Select Publications
Books
2007, Sri Lanka behavioural surveillance survey report: First round survey results 2006-2007, Ministry of Healthcare and Nutrition, Colombo
,Book Chapters
2015, 'Seeking solutions to the challenges in health services in developing nations: Primary health care revisited', in Transforming Public Health in Developing Nations, IGI Global, Pennsylvania USA, pp. 1 - 51, http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8702-8.ch001
,2008, 'Measuring social capital among gay and other men who have sex with men: findings from the e-male pilot survey', in HIV/AIDS, hepatitis and sexually transmissible infections in Australia: Annual report of trends in behaviour, National Centre in HIV Social Research, the University of New South Wales, Sydney
,2005, 'International perspectives', in Kalichman SC (ed.), Positive prevention: Reducing HIV transmission among people living with HIV/AIDS, Kluwer Academic Publishers, New York, pp. 245 - 277
,Journal articles
2023, 'Involvement of people who use alcohol and other drug services in the development of patient-reported measures of experience: A scoping review', Health Expectations, 26, pp. 2151 - 2163, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/hex.13829
,2023, '‘Food can help numb the pain’: A mixed methods exploration of disordered eating, shame and self-compassion in an international community sample of men and women', Nutrition and Health, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/02601060231201511
,2023, 'Teaching sexual consent to young people in education settings: a narrative systematic review', Sex Education, 23, pp. 18 - 34, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14681811.2021.2018676
,2023, 'Vegan and vegetarian males and females have higher orthorexic traits than omnivores, and are motivated in their food choice by factors including ethics and weight control', Nutrition and Health, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/02601060231187924
,2022, 'Hospitalisation following therapeutic community drug and alcohol treatment for young people with and without a history of criminal conviction', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 231, pp. 109280, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2022.109280
,2022, 'Evaluating and enhancing quality in higher education teaching practice: a meta- review', Studies in Higher Education, 47, pp. 80 - 96, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2020.1730315
,2021, 'Role of social network in decision making for increasing uptake and continuing use of long acting reversible (LARC) methods in Pakistan', Reproductive Health, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12978-021-01149-0
,2021, 'Socioeconomic inequalities in child growth failure in Ethiopia: Findings from the 2000 and 2016 Demographic and Health Surveys', BMJ Open, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-051304
,2021, 'Mortality among young people seeking residential treatment for problematic drug and alcohol use: A data linkage study', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 228, pp. 109030, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.109030
,2021, 'Trends in child growth failure among children under five years of age in Ethiopia: Evidence from the 2000 to 2016 Demographic and Health Surveys', PLoS ONE, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0254768
,2021, 'The association between post-migration nutrition and lifestyle transition and the risk of developing chronic diseases among sub-Saharan African migrants: A mixed method systematic review protocol', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18, pp. 4706, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18094706
,2021, 'Systematic review and meta-analysis of residential radon and lung cancer in never-smokers', European Respiratory Review, 30, pp. 1 - 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/16000617.0230-2020
,2020, 'Australian news media reporting of methamphetamine: an analysis of print media 2014–2016', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 44, pp. 468 - 475, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.13030
,2020, 'Contracting treatment services in Australia: Do measures adhere to best practice?', International Journal of Drug Policy, 86, pp. 102947, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2020.102947
,2020, 'Measuring Well-Being: Trial of the Neighbourhood Thriving Scale for Social Well-Being Among Pro-Social Individuals', International Journal of Community Well-Being, 3, pp. 361 - 390, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s42413-020-00067-6
,2020, 'The effect of access to water, sanitation and handwashing facilities on child growth indicators: Evidence from the Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey 2016', PLoS ONE, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0239313
,2020, 'Effect of water, sanitation and hygiene interventions alone and combined with nutrition on child growth in low and middle income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis', BMJ Open, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-034812
,2020, 'Media and political framing of crystal methamphetamine use in Australia', Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy, 27, pp. 261 - 270, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09687637.2019.1679089
,2020, 'Developing competencies for the WHO mhGAP Intervention Guide Version 2.0 training package', World Psychiatry, 19, pp. 248 - 249, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/wps.20762
,2020, 'Correction to: Measuring the Impact of Public Understandings of Risk from Urban and Industrial Development on Community Psychosocial Well-Being: a Mixed Methods Strategy (International Journal of Community Well-Being, (2020), 3, 1, (57-82), 10.1007/s42413-019-00041-x)', International Journal of Community Well-Being, 3, pp. 83 - 84, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s42413-020-00061-y
,2020, 'Measuring the Impact of Public Understandings of Risk from Urban and Industrial Development on Community Psychosocial Well-Being: a Mixed Methods Strategy', International Journal of Community Well-Being, 3, pp. 57 - 82, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s42413-019-00041-x
,2020, 'Koori voices: Self-harm, suicide attempts, arrests and substance use among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adolescents following residential treatment', Health and Justice, 8, pp. 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40352-020-0105-x
,2020, 'Beliefs and intention of heterosexual couples about undertaking Couple's HIV Testing and Counselling (CHTC) services in Ethiopia', BMC Health Services Research, 20, pp. 92, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-020-4947-7
,2020, 'Uptake of couples HIV testing and counselling among heterosexual couples in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis', AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV, 32, pp. 137 - 147, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09540121.2019.1619667
,2020, 'Young people’s perceptions of the influence of a sport-for-social-change program on their life trajectories', Social Inclusion, 8, pp. 162 - 176, http://dx.doi.org/10.17645/si.v8i3.2828
,2019, 'Mental contrasting and implementation intentions to increase physical activity in sedentary, disadvantaged adults: A pilot intervention.', Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/spy0000193
,2019, 'Fijian Adolescent Emotional Well-Being and Sexual and Reproductive Health-Seeking Behaviours', Sexuality Research and Social Policy, 16, pp. 373 - 384, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13178-018-0360-y
,2019, 'Public understanding of risk in health impact assessment: a psychosocial approach', Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal, 37, pp. 382 - 396, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14615517.2018.1535952
,2018, ''They love us just the way they love a woman': Gender identity, power and transactional sex between men who have sex with men and transgender women in Timor-Leste', Culture, Health and Sexuality, 20, pp. 858 - 872, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13691058.2017.1388928
,2018, 'Understanding the meaning of youth sexual and reproductive well-being in Fiji', Culture, Health and Sexuality, 20, pp. 1244 - 1258, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13691058.2018.1424938
,2018, 'Usage of the Terms Prostitution, Sex Work, Transactional Sex, and Survival Sex: Their Utility in HIV Prevention Research', Archives of Sexual Behavior, 47, pp. 1517 - 1527, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10508-017-1140-0
,2018, 'Characteristics of Australian adolescent females in residential treatment who report using methamphetamines', Drug and Alcohol Review, 37, pp. S384 - S393, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.12641
,2018, 'They Love Us Just The Way They Love A Woman': Gender Identity, Power And Transactional Sex Between Men Who Have Sex With Men And Transgender Women In Timor-Leste (vol 20, pg 858, 2017)', CULTURE HEALTH & SEXUALITY, 20, pp. 1049 - 1049, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13691058.2017.1408285
,2016, 'Informing the introduction of contraceptive implants in the Pacific: A mixed methods study of contraceptive beliefs and behaviours in Tonga', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 40, pp. 115 - 119, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12494
,2016, 'Trends in drug use among adolescents admitted to residential treatment in Australia', Medical Journal of Australia, 204, pp. 149 - 150, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/MJA15.01018
,2016, 'Examining the pathways for young people with drug and alcohol dependence: A mixed-method design to examine the role of a treatment programme', BMJ Open, 6, pp. e010824, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010824
,2014, 'Anal Sex, Vaginal Sex and HIV Risk Among Female Sex Workers in Papua New Guinea', AIDS and Behavior, 18, pp. 573 - 582, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10461-013-0624-8
,2012, 'HIV testing, gay community involvement and internet use: social and behavioural correlates of HIV testing among Australian men who have sex with men', AIDS and Behavior, 16, pp. 13 - 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10461-010-9872-z
,2011, 'Predictors of HIV disclosure among untested, HIV-negative and HIV-positive Australian men who had anal intercourse with their most recent casual male sex partner', AIDS and Behavior, 15, pp. 1128 - 1139, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10461-009-9645-8
,2010, 'Barriers and facilitators for adherence to antiretroviral therapy in Papua New Guinea', Current HIV Research, 8, pp. 630 - 637, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20946092
,2010, 'Prevalence, incidence and risk factors for hepatitis C in homosexual men: data from two cohorts of HIV-negative and HIV-positive men in Sydney, Australia', Sexually Transmitted Infections, 86, pp. 25 - 28, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sti.2009.038182
,2009, 'Gay men`s current practice of HIV seroconcordant unprotected anal intercourse: serosorting or seroguessing?', AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio - Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV, 21, pp. 501 - 510, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09540120802270292
,2009, 'High incidence of syphilis in HIV-positive homosexual men: data from two community-based cohorts', Sexual Health, 6, pp. 281 - 284, http://www.publish.csiro.au/?act=view_file&file_id=SH09060.pdf
,2008, 'PREVALENCE, INCIDENCE AND RISK FACTORS FOR HEPATITIS C IN HIV NEGATIVE AND HIV POSITIVE HOMOSEXUAL MEN', SEXUAL HEALTH, 5, pp. 389 - 389, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000260999000039&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2007, 'Factors distiguishing employed from unemployed people in the positive health study', AIDS, 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.aids.0000298101.56614.af
,2007, 'Associations between Crystal Methamphetamine Use and Potentially Unsafe Sexual Activity among Gay Men in Australia', Archives of Sexual Behavior, 36, pp. 646 - 654
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