By Associate Professor Handan Cetin Wand

Journal articles

Iversen J; Wand H; Topp L; Kaldor J; Maher L, 2014, 'Extremely low and sustained HIV incidence among people who inject drugs in a setting of harm reduction', AIDS, 28, pp. 275 - 278, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/QAD.0000000000000068

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

Knight V; Gale M; Guy R; Parkhill N; Holden J; Leeman C; Mcnulty A; Keen P; Wand H, 2014, 'A novel time-limited pop-up HIV testing service for gay men in Sydney, Australia, attracts high-risk men', Sexual Health, 11, pp. 345 - 350, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH14091

Mallitt KA; Grigoryan SR; Papoyan AS; Wand HC; Wilson DP, 2014, 'Access to antiretroviral therapy and survival in eastern Europe and central Asia: A case study in Armenia', Journal of the International AIDS Society, 17, pp. 18795, http://dx.doi.org/10.7448/IAS.17.1.18795

White B; Madden A; Prins M; Hellard M; Wand H; Dore GJ; Page K; Maher L, 2014, 'Assessing the feasibility of hepatitis C virus vaccine trials: Results from the Hepatitis C Incidence and Transmission Study-community (HITS-c) vaccine preparedness study', Vaccine, 32, pp. 5460 - 5467, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2014.07.091

Seed CR; Lucky TT; Waller D; Wand H; Lee JF; Wroth S; Mcdonald A; Pink J; Wilson DP; Keller AJ, 2014, 'Compliance with the current 12-month deferral for male-to-male sex in Australia', Vox Sanguinis, 106, pp. 14 - 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/vox.12093

Mallitt KA; Jansson J; Wand H; Crooks L; Wilson DP, 2014, 'HIV service capacity: Identifying current and future areas of clinical shortage', Sexual Health, 11, pp. 17 - 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH13151

Knight V; Guy RJ; Handan W; Lu H; McNulty A; Wand H, 2014, 'It is more efficient to type: Innovative self-registration and appointment self-arrival system improves the patient reception process', Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 41, pp. 392 - 394, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/OLQ.0000000000000136

Haar K; Romani L; Filimone R; Kishore K; Tuicakau M; Koroivueta J; Kaldor JM; Wand H; Steer A; Whitfeld M, 2014, 'Scabies community prevalence and mass drug administration in two Fijian villages', International Journal of Dermatology, 53, pp. 739 - 745, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ijd.12353

Lucky TTA; Seed CR; Waller D; Lee JF; McDonald A; Wand H; Wroth S; Shuttleworth G; Keller AJ; Pink J; Wilson DP, 2014, 'Understanding noncompliance with selective donor deferral criteria for high-risk behaviors in Australian blood donors', Transfusion, 54, pp. 1739 - 1749, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/trf.12554

Gaffoor Z; Street R; Abbai N; Wand H; Ramjee G, 2014, 'Frequency of Multiple Sexual Partnerships among Women Participating in an HIV Prevention Trial in Durban, South Africa', AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses, 30, pp. A166 - A167, http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/aid.2014.5348.abstract

Street RA; Morar N; Wand H; Ramjee G, 2014, 'HIV and STI Incidence and the Association with Number of Lifetime Sexual Partners - Case for Combination HIV/STI Prevention Strategies', AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses, 30, pp. A216 - A217, http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/aid.2014.5471.abstract

Abbai NS; Wand H; Gita R, 2014, 'Socio-demographic and Behavioural Characteristics Associated with HSV-2 Sero-prevalence in High Risk Women in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa', AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses, 30, pp. A276 - A276, http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/aid.2014.5623.abstract

Ndwandwe DE; Abbai NS; Wand H; Ramjee G, 2014, 'The Need for Multi-product Technologies for Women Participating in Vaginal Microbicide Trials', AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses, 30, pp. A140 - A141, http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/aid.2014.5281.abstract

Gaffoor Z; Wand H; Daniels B; Ramjee G, 2013, 'High risk sexual behaviors are associated with sexual violence among a cohort of women in Durban, South Africa', BMC Research Notes, 6, pp. 532, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-6-532

Guy R; Wand H; McManus H; Vonthanak S; Woolley I; Honda M; Read T; Sirisanthana T; Zhou J; Carr A, 2013, 'Antiretroviral treatment interruption and loss to follow-Up in Two HIV Cohorts in Australia and Asia: Implications for 'Test and Treat' Prevention Strategy', AIDS Patient Care and STDs, 27, pp. 681 - 691, http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/apc.2012.0439

Wand H; Ramjee G, 2013, 'Evaluating HIV prevention efforts using semiparametric regression models: Results from a large cohort of women participating in an HIV prevention trial from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa', Journal of the International AIDS Society, 16, pp. 18589, http://dx.doi.org/10.7448/IAS.16.1.18589

Abbai NS; Wand H; Ramjee G, 2013, 'Sexually Transmitted Infections in Women Participating in a Biomedical Intervention Trial in Durban: Prevalence, Coinfections, and Risk Factors', Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 2013, pp. 358402, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/358402

Lucky TTA; Seed CR; Keller A; Lee J; McDonald A; Ismay S; Wand H; Wilson DP, 2013, 'Trends in transfusion-transmissible infections among Australian blood donors from 2005 to 2010', Transfusion, 53, pp. 2751 - 2762, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/trf.12144

Guy RJ; Natoli L; Ward J; Causer L; Hengel B; Whiley D; Tabrizi SN; Donovan B; Fairley CK; Badman SB; Tangey A; Wand H; Shephard M; Regan DG; Wilson D; Anderson D; Kaldor JM, 2013, 'A randomised trial of point-of-care tests for chlamydia and gonorrhoea infections in remote Aboriginal communities: Test, Treat ANd GO- the " TTANGO" trial protocol', BMC Infectious Diseases, 13, pp. 485, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-13-485

Naidoo S; Wand H, 2013, 'Prevalence and incidence of Trichomonas vaginalis infections in women participating in a clinical trial in Durban, South Africa', Sexually Transmitted Infections, 89, pp. 519 - 522, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2012-050984

Ward J; McGregor S; Guy RJ; Rumbold AR; Garton L; Silver BJ; Taylor-Thomson D; Hengel B; Knox J; Dyda A; Law MG; Wand H; Donovan B; Fairley CK; Skov S; Ah Chee D; Boffa J; Glance D; McDermott R; Maher L; Kaldor JM; Law M; Han A, 2013, 'STI in remote communities: Improved and enhanced primary health care (STRIVE) study protocol: A cluster randomised controlled trial comparing 'usual practice' STI care to enhanced care in remote primary health care services in Australia', BMC Infectious Diseases, 13, pp. 425, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-13-425

Graham S; Guy RJ; Cowie B; Wand HC; Donovan B; Akre SP; Ward JS; Maher L, 2013, 'Chronic hepatitis B prevalence among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians since universal vaccination: A systematic review and meta-analysis', BMC Infectious Diseases, 13, pp. 1 - 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-13-403

Guy R; El-Hayek C; Fairley CK; Wand H; Carr A; McNulty A; Hoy J; Bourne C; McAllister J; Tee BK; Baker D; Roth N; Stoove M; Chen M, 2013, 'Opt-Out and Opt-In Testing Increases Syphilis Screening of HIV-Positive Men Who Have Sex with Men in Australia', PLoS ONE, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0071436

Li Z; Chen M; Guy R; Wand H; Oats J; Sullivan EA, 2013, 'Chlamydia screening in pregnancy in Australia: Integration of national guidelines into clinical practice and policy', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 53, pp. 338 - 346, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajo.12099

Lucky TTA; McDonald AM; Wand H; Lam M; El‐Hayek C; Wilson DP, 2013, 'Merging Australia's national HIV and AIDS registries: improving quality and completeness of data', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 37, pp. 393 - 394, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12092

Hengel B; Ward J; Wand H; Rumbold A; Kaldor J; Guy R, 2013, 'ANNUAL CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS AND NEISSERIA GONORRHOEA TESTING IN AN ENDEMIC SETTING: THE ROLE OF CLIENT AND HEALTH CENTRE CHARACTERISTICS', SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS, 89, pp. A336 - A337, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2013-051184.1054

Smith KS; Hocking JS; Wand H; Chen M; Fairley CK; Bradshaw CS; Read P; McNulty A; Saville M; Tabrizi N, 2013, 'HOME-BASED SAMPLE COLLECTION INCREASES CHLAMYDIA RETESTING AND DETECTS ADDITIONAL REPEAT POSITIVE TESTS: A RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL IN THREE RISK GROUPS', SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS, 89, pp. A70 - A71, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2013-051184.0215

Ali H; Donovan B; Wand H; Read TRH; Regan DG; Grulich AE; Fairley CK; Guy RJ, 2013, 'Genital warts in young Australians five years into national human papillomavirus vaccination programme: National surveillance data', BMJ (Online), 346, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.f2032

Ali H; Guy RJ; Wand H; Read TRH; Regan DG; Grulich AE; Fairley CK; Donovan B, 2013, 'Decline in in-patient treatments of genital warts among young Australians following the national HPV vaccination program', BMC Infectious Diseases, 13, pp. 140, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-13-140

Wand H; Ramjee G, 2013, 'High prevalence of obesity among women who enrolled in HIV prevention trials in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: Healthy diet and life style messages should be integrated into HIV prevention programs', BMC Public Health, 13, pp. 159, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-13-159

Dimech W; Freame R; Smeh K; Wand H, 2013, 'A review of the relationship between quality control and donor sample results obtained from serological assays used for screening blood donations for anti-HIV and hepatitis B surface antigen', Accreditation and Quality Assurance, 18, pp. 11 - 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00769-012-0950-y

Klug GMJA; Wand H; Simpson M; Boyd A; Law M; Masters CL; Mateǰ R; Howley R; Farrell M; Breithaupt M; Zerr I; Van Duijn C; Ibrahim-Verbaas C; Mackenzie J; Will RG; Brandel JP; Alperovitch A; Budka H; Kovacs GG; Jansen GH; Coulthard M; Collins SJ, 2013, 'Intensity of human prion disease surveillance predicts observed disease incidence', Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 84, pp. 1372 - 1377, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jnnp-2012-304820

Topp LJ; Day C; Wand HC; Deacon RM; Van Beek IA; Haber PS; Shanahan MD; Rodgers CJ; Maher L, 2013, 'A randomised controlled trial of financial incentives to increase hepatitis B vaccination completion among people who inject drugs in Australia', Preventive Medicine, Advance online publication, pp. 1 - 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2013.04.013

Iversen J; Topp LJ; Wand HC; Maher L, 2013, 'Are people who inject performance and image-enhancing drugs an increasing population of Needle and Syringe Program attendees?', Drug and Alcohol Review, 32, pp. 205 - 207, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1465-3362.2012.00499.x

Mallitt KL; Jansson J; Crooks L; McGuigan D; Wand HC; Wilson DP, 2013, 'Demand for HIV clinical services is increasing in Australia but supply is decreasing', Sexual Health, 10, pp. 43 - 46, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH12051

Uluk T; Allison WE; Vince J; Wand HC; Tefuarani N; Causer LM; Ripa P; Kariko M; Kaminiel O; Cunningham PH; Graham SM; Kaldor JM, 2013, 'Evaluation of an interferon-gamma release assay in children with suspected tuberculosis in Papua New Guinea', Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 32, pp. 187 - 189, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/INF.0b013e31827412fc

Wand HC; Guy R; Wilson DP; Law MG; Maher L, 2013, 'High rates of late HIV diagnosis among people who inject drugs compared to men who have sex with men and heterosexual men and women in Australia', AIDS and Behavior, 17, pp. 235 - 241, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10461-011-0117-6

Jamil MS; Hocking JS; Bauer HM; Ali H; Wand HC; Smith K; Walker J; Donovan B; Kaldor JM; Guy R, 2013, 'Home-based chlamydia and gonorrhoea screening: A systematic review of strategies and outcomes', BMC Public Health, 13, pp. 189, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-13-189

Knight V; Ryder N; Guy R; Lu H; Wand HC; McNulty A, 2013, 'New express sexually transmissible infection screening clinic improves patient journey and clinic capacity at a large sexual health clinic', Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 40, pp. 75 - 80, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/OLQ.0b013e3182793700

Iversen J; Wand HC; Topp LJ; Kaldor JM; Maher L, 2013, 'Reduction in HCV incidence among injection drug users attending needle and syringe programs in Australia: A linkage study', American Journal of Public Health, 103, pp. 1436 - 1444, http://dx.doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2012.301206

Wand H; Iversen J; Wilson D, 2012, 'Erratum:Developing and validating a scoring tool for identifying people who inject drugs at increased risk of hepatitis C virus infection (BMJ Open (2012) 2 (e000387))', BMJ Open, 2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2011-000387corr1

Wand H; Guy R; Donovan B, 2012, 'Population attributable risk for chlamydia infection in a cohort of young international travellers (backpackers) and residents in Australia (BMJ Open (2011) 1, (e000004))', BMJ Open, 2, pp. e000004corr1, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2010-000004corr1

Wand H; Ramjee G, 2012, 'The relationship between age of coital debut and HIV seroprevalence among women in Durban, South Africa: A cohort study (BMJ Open (2012) 2, (e000285))', BMJ Open, 2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2011-00285corr1

Collins S; Klug G; Wand H; Simpson M; Boyd A; Law M; Masters C; Matej R; Howley R; Farrell M; Breithaupt M; Zerr I; McKenzie J; Will R; Brandel J-P; Alperovitch A; Budka H; Kovacs G; Jansen G; Coulthard M, 2012, 'Objective measurements of surveillance intensity predict disease incidence and guide ascertainment adequacy in sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease', PRION, 6, pp. 66 - 66, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000304234300138&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Graham S; Guy RJ; Donovan B; McManus H; Su JY; El-Hayek C; Kwan KSH; Dyda A; Wand HC; Ward JS, 2012, 'Epidemiology of chlamydia and gonorrhoea among indigenous and non-indigenous Australians, 2000–2009', Medical Journal of Australia, 197, pp. 642 - 646, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja12.10163

Carey DL; Pett SL; Bloch M; Wand H; MacRae K; Beileiter K; Ray J; Boyd MA; Emery S; Cooper DA, 2012, 'A randomized study of pharmacokinetics, efficacy, and safety of 2 raltegravir plus atazanavir strategies in ART-treated adults', JAIDS: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 60, pp. 143 - 149, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/QAI.0b013e318252f97e

Wand HC; Ramjee G, 2012, 'Analyzing continuous measures in HIV prevention research using semiparametric regression and parametric regression models: How to use data to get the (right) answer?', AIDS and Behavior, 16, pp. 1448 - 1453, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10461-011-0118-5

Thein H; Zhang L; Wand HC; Wilson DP, 2012, 'Application of Estimation and Projection Package and Spectrum to the Context of Australia's HIV Epidemic', , 2, http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2161-1165.1000111

Wand HC; Ramjee G, 2012, 'Assessing and evaluating the combined impact of behavioural and biological risk factors for HIV seroconversion in a cohort of South African women', AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio - Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV, 24, pp. 1155 - 1162, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09540121.2012.687820

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