By Professor Limin Mao

Journal articles

Broady TR; Bavinton BR; Mao L; Prestage G; Holt M, 2020, 'Australian Gay and Bisexual Men Who Use Condoms, PrEP or Rarely Practise HIV Risk Reduction with Casual Sex Partners: An Analysis of National, Behavioural Surveillance Data, 2017–2018', AIDS and Behavior, 24, pp. 3501 - 3510, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10461-020-02928-9

Bavinton BR; Grulich AE; Broady T; Keen P; Mao L; Patel P; Chan C; Prestage GP; Holt M, 2020, 'Increases in HIV Testing Frequency in Australian Gay and Bisexual Men are Concentrated Among PrEP Users: An Analysis of Australian Behavioural Surveillance Data, 2013–2018', AIDS and Behavior, 24, pp. 2691 - 2702, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10461-020-02826-0

Chan C; Broady TR; Bavinton BR; Mao L; Prestage GP; Holt M, 2020, 'Assessing the HIV Prevention Needs of Young Gay and Bisexual Men in the PrEP Era: An Analysis of Trends in Australian Behavioural Surveillance, 2014–2018', AIDS and Behavior, 24, pp. 2382 - 2386, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10461-020-02797-2

Murray D; Mao L; Wong THH; Chen T; MacKie B; Kao SC; Mahee AH; Dabbhadatta J; Prihaswan P; Stackpool G; Brooks M; Brown G; Lewis D, 2020, 'High levels of engagement with testing for HIV and sexually transmissible infection among gay Asian men in Sydney and Melbourne: An observational study', Sexual Health, 17, pp. 121 - 128, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH18216

Holt M; Lee E; Lea T; Bavinton B; Broady T; Mao L; MacGibbon J; Keen P; Murphy D; Bear B; Crawford D; Ellard J; Kolstee J; Power C; Prestage G; Grulich A; Guy R; de Wit J, 2020, 'HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis cascades to assess implementation in Australia: results from repeated, national behavioural surveillance of gay and bisexual men, 2014-2018', JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 86, pp. 1 - 1, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/qai.0000000000002243

MacGibbon J; Broady T; Drysdale K; Bavinton B; Lee E; Mao L; Prestage G; Holt M, 2019, 'Gay Men’s Relationship Agreements in the Era of Pre-exposure Prophylaxis: An Analysis of Australian Behavioural Surveillance Data', AIDS and Behavior, 24, pp. 1389 - 1399, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10461-019-02737-9

Bryant J; Rance J; Hull P; Mao L; Treloar C, 2019, 'Making sense of ‘side effects’: Counterpublic health in the era of direct-acting antivirals', International Journal of Drug Policy, 72, pp. 77 - 83, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2019.06.002

Su S; Fairley CK; Mao L; Medland NA; Jing J; Cheng F; Zhang L, 2019, 'Estimates of the national trend of drugs use during 2000–2030 in China: A population-based mathematical model', Addictive Behaviors, 93, pp. 65 - 71, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2019.01.022

Lee E; Mao L; Bavinton B; Prestage G; Holt M, 2019, 'Which Gay and Bisexual Men Attend Community-Based HIV Testing Services in Australia? An Analysis of Cross-Sectional National Behavioural Surveillance Data', AIDS and Behavior, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10461-019-02435-6

Cui J; Mao L; Rose G; Newman CE, 2019, 'Understanding Client Empowerment: An Online Survey of Social Workers Serving People with Mental Health Issues', The British Journal of Social Work, 49, pp. 335 - 350, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcy057

Gunaratnam P; Heywood AE; McGregor S; Jamil MS; McManus H; Mao L; Lobo R; Brown G; Hellard M; Marukutira T; Bretaña NA; Lang C; Medland N; Bavinton B; Grulich A; Guy R; Bretana N, 2019, 'HIV diagnoses in migrant populations in Australia—A changing epidemiology', PLoS ONE, 14, pp. e0212268, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0212268

Siefried KJ; Kerr S; Richardson R; Mao L; Rule J; McAllister J; De Wit J; Carr A, 2019, 'Socioeconomic and psychosocial factors are associated with poor treatment outcomes in Australian adults living with HIV: A case-control study', Sexual Health, 16, pp. 548 - 553, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH18138

Prestage G; Mao L; Philpot S; Jin F; Callander D; Doyle M; Zablotska I; Kolstee J; Keen P; Bavinton B, 2019, 'The Role of Age and Homonegativity in Racial or Ethnic Partner Preferences Among Australian Gay and Bisexual Men', Archives of Sexual Behavior, 48, pp. 357 - 368, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10508-018-1308-2

Su S; Mao L; Zhao J; Chen L; Jing J; Cheng F; Zhang L, 2018, 'Epidemics of HIV, HCV and syphilis infection among synthetic drugs only users, heroin-only users and poly-drug users in Southwest China', Scientific Reports, 8, pp. 6615, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-25038-y

Mao L; Buchanan A; Wong HTH; Persson A, 2018, 'Beyond mere pill taking: SMS reminders for HIV treatment adherence delivered to mobile phones of clients in a community support network in Australia', Health and Social Care in the Community, 26, pp. 486 - 494, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/hsc.12544

Holt M; Lea T; Mao L; Kolstee J; Zablotska-Manos I; Duck T; Allan B; West M; Lee E; Hull P; Grulich A; De Wit J; Prestage G, 2018, 'Community-level changes in condom use and uptake of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis by gay and bisexual men in Melbourne and Sydney, Australia: results of repeated behavioural surveillance in 2013–17', The Lancet HIV, 5, pp. e448 - e456, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2352-3018(18)30072-9

Su S; Zhang L; Cheng F; Li S; Li S; Jing J; Fairley CK; Chen L; Zhao J; Mao L, 2018, 'Association between recreational drug use and sexual practices among people who inject drugs in Southwest China: A cross-sectional study', BMJ Open, 8, pp. e019730, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019730

Mao L; de Wit J; Adam P; Post JJ; Slavin S; Cogle A; Wright E; Kidd M, 2018, 'Beliefs in Antiretroviral Treatment and Self-Efficacy in HIV Management are Associated with Distinctive HIV Treatment Trajectories', AIDS and Behavior, 22, pp. 887 - 895, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10461-016-1649-6

Su S; Fairley CK; Sasadeusz J; He J; Wei X; Zeng H; Jing J; Mao L; Chen X; Zhang L, 2018, 'HBV, HCV, and HBV/HCV co-infection among HIV-positive patients in Hunan province, China: Regimen selection, hepatotoxicity, and antiretroviral therapy outcome', Journal of Medical Virology, 90, pp. 518 - 525, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jmv.24988

Purnomo J; Coote K; Mao L; Fan L; Gold J; Ahmad R; Zhang L, 2018, 'Using eHealth to engage and retain priority populations in the HIV treatment and care cascade in the Asia-Pacific region: A systematic review of literature', BMC Infectious Diseases, 18, pp. 82, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-018-2972-5

Lui CW; Dean J; Mutch A; Mao L; Debattista J; Lemoire J; Howard C; Whittaker A; Hollingdrake O; Fitzgerald L, 2018, 'HIV Testing in Men who have Sex with Men: A Follow-up Review of the Qualitative Literature since 2010', AIDS and Behavior, 22, pp. 593 - 605, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10461-017-1752-3

Siefried KJ; Mao L; Cysique LA; Rule J; Giles ML; Smith DE; McMahon J; Read TR; Ooi C; Tee BK; Bloch M; De Wit J; Carr A, 2018, 'Concomitant medication polypharmacy, interactions and imperfect adherence are common in Australian adults on suppressive antiretroviral therapy', AIDS, 32, pp. 35 - 48, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/QAD.0000000000001685

Su S; Mao L; He J; Wei X; Jing J; Chen X; Zhang L, 2018, 'Kept clinical visits, as scheduled in the first 6 months of antiretroviral treatment, determine long-term treatment outcomes in people living with HIV: A large retrospective cohort study in China', Sexual Health, 15, pp. 20 - 28, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH17099

Mutch AJ; Lui CW; Dean J; Mao L; Lemoire J; Debattista J; Howard C; Whittaker A; Fitzgerald L, 2017, 'Increasing HIV testing among hard-to-reach groups: examination of RAPID, a community-based testing service in Queensland, Australia', BMC Health Services Research, 17, pp. 310, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-017-2249-5

Siefried KJ; Mao L; Kerr S; Cysique LA; Gates TM; McAllister J; Maynard A; De Wit J; Carr A, 2017, 'Socioeconomic factors explain suboptimal adherence to antiretroviral therapy among HIV-infected Australian adults with viral suppression', PLoS ONE, 12, pp. e0174613, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0174613

Holt M; Lea T; Mao L; Zablotska-Manos I; Lee E; Hull P; de Wit JBF; Prestage G, 2017, 'Adapting behavioural surveillance to antiretroviral-based HIV prevention: reviewing and anticipating trends in the Australian Gay Community Periodic Surveys', Sexual Health, 14, pp. 72 - 79, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH16072

Moore CL; Grulich AE; Prestage G; Gidding HF; Jin F; Petoumenos K; Zablotska IB; Poynten IM; Mao L; Law MG; Amin J; Han A, 2016, 'Hospitalization for anxiety and mood disorders in HIV-infected and -uninfected gay and bisexual men', Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 73, pp. 589 - 597, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/QAI.0000000000001147

Moore CL; Grulich AE; Prestage G; Gidding HF; Jin F; Petoumenos K; Zablotska IB; Poynten IM; Mao L; Law MG; Amin J, 2016, 'Hospitalization for Anxiety and Mood Disorders in HIV-Infected and -Uninfected Gay and Bisexual Men.', J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr, 73, pp. 589 - 597, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/QAI.0000000000001147

Medland NA; Mao L; Crooks L; de Wit J, 2016, 'Obstacles to prescribers' initiation early antiretroviral therapy: a barrier to achieving 90-90-90 goals', The Lancet HIV, 3, pp. e559 - e560, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2352-3018(16)30172-2

Treloar C; Wilson H; Mao L, 2016, 'Deconstructing injecting risk of hepatitis C virus transmission: Using strategic positioning to understand “higher risk” practices', Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy, 23, pp. 457 - 461, http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/09687637.2016.1161008

Zeng H; Zhang L; Zhao Y; Liu H; Guo H; Wang Y; Zhang Z; Mao L, 2016, 'HIV prevention among street-based sex workers (SSWs) in Chongqing, China: interviews with SSWs, clients and healthcare providers', Health & social care in the community, 24, pp. e173 - e180, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/hsc.12266

Hull P; Mao L; Prestage G; Zablotska I; De Wit J; Holt M, 2016, 'The use of mobile phone apps by Australian gay and bisexual men to meet sex partners: An analysis of sex-seeking repertoires and risks for HIV and STIs using behavioural surveillance data', Sexually Transmitted Infections, 92, pp. 502 - 507, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2015-052325

Moore CL; Gidding HF; Jin F; Mao L; Petoumenos K; Zablotska IB; Poynten IM; Prestage G; Law MG; Grulich AE; Amin J; Han A, 2016, 'Patterns of Drug Use and Drug-related Hospital Admissions in HIV-Positive and -Negative Gay and Bisexual Men', AIDS and Behavior, 20, pp. 2372 - 2386, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10461-016-1303-3

Persson A; Newman CE; Mao L; de Wit J, 2016, 'On the Margins of Pharmaceutical Citizenship: Not Taking HIV Medication in the “Treatment Revolution” Era', Medical Anthropology Quarterly, 30, pp. 359 - 377, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/maq.12274

Lee E; Murphy D; Mao L; de Wit J; Prestage G; Zablotska I; Holt M, 2016, 'Social and Behavioural Correlates of HIV Testing Among Australian Gay and Bisexual Men in Regular Relationships', AIDS and Behavior, 20, pp. 1295 - 1301, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10461-015-1167-y

Moore CL; Grulich AE; Prestage G; Gidding HF; Jin F; Mao L; Petoumenos K; Zablotska IB; Poynten IM; Law MG; Amin J; Han A, 2016, 'Hospitalisation rates and associated factors in community-based cohorts of HIV-infected and -uninfected gay and bisexual men', HIV Medicine, 17, pp. 327 - 339, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/hiv.12312

Su S; Chen X; Mao L; He J; Wei X; Jing J; Zhang L, 2016, 'Superior effects of antiretroviral treatment among men who have sex with men compared to other HIV at-risk populations in a large cohort study in Hunan, China', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 13, pp. 283, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13030283

Lea T; Mao L; Hopwood M; Prestage G; Zablotska I; de Wit J; Holt M, 2016, 'Methamphetamine use among gay and bisexual men in Australia: Trends in recent and regular use from the Gay Community Periodic Surveys', International Journal of Drug Policy, 29, pp. 66 - 72, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2016.01.003

Treloar C; Mao L; Wilson H, 2016, 'Beyond equipment distribution in Needle and Syringe Programmes: An exploratory analysis of blood-borne virus risk and other measures of client need', Harm Reduction Journal, 13, pp. 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12954-016-0107-0

Su S; Li S; Li S; Gao L; Cai Y; Fu J; Guo C; Jing J; Chen L; Mao L; Cheng F; Zhang L, 2016, 'Gaps in the Continuum of HIV Care: Long Pretreatment Waiting Time between HIV Diagnosis and Antiretroviral Therapy Initiation Leads to Poor Treatment Adherence and Outcomes', BioMed Research International, 2016, pp. 2648923, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/2648923

Treloar C; Rance J; Yates K; Mao L, 2016, 'Trust and people who inject drugs: The perspectives of clients and staff of Needle Syringe Programs', International Journal of Drug Policy, 27, pp. 138 - 145, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2015.08.018

Lv M; Qin F; Mao L; Zhang L; Lv S; Jin J; Zhang Z, 2015, 'A study of diagnostic criteria established for two oral mucous diseases by HMME-fluorescence spectroscopy', Lasers in Medical Science, 30, pp. 2151 - 2156, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10103-015-1776-8

Treloar C; Hopwood M; Yates K; Mao L, 2015, 'Doing the devils work": Emotional labour and stigma in expanding Needle and Syringe Programs', Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy, 22, pp. 437 - 443, http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/09687637.2015.1057553

Vajdic CM; Marashi Pour S; Olivier J; Swart A; O'Connell DL; Falster MO; Meagher NS; Mao L; Grulich AE; Randall DA; Amin J; Burns L; Degenhardt L, 2015, 'Corrigendum to "The impact of blood-borne viruses on cause-specific mortality among opioid dependent people: An Australian population-based cohort study" [Drug Alcohol Depend. 152C (2015) 264-271] DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.03.026', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 154, pp. 304, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.06.024

Holt M; Lea T; Mao L; Zablotska I; Prestage G; de Wit J, 2015, 'HIV prevention by Australian gay and bisexual men with casual partners: the emergence of undetectable viral load as one of a range of risk reduction strategies.', J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr, 70, pp. 545 - 548, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/QAI.0000000000000787

Zhang X; Mao L; Aggleton P; Zhang J; Jing J; Cui J; Zhao R; Ren J; de Wit J, 2015, 'Factors associated with women's entry into the sex industry: findings from interviews conducted with female sex workers in Chinese detention centres', Sexual Health, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH14009

De La Mata N; Mao L; De Wit J; Smith D; Holt M; Prestage G; Wilson DP; Petoumenos K, 2015, 'Estimating antiretroviral treatment coverage rates and viral suppression rates for homosexual men in Australia', Sexual Health, 12, pp. 453 - 457, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH15037

Lea T; Ryan D; Prestage G; Zablotska I; Mao L; de Wit J; Holt M, 2015, 'Alcohol use among a community-based sample of gay men: Correlates of high-risk use and implications for service provision', Drug and Alcohol Review, 34, pp. 349 - 357, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.12234

Vajdic CM; Pour SM; Olivier J; Swart A; O'Connell DL; Falster MO; Meagher NS; Mao L; Grulich AE; Randall DA; Amin J; Burns L; Degenhardt L, 2015, 'The impact of blood-borne viruses on cause-specific mortality among opioid dependent people: An Australian population-based cohort study', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 152, pp. 264 - 271, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.03.026

Pan R; Mao L; He N; Zhang J; Chen K; Liao C; Tang X; Gong X; Blaxland M; De Wit J, 2015, 'Factors associated with establishment-based female sex workers accessing health care services in Shanghai', AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV, 27, pp. 688 - 692, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09540121.2015.1005004

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