-052270.536

Martin L; Thng C; Wand H; McNulty A; Foster R; McGregor S, 2015, 'MULTICULTURAL SURVEY-20 YEARS ON: TRENDS IN CHINESE AND THAI FEMALE SEX WORKER DEMOGRAPHICS AND SEXUAL HEALTH IN SYDNEY', SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS, 91, pp. A51 - A51, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2015-052270.144

Vallely A; Toliman P; Tabrizi S; Badman SG; Kombati Z; Gabuzzi J; Allan J; Munnull G; Silim S; Ryan C; Vallely LM; Kelly AM; Wand H; Mola GDL; Siba P; Guy R; Kaldor JM, 2015, 'P10.02 Field evaluation of the xpert hpv test for the detection of human papillomavirus infection in women using self-collected vaginal compared to clinician-collected cervical specimens', Sexually Transmitted Infections, 91, pp. A165 - A165

Knight V; Wand H; Gray J; Keen P; McNulty A; Guy R, 2015, 'Implementation and Operational Research: Convenient HIV Testing Service Models Are Attracting Previously Untested Gay and Bisexual Men: A Cross-sectional Study', Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 69, pp. e147 - e155, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/QAI.0000000000000688

Wand HC; Dimech W; Freame R; Smeh K, 2015, 'Visual and Statistical Assessment of Quality Control Results for the Detection of Hepatitis-B Surface Antigen among Australian Blood Donors.', Annals of Clinical and Laboratory Research, 3, pp. 8

Causer LM; Kaldor JM; Conway DP; Leslie DE; Denham I; Karapanagiotidis T; Ryan C; Wand H; Anderson DA; Robertson PW; McNulty AM; Donovan B; Fairley CK; Guy RJ, 2015, 'An Evaluation of a Novel Dual Treponemal/Nontreponemal Point-of-Care Test for Syphilis as a Tool to Distinguish Active from Past Treated Infection', Clinical Infectious Diseases, 61, pp. 184 - 191, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/civ243

Schofield PW; Malacova E; Preen DB; D'Este C; Tate R; Reekie J; Wand H; Butler T, 2015, 'Does traumatic brain injury lead to criminality? A whole-population retrospective cohort study using linked data', PLoS ONE, 10, pp. 1 - 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0132558

Smith KS; Hocking JS; Chen MY; Fairley CK; McNulty AM; Read P; Bradshaw CS; Tabrizi SN; Wand H; Saville M; Rawlinson W; Garland SM; Donovan B; Kaldor JM; Guy RJ, 2015, 'Dual Intervention to Increase Chlamydia Retesting: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Three Populations', American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 49, pp. 1 - 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2015.01.014

Zhang L; Yap L; Reekie J; Liu W; Chen Y; Wu Z; Wand H; Butler T, 2015, 'Drug use and HIV infection status of detainees in re-education through labour camps in Guangxi Province, China', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 12, pp. 4502 - 4519, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph120504502

Abbai NS; Wand H; Ramjee G, 2015, 'Socio-demographic and behavioural characteristics associated with HSV-2 sero-prevalence in high risk women in KwaZulu-Natal', BMC Research Notes, 8, pp. 185, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13104-015-1093-0

Guy R; Ward J; Wand H; Rumbold A; Garton L; Hengel B; Silver B; Taylor-Thomson D; Knox J; McGregor S; Dyda A; Fairley C; Maher L; Donovan B; Kaldor J; Law M, 2015, 'Coinfection with Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Trichomonas vaginalis: A crosssectional analysis of positivity and risk factors in remote Australian Aboriginal communities', Sexually Transmitted Infections, 91, pp. 201 - 206, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2014-051535

Wand H; Ramjee G, 2015, 'Biological impact of recurrent sexually transmitted infections on HIV seroconversion among women in South Africa: Results from frailty models', Journal of the International AIDS Society, 18, pp. 19866, http://dx.doi.org/10.7448/IAS.18.1.19866

Wand H; Kumbu J, 2015, 'Missed opportunities to prevent mother-to-child transmission in Papua New Guinea: results from a retrospective cohort of HIV-exposed infants', Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies, 10, pp. 153 - 162, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17450128.2015.1017868

Ivan M; Van Beek I; Wand H; Maher L, 2015, 'Surveillance of injecting-related injury and diseases in people who inject drugs attending a targeted primary health care facility in Sydney's Kings Cross', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 39, pp. 182 - 187, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12363

Romani L; Koroivueta J; Steer AC; Kama M; Kaldor JM; Wand H; Hamid M; Whitfeld MJ, 2015, 'Scabies and Impetigo Prevalence and Risk Factors in Fiji: A National Survey', PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 9, pp. e0003452, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003452

Silver BJ; Guy RJ; Wand H; Ward J; Rumbold AR; Fairley CK; Donovan B; Maher L; Dyda A; Garton L; Hengel B; Knox J; McGregor S; Taylor-Thomson D; Kaldor JM; Law M, 2015, 'Incidence of curable sexually transmissible infections among adolescents and young adults in remote Australian Aboriginal communities: Analysis of longitudinal clinical service data', Sexually Transmitted Infections, 91, pp. 135 - 141, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2014-051617

Haber PS; Day CA; Topp L; Shanahan M; Wand H; Van Beek I; Maher L, 2015, 'Hepatitis B vaccination for people who inject drugs', The Lancet, 385, pp. 115, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(15)60019-8

Graham S; Wand HC; Ward JS; Knox J; McCowen D; Bullen P; Booker J; O'Brien C; Garrett K; Donovan B; Kaldor J; Guy RJ; Butler T, 2015, 'Attendance patterns and chlamydia and gonorrhoea testing among young people in Aboriginal primary health centres in New South Wales, Australia', Sexual Health, 12, pp. 445 - 452, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH15007

Natoli L; Guy RJ; Shephard M; Whiley D; Tabrizi SN; Ward J; Regan DG; Badman SG; Anderson DA; Kaldor J; Maher L; Wand H; Donovan B; Hengel B; Tangey A, 2015, 'Public health implications of molecular point-of-care testing for chlamydia and gonorrhoea in remote primary care services in Australia: a qualitative study', BMJ Open, 5, pp. e006922, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/BMJOPEN-2014-006922

Wand H; Ramjee G, 2015, 'Spatial clustering of “measured” and “unmeasured” risk factors for hiv infections in hyper-endemic communities in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa: Results from geoadditive models', AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV, 27, pp. 1375 - 1381, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09540121.2015.1096896

Craig AP; Rank RG; Bowlin AK; Wand H; Wilson DP, 2015, 'Target cell limitation constrains chlamydial load in persistent infections: Results from mathematical modelling applied to mouse genital tract infection data', Pathogens and Disease, 73, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/2049-632X.12203

Guy R; Ward J; Wand H; Rumbold A; Garton L; Hengel B; Silver B; Taylor-Thomson D; Knox J; McGregor S; Dyda A; Fairley C; Maher L; Donovan B; Kaldor J; STRIVE Investigator Group , 2015, 'Coinfection with Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Trichomonas vaginalis: a cross-sectional analysis of positivity and risk factors in remote Australian Aboriginal communities.', Sexually Transmitted Infections

Walsh N; Mijch A; Watson K; Wand H; Fairley CK; McNeil J; Crofts N; Maher L, 2014, 'HIV treatment outcomes among people who inject drugs in Victoria, Australia', BMC Infectious Diseases, 14, pp. 707, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-014-0707-9

Naidoo S; Wand H; Abbai NS; Ramjee G, 2014, 'High prevalence and incidence of sexually transmitted infections among women living in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa', AIDS Research and Therapy, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1742-6405-11-31

Smith KS; Hocking JS; Chen M; Fairley CK; McNulty A; Read P; Bradshaw CS; Tabrizi SN; Wand H; Saville M; Rawlinson W; Garland SM; Donovan B; Kaldor JM; Guy R, 2014, 'Rationale and design of REACT: A randomised controlled trial assessing the effectiveness of home-collection to increase chlamydia retesting and detect repeat positive tests', BMC Infectious Diseases, 14, pp. 223, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-14-223

Reekie J; Donovan B; Guy R; Hocking JS; Jorm L; Kaldor JM; Mak DB; Preen D; Pearson S; Roberts CL; Stewart L; Wand H; Ward J; Liu B, 2014, 'Hospitalisations for pelvic inflammatory disease temporally related to a diagnosis of chlamydia or gonorrhoea: A retrospective cohort study', PLoS ONE, 9, pp. e94361, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0094361

Wand H; Iversen J; Law M; Maher L, 2014, 'Erratum: Quilt plots: A simple tool for the visualisation of large epidemiological data (PLoS ONE (2014) 9:1 (e85047) DOI:10.1371/journal.pone. 0085047)', PLoS ONE, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0093201

Causer LM; Kaldor JM; Fairley CK; Donovan B; Karapanagiotidis T; Leslie DE; Robertson PW; McNulty AM; Anderson D; Wand H; Conway DP; Denham I; Ryan C; Guy RJ, 2014, 'A laboratory-based evaluation of four rapid point-of-care tests for syphilis', PLoS ONE, 9, pp. e91504, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0091504

Jamil MS; Bauer HM; Hocking JS; Ali H; Wand H; Walker J; Douglas L; Donovan B; Kaldor JM; Guy RJ, 2014, 'Chlamydia screening strategies and outcomes in educational settings: A systematic review', Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 41, pp. 180 - 187, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/OLQ.0000000000000095

Iversen J; Grebely J; Topp L; Wand H; Dore G; Maher L, 2014, 'Uptake of hepatitis C treatment among people who inject drugs attending Needle and Syringe Programs in Australia, 1999-2011', Journal of Viral Hepatitis, 21, pp. 198 - 207, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvh.12129

Ramjee G; Wand H, 2014, 'Geographical clustering of high risk sexual behaviors in "hot-spots" for HIV and sexually transmitted infections in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa', AIDS and Behavior, 18, pp. 317 - 322, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10461-013-0578-x

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