By Professor Limin Mao

Journal articles

Korner H; Newman CE; Mao L; Kidd MR; Saltman D; Kippax SC, 2011, ''The black dog just came and sat on my face and built a kennel': Gay men making sense of depression.', Health: An Interdisciplinary Journal for the Study of Health Illness and Medicine, 15, pp. 417 - 436, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1363459310372511

Zablotska I; Prestage G; Holt M; Poynten M; de Wit J; Guy R; Mao L; McAllister J; Grulich AE, 2011, 'Australian gay men who have taken non-occupational post-exposure prophylaxis of HIV (PEP) are in need for effective HIV prevention methods', JAIDS: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 58, pp. 424 - 428, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/QAI.0b013e318230e885

Mao L; Kippax SC; Holt M; Prestage G; Zablotska I; de Wit J, 2011, 'Rates of condom and non-condom-based anal intercourse practices among homosexually active men in Australia: deliberate HIV risk reduction?', Sexually Transmitted Infections, 87, pp. 489 - 493, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2011-050041

Newman CE; Mao L; Canavan P; Kidd MR; Saltman D; Kippax SC, 2010, 'HIV generations? Generational discourse in interviews with Australian general practitioners and their HIV positive gay male patients', Social Science and Medicine, 70, pp. 1721 - 1727, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.02.006

Newman CE; Kippax SC; Mao L; Saltman D; Kidd MR, 2010, 'Roles ascribed to general practitioners by gay men with depression', Australian Family Physician, 39, pp. 667 - 671, http://www.racgp.org.au/afp/201009/201009newman.pdf

Templeton DJ; Jin F; Mao L; Prestage GP; Donovan B; Imrie J; Kippax S; Kaldor JM; Grulich AE, 2009, 'Circumcision and risk of HIV infection in Australian homosexual men.', AIDS, 23, pp. 2347 - 2351, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/QAD.0b013e32833202b8

Newman CE; Kippax SC; Mao L; Rogers G; Saltman D; Kidd MR, 2009, 'Features of the management of depression in gay men and men with HIV from the perspective of Australian general practitioners', Family Practice, 26, pp. 27 - 33, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/fampra/cmn089

Newman CE; Kippax SC; Mao L; Saltman D; de Wit J; Anderson JA; Reynolds R; Canavan P; Kidd M, 2009, 'Interviewing doctors: advancing qualitative research methods in primary health care contexts', International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 8, pp. 39 - 39, http://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/IJQM/issue/view/485

Poynten IM; Jin F; Mao L; Prestage G; Kippax SC; Kaldor JM; Imrie JC; Grulich AE, 2009, 'Nonoccupational postexposure prophylaxis, subsequent risk behaviour and HIV incidence in a cohort of Australian homosexual men', AIDS, 23, pp. 1119 - 1126, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/QAD.0b013e32832c1776

Mao L; Newman CE; Kidd M; Saltman D; Rogers G; Kippax SC, 2009, 'Self-reported sexual difficulties and their association with depression and other factors among gay men attending high HIV-caseload general practices in Australia.', Journal of Sexual Medicine, 6, pp. 1378 - 1385, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1743-6109.2008.01160.x

Mao L; Kidd MR; Rogers G; Andrews G; Newman CE; Booth A; Saltman D; Kippax SC, 2009, 'Social factors associated with major depressive disorder in homosexually active, gay men attending general practices in urban Australia', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 33, pp. 83 - 86, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1753-6405.2009.00344.x

Prestage G; Mao L; Kippax SC; Jin F; Hurley M; Grulich AE; Imrie JC; Kaldor JM; Zablotska I, 2009, 'Use of viral load to negotiate condom use among gay men in Sydney, Australia', AIDS and Behavior, 13, pp. 645 - 651, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10461-009-9527-0

Mao L; Templeton DJ; Crawford J; Imrie J; Prestage GP; Grulich AE; Donovan B; Kaldor JM; Kippax SC, 2008, 'Does circumcision make a difference to the sexual experience of gay men? Findings from the Health in Men (HIM) cohort.', J Sex Med, 5, pp. 2557 - 2561, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1743-6109.2008.00845.x

Saltman D; Newman CE; Mao L; Kippax SC; Kidd MR, 2008, 'Experiences in managing problematic crystal methamphetamine use and associated depression in gay men and HIV positive men: in-depth interviews with general practitioners in Sydney, Australia', BMC Family Practice, 9, pp. 45 - 52, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2296-9-45

Newman CE; Kippax SC; Mao L; Saltman D; Kidd MR, 2008, 'GPs understanding of how depression affects gay and HIV positive men', Australian Family Physician, 37, pp. 678 - 680, http://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=353287802859627;res=IELHEA

Korner H; Newman CE; Mao L; Kippax SC; Kidd M; Saltman D, 2008, 'It's really a myriad of different signals, not just the textbook: the complexities of diagnosing the depression of gay men and HIV-positive men in general practice', Mental Health in Family Medicine, 5, pp. 167 - 175, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2777571/

Mao L; Kippax SC; Newman CE; Andrews G; Rogers G; Saltman D; Kidd MR, 2008, 'Rates of depression among men attending high-HIV-caseload general practices in Australia', Mental Health in Family Medicine, 5, pp. 79 - 83, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2777565/

Templeton DJ; Mao L; Prestage GP; Jin F; Kaldor JM; Grulich AE, 2008, 'Self-report is a valid measure of circumcision status in homosexual men.', Sex Transm Infect, 84, pp. 187 - 188, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sti.2007.029645

Mao L; Imrie J; Prestage G; Grulich A; Donovan B; Kaldor J; Kippax S, 2007, '64. DOES CIRCUMCISION MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO THE SEXUAL EXPERIENCE OF GAY MEN? FINDINGS FROM THE HEALTH IN MEN (HIM) COHORT', Sexual Health, 4, pp. 309, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/shv4n4ab64

Jin F; Prestage GP; Mao L; Kippax SC; Pell CM; Donovan B; Cunningham PH; Templeton DJ; Kaldor JM; Grulich AE, 2007, 'Incidence and risk factors for urethral and anal gonorrhoea and chlamydia in a cohort of HIV-negative homosexual men: the Health in Men Study.', Sex Transm Infect, 83, pp. 113 - 119, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sti.2006.021915

Prestage G; Mao L; Jin F; Grulich AE; Kaldor JM; Kippax SC, 2007, 'Sex work and risk behaviour among HIV-negative gay men', AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio - Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV, 19, pp. 931 - 934

Jin F; Prestage GP; Mao L; Kippax SC; Pell CM; Donovan B; Templeton DJ; Taylor J; Mindel A; Kaldor JM; Grulich AE, 2006, 'Transmission of herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2 in a prospective cohort of HIV-negative gay men: the health in men study.', J Infect Dis, 194, pp. 561 - 570, http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/506455

Mao L; Crawford J; Hospers H; Prestage G; Grulich AE; Kaldor JM; Kippax SC; Hospers , 2006, '`Serosorting` in casual anal sex of HIV-negative gay men is noteworthy and is increasing in Sydney, Australia', AIDS, 20, pp. 1204 - 1206

Templeton DJ; Mao L; Prestage G; Kaldor JM; Kippax S; Grulich AE, 2006, 'Demographic predictors of circumcision status in a community-based sample of homosexual men in Sydney, Australia.', Sex Health, 3, pp. 191 - 193, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/sh06009

Mao L; Crawford J; Van De Ven PG; Prestage G; Grulich AE; Kaldor JM; Kippax SC, 2006, 'Differences between men who report frequent, occasional or no unprotected anal intercourse with casual partners among a cohort of HIV-seronegative gay men in Sydney, Australia', AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio - Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV, 18, pp. 942 - 951

Abelson J; Rawstorne PR; Crawford J; Mao L; Prestage G; Kippax SC, 2006, 'HIV optimism does not explain increases in high-risk sexual behaviour among gay men of positive or negative HIV status in Sydney, Australia', AIDS, 20, pp. 1215 - 1216

Prestage G; Mao L; McGuigan D; Crawford J; Kippax SC; Kaldor JM; Grulich AE, 2006, 'HIV risk and communication between regular partners in a cohort of HIV-negative gay men', AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio - Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV, 18, pp. 166 - 172

Crawford J; Kippax SC; Mao L; Van De Ven PG; Prestage G; Grulich AE; Kaldor JM, 2006, 'Number of risk acts by relationship status and partner serostatus: Findings from the HIM Cohort of homosexually active men in Sydney, Australia', AIDS and Behavior, 10, pp. 325 - 331

Prestage G; Van De Ven PG; Mao L; Grulich AE; Kippax SC; Kaldor JM, 2005, 'Contexts for last occasions of unprotected anal intercourse amongHIV-negative gay men in Sydney: the Health in Men cohort', AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio - Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV, 17, pp. 23 - 32

Prestage G; Mao L; Fogarty A; Van De Ven PG; Kippax SC; Crawford J; Rawstorne PR; Kaldor JM; Jin F; Grulich AE, 2005, 'How has the sexual behaviour of gay men changed since the onset of AIDS: 1986-2003', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 29, pp. 530 - 535

Van De Ven PG; Mao L; Fogarty A; Rawstorne PR; Crawford J; Prestage G; Grulich AE; Kaldor JM; Kippax SC, 2005, 'Undetectable viral load is associated with sexual risk taking in HIV serodiscordant gay couples in Sydney', AIDS, 19, pp. 179 - 184

Van De Ven PG; Mao L; Crawford J; Prestage G; Grulich AE; Kaldor JM; Kippax SC, 2005, 'Willingness to participate in HIV vaccine trials among HIV-negative gay men in Sydney, Australia', International Journal of STD and AIDS, 16, pp. 314 - 317

Van De Ven PG; Mao L; Prestage G, 2004, 'Gay Asian men in Sydney resist international trend: no change in rates of unprotected anal intercourse, 1999-2002', AIDS Education and Prevention, 16, pp. 1 - 12

Mao L; Van De Ven PG; McCormick JM, 2004, 'Individualist-collectivism, self-efficacy and other factors associated with risk-taking among gay Asian and Caucasian men.', AIDS Education and Prevention, 16, pp. 55 - 67

Mao L; McCormick JM; Van De Ven PG, 2002, 'Ethnic and gay identification: gay Asian men dealing with sexuality', Culture, Health and Sexuality, 4, pp. 419 - 430

Conference Papers

Tieosapjaroen W; Phillips TR; Chow EPF; Fairley CK; Istiko SN; Wu J; Tapa J; Mao L; Zhang L; Wang D; Prof BS; Ong JJ, 2025, 'Using Online Media to Increase the Awareness and Uptake of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Among Asian-Born Men Having Sex with Men: A Randomised Controlled Trial', in SEXUAL HEALTH, CSIRO PUBLISHING, pp. 94 - 95

Tieosapjaroen W; Phillips TR; Chow EPF; Fairley CK; Istiko SN; Wu J; Tapa J; Mao L; Zhang L; Wang D; Sudarto B; Ong JJ, 2025, 'Using Online Media to Increase the Awareness and Uptake of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Among Asian-Born Men Having Sex with Men: A Randomised Controlled Trial', in SEXUAL HEALTH, CSIRO PUBLISHING

Saliba B; Kang M; Mao L; Prestage G; Hammoud M, 2024, 'Accessing sexual healthcare: experiences of Arab-Australian gay, bisexual, queer, and other men who have sex with men (GBQM)', in SEXUAL HEALTH, CSIRO PUBLISHING, pp. 117 - 117

Basheer E; Mao L; Slattery C; Lockwood T; Stratten M; Devkota A; Vu G, 2024, 'Using a co-design approach to develop responsive and engaging sexual health online learning modules for international students to address need: a pilot evaluation', in SEXUAL HEALTH, CSIRO PUBLISHING, pp. 105 - 105

Wong H; Jin D; Wang P; Sun Y; Mao L; Ogilvie E; Zhang Y; Newman C; Vujcich D; O'Connor CC; Vaughan C; Carter A, 2021, 'FEASIBILITY AND ACCEPTABILITY OF USING VIDEOCONFERENCING FOCUS GROUPS IN SEXUAL HEALTH RESEARCH WITH CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY DIVERSE COMMUNITIES IN AUSTRALIA', in SEXUAL HEALTH, CSIRO PUBLISHING, pp. XIX - XIX, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28176

Wong H; Wang P; Sun Y; Newman C; Mao L; Jin D; Ogilvie E; Zhang Y; Vujcich D; O'Connor CC; Vaughan C; Carter A, 2021, 'LOST IN TRANSLATION: PREVENTING THE MEANINGS OF SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH FROM BEING LOST DURING THE TRANSLATION OF NATIONAL SURVEYS', in SEXUAL HEALTH, CSIRO PUBLISHING, pp. XVII - XVII, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28172

Nie L; Mao L; Zhao Z, 2019, 'Design and Implementation of Visual System Based on FPGA', in Dong K (ed.), 2019 2ND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, INDUSTRIAL MATERIALS AND INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS (MEIMIE 2019), CLAUSIUS SCIENTIFIC PR INC, PEOPLES R CHINA, Dalian, pp. 438 - 445, presented at 2nd International Conference on Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Materials and Industrial Electronics (MEIMIE), PEOPLES R CHINA, Dalian, 29 March 2019 - 30 March 2019

Yu Z; Shan C; Mao L; Hu C; Xiong W, 2018, 'Software System Representation Methods Based on Algebraic Component', in 2018 17th IEEE International Conference On Trust, Security And Privacy In Computing And Communications/ 12th IEEE International Conference On Big Data Science And Engineering (TrustCom/BigDataSE), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), pp. 1008 - 1013, presented at 2018 17th IEEE International Conference On Trust, Security And Privacy In Computing And Communications/ 12th IEEE International Conference On Big Data Science And Engineering (TrustCom/BigDataSE), http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/trustcom/bigdatase.2018.00142

Mao L; Ge L; Chou Y, 2017, 'A Rehabilitation Robot Arm Based on Electromyographic', in 2017 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMPUTER SYSTEMS, ELECTRONICS AND CONTROL (ICCSEC), IEEE, PEOPLES R CHINA, Dalian, pp. 704 - 710, presented at International Conference on Computer Systems, Electronics and Control (ICCSEC), PEOPLES R CHINA, Dalian, 25 December 2017 - 27 December 2017

Siefried KJ; Mao L; Riches R; Kerr S; Rule J; McAllister J; de Wit J; Carr A, 2017, 'Failure of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Australian adults is mainly due to ART toxicity', in Antiviral Therapy, International Medical Press, Milan, Italy, presented at The 19th International Workshop on Co-morbidities and Adverse Drug Reaction in HIV, Milan, Italy, 23 October 2017 - 25 October 2017, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/27395

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, 2017, 'Polypharmacy of concomitant medications in HIV-infected Australian adults is common, and associated with adverse effects', in Antiviral Therapy, International Medical Press, Milan, Italy, presented at The 19th International Workshop on Co-morbidities and Adverse Drug Reaction in HIV, Milan, Italy, 23 October 2017 - 25 October 2017, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/27403

Siefried KJ; Mao L; Richardson R; Kerr S; Rule J; McAllister J; de Wit J; Carr A, 2017, 'Socioeconomic and psychosocial factors are associated with suboptimal outcomes in HIV-infected adults: a case-control analysis', in Antiviral Therapy, International Medical Press, Milan, Italy, presented at The 19th International Workshop on Co-morbidities and Adverse Drug Reaction in HIV, Milan, Italy, 23 October 2017 - 25 October 2017, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/27399

Gu X; Zhu P-Y; Mao L; Pan S, 2017, 'Feature Extraction Coupled with Electronic Nose for Chinese Mitten Carb Freshness Identification', in 2017 IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INTELLIGENT TECHNIQUES IN CONTROL, OPTIMIZATION AND SIGNAL PROCESSING (INCOS), IEEE, INDIA, Srivilliputtur, presented at IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Techniques in Control, Optimization and Signal Processing (INCOS), INDIA, Srivilliputtur, 23 March 2017 - 25 March 2017

Pan S; Zhu P; Chou Y; Mao L, 2017, 'Quantitative Analytical Colloidal Gold Instrument Using Android Smart Phone', in 2017 IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INTELLIGENT TECHNIQUES IN CONTROL, OPTIMIZATION AND SIGNAL PROCESSING (INCOS), IEEE, INDIA, Srivilliputtur, presented at IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Techniques in Control, Optimization and Signal Processing (INCOS), INDIA, Srivilliputtur, 23 March 2017 - 25 March 2017

Mao L; Zhu P, 2017, 'The Medical Service Robot Interaction Based on Kinect', in 2017 IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INTELLIGENT TECHNIQUES IN CONTROL, OPTIMIZATION AND SIGNAL PROCESSING (INCOS), IEEE, INDIA, Srivilliputtur, presented at IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Techniques in Control, Optimization and Signal Processing (INCOS), INDIA, Srivilliputtur, 23 March 2017 - 25 March 2017

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