By Dr Benjamin Robert Bavinton

Journal articles

Down I; Ellard J; Bavinton BR; Brown G; Prestage G, 2017, 'In Australia, Most HIV Infections Among Gay and Bisexual Men are Attributable to Sex with ‘New’ Partners', AIDS and Behavior, 21, pp. 2543 - 2550, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10461-017-1747-0

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

Prestage G; Philpot S; Zablotska I; Kolstee J; Bavinton B, 2017, 'MASCULINITY, FEMININITY, AND SEXUAL PREFERENCES IN SEXUAL ENCOUNTERS AMONG AUSTRALIAN GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN', JOURNAL OF SEXUAL MEDICINE, 14, pp. E250 - E250, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsxm.2017.04.241

Prestage G; Jin F; Philpot S; Keen P; Zablotska I; Kolstee J; Bavinton B, 2017, 'THE EFFECTS OF AGE PREFERENCES IN SEXUAL ENCOUNTERS AMONG AUSTRALIAN GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN', JOURNAL OF SEXUAL MEDICINE, 14, pp. E300 - E301, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000424205700339&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Prestage G; Bavinton B; Callander D; Philpot SP; Zablotska I; Kolstee J; Keen P; Bradley J; Jin F, 2017, 'Australian gay and bisexual men's online preferences about sex with HIV-positive partners', Sexual Health, 14, pp. 221 - 228, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH16191

Bavinton BR; Grulich AE; Duncan D; Zablotska IB; Prestage GP, 2017, 'How partnership type and HIV seroconcordance affect HIV transmission risk in regular sexual partnerships: A cross-sectional survey of Australian gay and bisexual men', Sexual Health, 14, pp. 523 - 532, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH16198

Kolstee J; Philpot S; Grierson J; Bavinton BR; Duncan D; Prestage G, 2017, 'Partnership agreements less likely among young gay and bisexual men in Australia - Data from a national online survey of gay and bisexual men's relationships', Sexual Health, 14, pp. 355 - 362, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH16054

Philpot SP; Ellard J; Duncan D; Dowsett GW; Bavinton BR; Down I; Keen P; Hammoud MA; Prestage G, 2016, 'Gay and bisexual men’s interest in marriage: an Australian perspective', Culture, Health and Sexuality, 18, pp. 1347 - 1362, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13691058.2016.1184314

Bavinton BR; Duncan D; Grierson J; Zablotska IB; Down IA; Grulich AE; Prestage GP, 2016, 'The Meaning of ‘Regular Partner’ in HIV Research Among Gay and Bisexual Men: Implications of an Australian Cross-Sectional Survey', AIDS and Behavior, 20, pp. 1777 - 1784, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10461-016-1354-5

Prestage G; Zablotska I; Bavinton B; Grulich A; Keen P; Murphy D; Brown G; Bradley J; Holt M; Guy R, 2016, 'Previous and future use of HIV self-testing: A survey of Australian gay and bisexual men', Sexual Health, 13, pp. 55 - 62, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH15099

Bavinton BR; Holt M; Grulich AE; Brown G; Zablotska IB; Prestage GP, 2016, 'Willingness to act upon beliefs about ‘treatment as prevention’ among Australian gay and bisexual men', PLoS One, 11, pp. e0145847, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0145847

Jamil MS; Guy RJ; Bavinton BR; Fairley CK; Grulich AE; Holt M; Smith KS; Chen M; McNulty AM; Conway DP; Keen P; Bradley J; Russell D; Kaldor JM; Prestage G, 2016, 'HIV testing self-efficacy is associated with higher HIV testing frequency and perceived likelihood to self-test among gay and bisexual men', Sexual Health, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH16100

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

Prestage G; Brown G; De Wit J; Bavinton B; Fairley C; Maycock B; Batrouney C; Keen P; Down I; Hammoud M; Zablotska I, 2015, 'Understanding Gay Community Subcultures: Implications for HIV Prevention', AIDS and Behavior, 19, pp. 2224 - 2233, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10461-015-1027-9

Prestage G; Bavinton B; Grierson J; Down I; Keen P; Bradley J; Duncan D, 2015, 'Online Dating Among Australian Gay and Bisexual Men: Romance or Hooking Up?', AIDS and Behavior, 19, pp. 1905 - 1913, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10461-015-1032-z

Bavinton BR; Jin F; Mao L; Zablotska I; Prestage GP; Grulich AE, 2015, 'Homosexual men in HIV serodiscordant relationships: Implications for HIV treatment as prevention research', Journal of the International AIDS Society, 18, pp. 19884, http://dx.doi.org/10.7448/IAS.18.1.19884

Bavinton BR; Jin F; Prestage G; Zablotska I; Koelsch KK; Phanuphak N; Grinsztejn B; Cooper DA; Fairley C; Kelleher A; Triffitt K; Grulich AE; Templeton D; Emery S, 2014, 'The Opposites Attract Study of viral load, HIV treatment and HIV transmission in serodiscordant homosexual male couples: Design and methods', BMC Public Health, 14, pp. 917, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-14-917

Prestage G; Jin F; Bavinton B; Grulich A; Brown G; Pitts M; Hurley M, 2014, 'Australian Gay and Bisexual Men's Use of Erectile Dysfunction Medications During Recent Sexual Encounters', Journal of Sexual Medicine, 11, pp. 809 - 819, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jsm.12407

Prestage G; Jin F; Bavinton B; Hurley M, 2014, 'Sex Workers and Their Clients Among Australian Gay and Bisexual Men', AIDS and Behavior, 18, pp. 1293 - 1301, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10461-014-0755-6

Prestage G; Jin F; Bavinton B; Scott SA; Hurley M, 2013, 'Do differences in age between sexual partners affect sexual risk behaviour among australian gay and bisexual men?', Sexually Transmitted Infections, 89, pp. 653 - 658, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2012-050947

Bavinton BR; Gray J; Prestage G, 2013, 'Assessing the effectiveness of HIV prevention peer education workshops for gay men in community settings', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 37, pp. 305 - 310, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12076

McKechnie ML; Bavinton BR; Zablotska IB, 2013, 'Understanding of norms regarding sexual practices among gay men: Literature review', AIDS and Behavior, 17, pp. 1245 - 1254, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10461-012-0309-8

Bavinton BR; Brown GT; Hurley M; Bradley JE; Keen PM; Conway DP; Guy RJ; Grulich AE; Prestage GP, 2013, 'Which gay men would increase their frequency of HIV testing with home self-testing?', AIDS and Behavior, 17, pp. 2084 - 2092, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10461-013-0450-z

Conference Papers

Keen P; Nigro S; Callander D; Selvey C; Guy R; Bavinton B; Prestage G; Hammoud M; Kelleher A; Power C; Grulich A, 2021, 'O12.2 A novel analysis of NSW HIV surveillance data to highlight HIV prevention program impact and gaps', in HIV, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, presented at Abstracts for the STI & HIV World Congress, July 14–17 2021, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2021-sti.117

Bavinton BR; Phanuphak N; Jin F; Zablotska I; Grinsztejn B; Prestage G; Grulich AE, 2016, 'A small proportion of acts of anal intercourse within homosexual male serodiscordant couples in three countries are high-risk for HIV transmission', in JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL AIDS SOCIETY, JOHN WILEY & SONS LTD, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000395394300158&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Bavinton BR; Jin F; Prestage G; Zablotska IB; Grinsztejn B; Phanuphak N; Moore R; Koelsch KK; Grulich AE, 2015, 'HIV TRANSMISSION IN MALE SERODISCORDANT COUPLES IN AUSTRALIA, THAILAND AND BRAZIL', in SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS, BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP, pp. A70 - A71, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2015-052270.189

Conference Posters

MacGibbon J; Bavinton B; Broady T; de Wit J; Kolstee J; Molyneux A; Murphy D; Power C; Heath-Paynter D; Holt M, 2023, 'Familiarity with, perceived accuracy of, and willingness to rely on U=U among Australian gay and bisexual men: results from the PrEPARE Project 2021', Brisbane, Australia, presented at IAS Conference on HIV Science, Brisbane, Australia, 23 July 2023 - 26 March 2023

Holt M; Broady T; Chan C; MacGibbon J; Mao L; Rule J; Whatley P; Bavinton B, 2023, 'Increasing prevention coverage among Australian gay and bisexual men but elevated risk among younger and bisexual men: analysis of national behavioural surveillance data 2017-21', Brisbane, presented at IAS Conference on HIV Science, Brisbane, 23 July 2023 - 26 July 2023

Chan C; Phanuphak N; Schmidt H-M; Ong JJ; Fraser D; Cassell MM; Green KE; Zhang L; Tang W; Boonyapisomparn H; Bavinton B, 2023, 'Factors associated with event-driven PrEP use among men who have sex with men: results from a cross-sectional survey across 16 countries and territories in the Asia-Pacific region', presented at IAS Conference on HIV Science, 23 July 2023 - 26 July 2023

Chan C; Holt M; MacGibbon J; Mao L; Rule J; Paytner H; Bavinton B, 2023, 'Gay and bisexual men not on PrEP in Australia are increasingly choosing sexual partners based on their partner’s PrEP use and viral load', Brisbane, presented at IAS Conference on HIV Science, Brisbane, 23 July 2023 - 26 July 2023

Chan C; Fraser D; Phanuphak N; Schmidt H-M; Cassell MM; Green KE; Ong JJ; Zhang L; Tang W; Boonyapisomparn H; Bavinton B, 2023, 'Interest in and preferences for current and future PrEP modalities among men who have sex with men: results from a cross-sectional online survey in 15 countries and territories in Asia', presented at IAS Conference on HIV Science, 23 July 2023 - 26 July 2023

MacGibbon J; Cornelisse V; Smith AK; Broady T; Hammoud M; Bavinton B; Heath-Paynter D; Vaughan M; Wright E; Holt M, 2023, 'Mpox knowledge, concern, willingness to change behaviour, and seek vaccination in Australia: results of a national cross-sectional survey', Brisbane, Australia, presented at IAS Conference on HIV Science, Brisbane, Australia, 23 July 2023 - 26 July 2023

MacGibbon J; Bavinton B; Broady T; de Wit J; Kolstee J; Molyneux A; Murphy D; Power C; Holt M, 2022, 'Analysing progress in the national HIV PrEP cascade by Australian gay and bisexual men: results from the PrEPARE Project 2017–21', Sunshine Coast, Australia, presented at Australasian HIV/AIDS Conference, Sunshine Coast, Australia, 29 August 2022 - 01 September 2022

Chan C; Wacher M; Vaughan M; Grulich A; Fraser D; Philpot S; Bavinton B, 2022, 'Gay and bisexual men exposed to PrEP social marketing campaigns had higher awareness and knowledge of PrEP dosing regimens', Sunshine Coast, QLD, presented at Joint Australasian HIV&AIDS and Sexual Health Conferences, Sunshine Coast, QLD, 29 August 2022 - 01 September 2022

Storer D; Prestage G; Murphy D; Grulich A; Holt M; Ellard J; Bavinton B; Philpot S; Maher L; Jin F; Saxton P; Batrouney C; Hammoud M, 2021, 'Challenges of recommencing HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use during the COVID-19 pandemic', Virtual, presented at IAS Conference on HIV Science 2021, Virtual, 18 July 2021

Chan C, 2020, 'Alternatives to daily PrEP are attractive to PrEP-experienced gay and bisexual men in Australia.', Virtual/online, presented at Joint Australasian HIV&AIDS and Sexual Health Conferences: Virtual, Virtual/online, 16 November 2020 - 20 November 2020

Hammoud M; Storer D; Holt M; Degenhardt L; Jin F; Maher L; Bourne A; Lea T; Bavinton B; Murphy D; Prestage G, 2020, 'Reductions in crystal methamphetamine and gamma-hydroxybutyrate use during COVID-19 physical distancing among gay and bisexual men in Australia', Virtual, presented at Australasian HIV& AIDS Conference 2020, Virtual, 16 November 2020

McManus H; Drak D; Heron JE; Vickers T; Vaccher S; Zablotska I; Guy RJ; Bavinton B; Jin F; Grulich AE; Bloch M; O'Connor CC; Gracey D, 2020, 'PrEP DRUG RESISTANCE AND RENAL IMPAIRMENT', presented at Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, 08 March 2020, https://www.croiconference.org/abstract/renal-impairment-in-a-preexposure-prophylaxis-implementation-cohort-in-australia/

Vaccher S; Holt M; Prestage G; Amin J; Selvey C; Zablotska-Manos I; Guy R; Jin F; Carr A; Grulich A; Bavinton B, 2019, 'Methamphetamine users in the EPIC-NSW study report high adherence to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)', Perth, Western Australia, presented at Australian HIV and AIDS Conference, Perth, Western Australia, 17 September 2019, https://az659834.vo.msecnd.net/eventsairaueprod/production-ashm-public/965b72bcb63f490083f4c0b91255431c

Holt M; Broady T; Bavinton B; Mao L; O'Donnell D; Cogle A; Prestage G, 2019, 'Rising PrEP use coincident with net increase in prevention coverage and range of risk reduction strategies used by Australian gay and bisexual men', Perth, presented at 2019 Joint Australasian Sexual Health and HIV Conference, Perth, 16 September 2019 - 19 September 2019, https://az659834.vo.msecnd.net/eventsairaueprod/production-ashm-public/eea175f5a894477ba9924d8aa1974a77

Vaccher S; Guy R; Templeton D; Zablotska-Manos I; Clackett S; Holt M; Prestage G; Amin J; Selvey C; Jin F; Grulich A; Bavinton B, 2019, 'Pre-exposure prophylaxis use among trans and gender diverse people: Characteristics and behaviour from the EPIC-NSW trial', Vancouver, Canada, presented at STI & HIV World Congress, Vancouver, Canada, 14 July 2019

Vickers T; Feeney L; Costello J; Keen P; Holden J; Hellard M; Stoove M; Baker D; Prestage G; Bavinton B; Templeton D; Carr A; Guy R; Callander D, 2018, 'On The Move: Examining Service Mobility And Shared Care Among People Living With HIV In New South Wales', presented at Australasian HIV & AIDS and Sexual Health Conference, 24 September 2018 - 26 September 2018, https://az659834.vo.msecnd.net/eventsairaueprod/production-ashm-public/ed729097c2d547f88d499095e8e27488

Vaccher SJ; Grulich A; Prestage G; Bavinton B; Zablotska-Manos I, 2016, 'Use of behavioural eligibility criteria to identify high-HIV risk gay and bisexual men (GBM) for enrolment in a pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) study in NSW, Australia', Durban, South Africa, presented at AIDS 2016, Durban, South Africa, 16 July 2016 - 21 July 2017, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/26284

Conference Presentations

Broady T; Chan C; MacGibbon J; Mao L; Rule J; Heath-Paynter D; Bavinton B; Holt M, 2023, 'Increased HIV prevention coverage among Australian gay and bisexual men with regular partners: results of national behavioural surveillance, 2018-22', presented at IAS Conference on HIV Science, Brisbane, Australia, 23 July 2023 - 26 July 2023

Chan C; Holt M; Broady T; MacGibbon J; Mao L; Prestage G; Wilcock B; Clifton B; Bavinton B, 2023, 'Increased use of event-driven PrEP during COVID-19 in Australia: results from behavioural surveillance 2019-2021', presented at IAS Conference on HIV Science, Brisbane, 23 July 2023 - 26 July 2023

MacGibbon J; Bavinton B; Broady T; de Wit J; Kolstee J; Molyneux A; Murphy D; Power C; Holt M, 2022, 'Acceptability of different STI prevention strategies in a national sample of Australian gay and bisexual men: results from the PrEPARE Project 2021', presented at Australasian HIV/AIDS Conference, Sunshine Coast, Australia, 29 August 2022 - 01 September 2022

MacGibbon J; Bavinton B; Broady T; de Wit J; Kolstee J; Molyneux A; Murphy D; Power C; Holt M, 2022, 'Familiarity with, perceived accuracy of, and willingness to rely on U=U among Australian gay and bisexual men: results from the PrEPARE Project 2021', presented at Australasian HIV/AIDS Conference, Sunshine Coast, Australia, 29 August 2022 - 01 September 2022

Broady T; Chan C; MacGibbon J; Mao L; Clifton B; Paynter H; Prestage G; Bavinton B; Holt M, 2022, 'A new normal? The continuing impact of COVID-19 on Australian gay and bisexual men's behaviour: Results from the Gay Community Periodic Surveys 2017-22', presented at Australasian HIV/AIDS Conference, Sunshine Coast, Australia, 29 August 2022 - 01 September 2022

Chan C; Bavinton B; Broady T; Mao L; Prestage G; Holt M, 2021, 'Gay And Bisexual Men Who Use Event-Based PrEP Have A Lower HIV Risk Profile Than Daily PrEP Users: Results From National Australian Data 2019-2020.', presented at Joint Sexual Health and HIV&AIDS Conferences 2021, Virtual/online, 06 September 2021 - 09 September 2021

Holt M; Chan C; Broady T; Mao L; Rule J; Ellard J; Prestage G; Bavinton B, 2021, 'Impact of COVID-19 on number of sexual partners, HIV testing and and PrEP use: results of Australian behavioural surveillance of gay and bisexual men 2018-20', presented at Joint Sexual Health and HIV&AIDS Conferences 2021, Virtual/online, 06 September 2021 - 09 September 2021

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