By Professor Limin Mao

Journal articles

Lin J; Bates S; Allen LN; Wright M; Mao L; Chomik R; Dietz C; Kidd M, 2025, 'Uptake of patient enrolment in primary care and associated factors: a systematic review and meta-analysis', BMC Primary Care, 26, pp. 76, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12875-025-02779-0

Chan RCH; Lam MS; Mao L; Prankumar SK; Wong H, 2025, 'Intracommunity intersectional discrimination and its impact on psychological distress and smoking behavior among sexual minority men from minority ethnic backgrounds', Social Science and Medicine, 370, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.117723

Yu S; MacGibbon J; Bavinton B; Smith AKJ; Rule J; Mao L; Broady TR; Holt M, 2025, 'Associations between country of birth, migration status and engagement in HIV care among gay and bisexual men living with HIV in Australia, 2019–2022', HIV Medicine, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/hiv.13769

MacGibbon J; Storer D; Bavinton BR; Cornelisse VJ; Broady TR; Chan C; Smith AKJ; Rule J; Mao L; Holt M, 2025, 'Mpox vaccination coverage among Australian gay and bisexual men and non-binary people: Results of behavioural surveillance in early 2024', Vaccine, 55, pp. 127014 - 127014, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2025.127014

Tao X; Mao L; Zhang P; Ma X; Liang Z; Sun K; Peiris D, 2024, 'Barriers and facilitators to primary care management of type 2 diabetes in Shijiazhuang City, China: a mixed methods study', BMC Primary Care, 25, pp. 84, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12875-024-02330-7

Xiong S; Jiang W; Zhang X; Wang Y; Hu C; Bao M; Li F; Yang J; Hou H; Peng N; Wang Q; Jiang R; Wang J; Liu T; Ye P; Ma Y; Li B; Chen Z; Li Q; Du X; Lung T; Si L; Mao L; Peiris D; Tian M, 2024, 'Strengthening China’s National Essential Public Health Services Package for hypertension and diabetes care: protocol for an interrupted time series study with mixed-methods process evaluation and health economic evaluation', BMC Public Health, 24, pp. 2563, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-20027-5

Brener L; Horwitz R; Cama E; Vu HMK; Jin D; WU KOE; Rance J; Broady T; Treloar C; Mao L; Okeke S; Bryant J, 2024, 'Understanding stigma and attitudes towards hepatitis B among university students in Australia of Chinese and Vietnamese background', BMC Public Health, 24, pp. 2801, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-20226-0

Chan C; Holt M; Smith AKJ; Broady TR; MacGibbon J; Mao L; Wilcock B; Rule J; Bavinton BR, 2024, 'Increasing event-driven HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis use among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men in Australia: results from behavioural surveillance 2019–2023', Journal of the International AIDS Society, 27, pp. e26398, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jia2.26398

King JM; Dobbins T; Keen P; Cornelisse VJ; Stoové M; Nigro SJ; Asselin J; Higgins N; Mao L; Aung HL; Petoumenos K; McGregor S, 2024, 'Trends in HIV testing and HIV stage at diagnosis among people newly diagnosed with HIV', AIDS, 38, pp. 1774 - 1782, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/QAD.0000000000003961

MacPhail C; Manlik K; Dews H; Mao L; Rutherford A, 2024, 'Ending HIV Transmission in Australia: Expanding PrEP to Cisgender Women: A Scoping Review', AIDS and Behavior, 28, pp. 3038 - 3050, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10461-024-04386-z

Xiong S; Jiang W; Wang Y; Wang G; Zhang X; Hu C; Bao M; Li F; Yang J; Hou H; Peng N; Wang Q; Jiang R; Liu T; Wang J; Ma Y; Ye P; Mao L; Peiris D; Tian M, 2024, 'Co-designing interventions to strengthen the primary health care system for the management of hypertension and type 2 diabetes in China', The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific, 49, pp. 101131, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lanwpc.2024.101131

Tieosapjaroen W; Mao L; Wong H; Prankumar SK; Chow EPF; Fairley CK; Phillips TR; Zhang L; Ong JJ, 2024, 'Factors associated with HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis use among Asian men who have sex with men in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia: a cross-sectional study', The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific, 46, pp. 101071, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lanwpc.2024.101071

Xiong S; Jiang W; Wang Y; Hu C; Yang J; Bao M; Hou H; Li F; Liu T; Zhang X; Ma Y; Ye P; Wang Q; Chen Z; Mao L; Peiris D; Tian M, 2024, 'Using routinely collected data to determine care cascades of hypertension and type-2 diabetes management in China: a cross-sectional study', The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific, 45, pp. 101019, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lanwpc.2024.101019

Saliba B; Kang M; Wells N; Mao L; Prestage G; Hammoud MA, 2024, 'Hiding in Plain Sight: Highlighting the Research Gap on Access to HIV and other Sexual Health Services for Underrepresented Gay Men in Developed Western Countries – Insights from a Scoping Review with a Focus on Arab Men.', Sexual Health, 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH23131

Yu S; Bavinton BR; Chan C; MacGibbon J; Mao L; Vujcich D; Broady TR; Holt M, 2024, 'Assessing HIV risk and the social and behavioural characteristics of gay and bisexual men who have recently migrated to Australia: an analysis of national, behavioural surveillance data 2019–2021', Journal of the International AIDS Society, 27, pp. e26204, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jia2.26204

Tao X; Zhang P; Zhang X; Mao L; Peiris D, 2023, 'Features, functions, and quality of mobile applications for type 2 diabetes care in China: Systematic search of app stores', International Journal of Medical Informatics, 180, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2023.105273

Zhang Y; Holt M; Chan C; Applegate TL; Bavinton BR; Broady TR; Keen P; Wulandari LPL; Mao L; McManus H; Medland NA; Prestage G; Wiseman V; Guy RJ, 2023, 'National Surveillance of Home-Based HIV Testing Among Australian Gay and Bisexual Men, 2018–2020: Uptake After Commercial Availability of HIV Self-Tests', AIDS and Behavior, 27, pp. 4106 - 4113, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10461-023-04124-x

Takeuchi J; Chan C; MacGibbon J; Broady TR; Lea T; Mao L; Bavinton B; Holt M, 2023, 'Trends in illicit drug use and their association with HIV transmission risks from behavioural surveillance of Australian gay and bisexual men', Drug and Alcohol Review, 43, pp. 539 - 550, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.13781

Chan C; Holt M; Broady TR; Traeger M; Mao L; Grulich AE; Prestage G; MacGibbon J; Rule J; Bavinton B, 2023, 'Trends in Testing and Self-Reported Diagnoses of Sexually Transmitted Infections in Gay and Bisexual Men in Australia, 2017-2021: Analysis of National Behavioural Surveillance Surveys', Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 50, pp. 789 - 795, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/olq.0000000000001870

Holt M; Chan C; Broady TR; MacGibbon J; Mao L; Smith AKJ; Rule J; Bavinton BR, 2023, 'Variations in HIV Prevention Coverage in Subpopulations of Australian Gay and Bisexual Men, 2017–2021: Implications for Reducing Inequities in the Combination Prevention Era', AIDS and Behavior, 28, pp. 1469 - 1484, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10461-023-04172-3

Chan C; Mao L; Bavinton BR; Holt M; Prankumar SK; Dong K; Wark T; Chen T; Wijaya HY; Wong HTH, 2023, 'The impact of social connections and discrimination to HIV risk among Asian gay and bisexual men in Australia', Sexual Health, 20, pp. 479 - 487, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/sh23036

Broady TR; Chan C; Macgibbon J; Mao L; Prestage G; Clifton B; Paynter H; Bavinton BR; Holt M, 2023, 'Changing Characteristics of HIV-Positive Gay and Bisexual Men's Relationships in the Era of Biomedical Prevention', Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 94, pp. 10 - 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/QAI.0000000000003224

Philpot SP; Mao L; Cifali D; Power C; Templeton DJ; Robinson S; Varma R; Grulich AE; Aung E; Bavinton BR, 2023, 'Stigma Regarding HIV and Sexual Identity as Barriers to Accessing HIV Testing and Prevention Services Among Gay and Bisexual Migrants in Australia', Sexuality Research and Social Policy, 20, pp. 964 - 976, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13178-022-00769-w

Tieosapjaroen W; Zhang Y; Fairley CK; Zhang L; Chow EPF; Phillips TR; Schmidt HM; Bavinton BR; O'Donnell D; Mao L; Grulich A; Ong JJ, 2023, 'Improving access to oral pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV among international migrant populations', The Lancet Public Health, 8, pp. e651 - e658, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667(23)00105-6

Caruana T; Mao L; Gray RM; Bryant J, 2023, 'Engagement and outcomes of marginalised young people in an early intervention youth alcohol and other drug program: The Street Universities model', PLoS ONE, 18, pp. e0286025, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0286025

Aung HL; Bloch M; Vincent T; Mao L; Brew BJ; Cysique LA, 2023, 'Low incidence of advanced neurological burden but high incidence of age-related conditions that are dementia risk factors in aging people living with HIV: a data-linkage 10-year follow-up study', Journal of NeuroVirology, 29, pp. 141 - 155, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13365-022-01104-0

Vujcich D; Reid A; Brown G; Durham J; Guy R; Hartley L; Mao L; Mullens AB; Roberts M; Lobo R, 2023, 'HIV-Related Knowledge and Practices among Asian and African Migrants Living in Australia: Results from a Cross-Sectional Survey and Qualitative Study', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20, pp. 4347, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20054347

Xiong S; Jiang W; Meng R; Hu C; Liao H; Wang Y; Cai C; Zhang X; Ye P; Ma Y; Liu T; Peng D; Yang J; Gong L; Wang Q; Peiris D; Mao L; Tian M, 2023, 'Factors associated with the uptake of national essential public health service package for hypertension and type-2 diabetes management in China's primary health care system: a mixed-methods study', The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific, 31, pp. 100664, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lanwpc.2022.100664

Aung HL; Siefried KJ; Gates TM; Brew BJ; Mao L; Carr A; Cysique LA, 2023, 'Meaningful cognitive decline is uncommon in virally suppressed HIV, but sustained impairment, subtle decline and abnormal cognitive aging are not', eClinicalMedicine, 56, pp. 101792, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2022.101792

Abraham E; Chow EPF; Fairley CK; Lee D; Kong FYS; Mao L; Goller JL; Medland N; Bavinton BR; Sudarto B; Joksic S; Wong J; Phillips TR; Ong JJ, 2023, 'eSexualHealth: Preferences to use technology to promote sexual health among men who have sex with men and trans and gender diverse people', Frontiers in Public Health, 10, pp. 1064408, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.1064408

Wong HTH; Wang P; Sun Y; Newman CE; Vujcich D; Vaughan C; O'Connor CC; Jin D; Ogilvie E; Zhang Y; Mao L; Carter A, 2023, 'Is sex lost in translation? Linguistic and conceptual issues in the translation of sexual and reproductive health surveys', Culture, Health and Sexuality, 25, pp. 1 - 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13691058.2021.2016975

Ung M; Martin S; Terris-Prestholt F; Quaife M; Tieosapjaroen W; Phillips T; Lee D; Chow EPF; Medland N; Bavinton BR; Pan SW; Mao L; Ong JJ, 2023, 'Preferences for HIV prevention strategies among newly arrived Asian-born men who have sex with men living in Australia: A discrete choice experiment', Frontiers in Public Health, 11, pp. 1018983, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1018983

Wells N; Philpot SP; Murphy D; Ellard J; Howard C; Rule J; Fairley C; Prestage G; Brown G; Jin J; Kaldor J; Guy R; Grulich A; Mao L; Donovan B; Persson A; Medland N; Clifton B; Hilton P; Hammoud M; Malhotra S; Bastian L, 2022, 'Belonging, social connection and non-clinical care: Experiences of HIV peer support among recently diagnosed people living with HIV in Australia', Health and Social Care in the Community, 30, pp. e4793 - e4801, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/hsc.13886

Philpot SP; Aung E; Templeton DJ; Stackpool G; Varma R; Power C; Robinson S; Stratigos A; Mao L; Grulich AE; Bavinton BR, 2022, 'Experiences of recently HIV-diagnosed gay and bisexual migrants in Australia: Implications for sexual health programmes and health promotion', Health and Social Care in the Community, 30, pp. e5801 - e5810, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/hsc.14011

Drysdale K; Rance J; Cama E; Treloar C; Mao L, 2022, 'What is known about the care and support provided for an ageing population with lived experience of chronic viral hepatitis as they near end-of-life: A scoping review', Health and Social Care in the Community, 30, pp. e3775 - e3788, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/hsc.14066

Vujcich D; Brown G; Durham J; Gu Z; Hartley L; Lobo R; Mao L; Moro P; Pillay V; Mullens AB; Oudih E; Roberts M; Wilshin C; Reid A, 2022, 'Strategies for Recruiting Migrants to Participate in a Sexual Health Survey: Methods, Results, and Lessons', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19, pp. 12213, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912213

Walker ML; Stiasny D; Guy RJ; Law MG; Holt M; Mao L; Donovan B; Grulich AE; Gray RT; Regan DG, 2022, 'Assessing the Impact of HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis Scale-Up on Gonorrhea Incidence among Gay and Bisexual Men in Sydney: A Mathematical Modeling Study', Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 49, pp. 534 - 540, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/OLQ.0000000000001649

Holt M; Chan C; Broady TR; Mao L; MacGibbon J; Rule J; Wilcock B; Prestage G; Bavinton BR, 2022, 'Adjusting Behavioural Surveillance and Assessing Disparities in the Impact of COVID-19 on Gay and Bisexual Men’s HIV-Related Behaviour in Australia', AIDS and Behavior, 27, pp. 518 - 534, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10461-022-03788-1

Aung HL; Gates TM; Mao L; Brew BJ; Rourke SB; Cysique LA, 2022, 'Abnormal cognitive aging in people with HIV: evidence from data integration between two countries’ cohort studies', AIDS, 36, pp. 1171 - 1179, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/QAD.0000000000003230

Chan C; Bavinton B; Prestage GE; Broady TR; Mao L; Rule J; Wilcock B; Holt M, 2022, 'Changing Levels of Social Engagement with Gay Men Is Associated with HIV Related Outcomes and Behaviors: Trends in Australian Behavioral Surveillance 1998–2020', Archives of Sexual Behavior, 51, pp. 2509 - 2521, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10508-022-02310-x

Cui J; Newman CE; Lancaster K; Mao L, 2022, 'Interprofessional dynamics that promote client empowerment in mental health practice: A social work perspective', Journal of Social Work, 22, pp. 364 - 383, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/14680173211009714

Xiong S; Cai C; Jiang W; Ye P; Ma Y; Liu H; Li B; Zhang X; Wei T; Sun H; Hone T; Peiris D; Mao L; Tian M, 2022, 'Primary health care system responses to non-communicable disease prevention and control: A scoping review of national policies in Mainland China since the 2009 health reform', The Lancet Regional Health-Western Pacific, 31, pp. 100390, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lanwpc.2022.100390

Wells N; Prestage G; Murphy D; Medland N; Mao L; Howard C; Fairley C; Brown G; Philpot SP, 2022, 'Patient-centred approaches to providing care at HIV diagnosis: perspectives from healthcare and peer-support workers', Sexual Health, 19, pp. 448 - 455, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/sh22052

Vujcich D; Roberts M; Brown G; Durham J; Gu Z; Hartley L; Lobo R; Mao L; Moro P; Mullens AB; Offord B; Oudih E; Reid A, 2021, 'Are sexual health survey items understood as intended by African and Asian migrants to Australia? Methods, results and recommendations for qualitative pretesting', BMJ Open, 11, pp. e049010, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-049010

Vujcich D; Roberts M; Gu Z; Kao SC; Lobo R; Mao L; Oudih E; Phoo NNN; Wong H; Reid A, 2021, 'Translating best practice into real practice: Methods, results and lessons from a project to translate an English sexual health survey into four Asian languages', PLoS ONE, 16, pp. e0261074, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0261074

Wong HTH; Jin D; Wang P; Sun Y; Mao L; Zhang Y; Ogilvie E; Vujcich D; Newman C; O’Connor CC; Vaughan C; Carter A; O'Connor C, 2021, 'Using Videoconferencing Focus Groups in Sexual and Reproductive Health Research With Chinese Im/Migrants in Australia', Qualitative Health Research, 31, pp. 2757 - 2769, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10497323211043823

Janssen M; Okeke S; Murray C; Ewing M; Lu H; Bourne C; Mao L, 2021, 'STI testing among young people attending music festivals in New South Wales, Australia: Exploring the client segmentation concept in the 'Down to Test' program', Sexual Health, 18, pp. 405 - 412, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH21101

Lee E; Mao L; de Wit J; Rule J; Carr A; Siefried KJ, 2021, 'Impact of the removal of patient co-payments for antiretroviral therapy (ART) on out-of-pocket expenditure, adherence and virological failure among Australian adults living with HIV', HEALTH POLICY, 125, pp. 1131 - 1139, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2021.07.002

Patel PG; Keen P; McManus H; Duck T; Callander D; Selvey C; Power C; Gray RT; Knight V; Asselin J; Read P; Johnson K; Bavinton BR; Bowden VJ; Grulich AE; Guy R; Prestage G; Zablotska I; Holden J; Cooper C; Price K; Holt M; de Wit J; Kaldor J; Kelleher A; Wilson D; Brotherton A; Cooper DA; Crooks L; Whittaker B; Madeddu D; Schmidt HM; Telfer B; Price K; Boyd M; McGill S; Pinto A; Nigro S; Gordon T; Feeney L; Cunningham P; Mao L; Gray J; O’Dwyer M; Clifton B, 2021, 'Increased targeted HIV testing and reduced undiagnosed HIV infections among gay and bisexual men', HIV Medicine, 22, pp. 605 - 616, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/hiv.13102

Aung HL; Bloch M; Vincent T; Quan D; Jayewardene A; Liu Z; Gates TM; Brew B; Mao L; Cysique LA, 2021, 'Cognitive ageing is premature among a community sample of optimally treated people living with HIV', HIV Medicine, 22, pp. 151 - 164, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/hiv.12980

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