By Professor Martin Holt

Journal articles

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

Keen P; Gray RT; Telfer B; Guy R; Schmidt H; Whittaker B; Holden J; Holt M; Kelleher A; Wilson D; Callander D; Cooper DA; Prestage GP; Selvey C; Grulich A; Telfer B; Schmidt H-M; Holden J; Donovan B; Kaldor J, 2018, 'The 2016 HIV diagnosis and care cascade in New South Wales, Australia: meeting the UNAIDS 90-90-90 targets', Journal of the International AIDS Society, 21, pp. e25109 - e25109, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jia2.25109

Gray RT; Wilson DP; Guy RJ; Stoove M; Hellard ME; Prestage GP; Lea T; De Wit J; Holt M, 2018, 'Undiagnosed HIV infections among gay and bisexual men increasingly contribute to new infections in Australia', Journal of the International AIDS Society, 21, pp. e25104 - e25104, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jia2.25104

Down I; Prestage GP; Brown G; Ellard J; Guy R; Hellard M; Wilson D; De Wit J; Stoove M; Holt M, 2018, 'Comparing Australian gay and bisexual men with undiagnosed and recently diagnosed HIV infection to those in the National HIV Registry', Sexual Health, 15, pp. 276 - 281, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH17064

Wilkinson AL; Draper BL; Pedrana AE; Asselin J; Holt M; Hellard ME; Stoové M, 2017, 'Measuring and understanding the attitudes of Australian gay and bisexual men towards biomedical HIV prevention using cross-sectional data and factor analyses.', Sex Transm Infect, 94, pp. 308 - 313, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2017-053375

Holt M; Murphy DA, 2017, 'Individual versus community-level risk compensation following preexposure prophylaxis of HIV', American Journal of Public Health, 107, pp. 1568 - 1571, http://dx.doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2017.303930

Vu NTT; Holt M; Phan HTT; La LT; Tran GM; Doan TT; Nguyen TNN; de Wit J, 2017, 'Amphetamine-Type-Stimulants (ATS) Use and Homosexuality-Related Enacted Stigma Are Associated With Depression Among Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM) in Two Major Cities in Vietnam in 2014', Substance Use and Misuse, 52, pp. 1411 - 1419, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2017.1284233

Holt M; Lea T; Schmidt HM; Kolstee J; Ellard J; Murphy D; Truong HH; De Wit J, 2017, 'Willingness to use and have sex with men taking HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP): Results of online surveys of Australian gay and bisexual men, 2011-2015', Sexually Transmitted Infections, 93, pp. 438 - 444, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2016-052774

Stoové M; Asselin J; Pedrana A; Lea T; Hellard M; Wilson D; Prestage G; de Wit J; Holt M, 2017, 'Declining prevalence of undiagnosed HIV in Melbourne: Results from community-based bio-behavioural studies of gay and bisexual men', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 42, pp. 57 - 61, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12708

Persson AS; Newman CE; Manolas P; Holt M; Callander D; Gordon T; de Wit J, 2017, 'Challenging perceptions of “straight”: Heterosexual men who have sex with men and the cultural politics of sexual identity categories', Men and Masculinities, 22, pp. 694 - 715, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1097184X17718586

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

Vu NTT; Holt M; Phan HTT; La LT; Tran GM; Doan TT; Nguyen TNN; de Wit J, 2017, 'The Relationship Between Methamphetamine Use, Sexual Sensation Seeking and Condomless Anal Intercourse Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in Vietnam: Results of a Community-Based, Cross-Sectional Study', AIDS and Behavior, 21, pp. 1105 - 1116, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10461-016-1467-x

Lea T; Kolstee J; Lambert S; Ness R; Hannan S; Holt M, 2017, 'Methamphetamine treatment outcomes among gay men attending a LGBTI-specific treatment service in Sydney, Australia', PLoS ONE, 12, pp. e0172560, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0172560

Vaccher SJ; Gianacas C; Templeton DJ; Poynten IM; Haire BG; Ooi C; Foster R; McNulty A; Grulich AE; Zablotska IB; Pell C; Prestage G; Guy R; Murphy D, 2017, 'Baseline preferences for daily, event-driven, or periodic hiv pre-exposure prophylaxis among gay and bisexual men in the prelude demonstration project', Frontiers in Public Health, 5, pp. 341, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2017.00341

Keen P; Conway DP; Cunningham P; McNulty A; Couldwell DL; Davies SC; Smith DE; Gray J; Holt M; O'Connor CC; Read P; Callander D; Prestage G; Guy R, 2017, 'Multi-centre field evaluation of the performance of the Trinity Biotech Uni-Gold HIV 1/2 rapid test as a first-line screening assay for gay and bisexual men compared with 4th generation laboratory immunoassays', Journal of Clinical Virology, 86, pp. 46 - 51, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcv.2016.11.006

Bryant J; Hopwood M; Dowsett GW; Aggleton P; Holt M; Lea T; Drysdale K; Treloar C, 2017, 'The rush to risk when interrogating the relationship between methamphetamine use and sexual practice among gay and bisexual men', International Journal of Drug Policy, 55, pp. 242 - 248, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2017.12.010

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

Holt M, 2017, 'Progress and challenges in ending HIV and AIDS in Australia', AIDS and Behavior, 21, pp. 331 - 334, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10461-016-1642-0

Vu NTT; Holt M; Phan HTT; La LT; Tran GM; Doan TT; de Wit J, 2016, 'The Prevalence and Correlates of HIV and Undiagnosed Infection among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Hanoi, Vietnam: Findings from a Cross-sectional, Biobehavioral Study', Frontiers in Public Health, 4, pp. 275, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2016.00275

Callander D; Stoové M; Carr A; Hoy JF; Petoumenos K; Hellard M; Elliot J; Templeton DJ; Liaw S; Wilson DP; Grulich A; Cooper DA; Pedrana A; Donovan B; McMahon J; Prestage G; Holt M; Fairley CK; McKellar-Stewart N; Ruth S; Asselin J; Keen P; Cooper C; Allan B; Kaldor JM; Guy R; Cooper D; Liaw T, 2016, 'A longitudinal cohort study of HIV 'treatment as prevention' in gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men: The Treatment with Antiretrovirals and their Impact on Positive And Negative men (TAIPAN) study protocol', BMC Infectious Diseases, 16, pp. 752, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-016-2073-2

Kippax S; Holt M, 2016, 'Diversification of risk reduction strategies and reduced threat of HIV may explain increases in condomless sex', AIDS, 30, pp. 2898 - 2899, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/QAD.0000000000001260

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

Holt M, 2016, 'Time to accommodate antiretroviral-based HIV prevention', The Lancet HIV, 3, pp. e400 - e401, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2352-3018(16)30049-2

Holt M; Lea T; Schmidt HM; Murphy D; Rosengarten M; Crawford D; Ellard J; Kolstee J; de Wit J, 2016, 'Increasing Belief in the Effectiveness of HIV Treatment as Prevention: Results of Repeated, National Surveys of Australian Gay and Bisexual Men, 2013–15', AIDS and Behavior, 20, pp. 1564 - 1571, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10461-016-1306-0

, 2016, 'Correction: Protocol for an open-label, single-arm trial of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among people at high risk of HIV infection: the NSW Demonstration Project PRELUDE.', BMJ Open, 6, pp. e012179corr1, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012179corr1

Vaccher S; Grulich A; McAllister J; Templeton DJ; Bloch M; McNulty A; Holden J; Poynten IM; Prestage G; Zablotska I; Carr A; Cheung C; Foster R; Gianacas C; Guy R; Holt M; Kaldor J; Mackie B; Mayer K; Murphy D; Ooi C; Pell C; Ryder N; De Wit J; Wright E, 2016, 'Protocol for an open-label, single-arm trial of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among people at high risk of HIV infection: the NSW Demonstration Project PRELUDE', BMJ Open, 6, pp. e012179corr1, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012179

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

Poynten IM; Machalek D; Templeton D; Jin F; Hillman R; Zablotzska I; Prestage G; Holt M; Grulich A; Zablotska-Manos I, 2016, 'Comparison of age-specific patterns of sexual behaviour and anal HPV prevalence in homosexual men with patterns in women', Sexually Transmitted Infections, 92, pp. 228 - 231, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2015-052032

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

Callander D; Holt M; Newman CE, 2016, ''Not everyone’s gonna like me': Accounting for race and racism in sex and dating web services for gay and bisexual men', Ethnicities, 16, pp. 3 - 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1468796815581428

Vu NTT; Holt M; Phan HTT; Le HT; La LT; Tran GM; Doan TT; Nguyen TNN; de Wit J, 2016, 'Amphetamine-type stimulant use among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Vietnam: Results from a socio-ecological, community-based study', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 158, pp. 110 - 117, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.11.016

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

Holt M; Lea T; Kippax S; Kolstee J; Ellard J; Velecky M; Murphy D; De Wit J, 2016, 'Awareness and knowledge of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis among Australian gay and bisexual men: results of a national, online survey', Sexual Health, 13, pp. 359 - 365, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH15243

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

, 2016, 'Oral abstracts of the 21st International AIDS Conference 18-22 July 2016, Durban, South Africa.', J Int AIDS Soc, 19, pp. 21264, http://dx.doi.org/10.7448/IAS.19.6.21264

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

Callander D; Newman CE; Holt M, 2015, 'Is Sexual Racism Really Racism? Distinguishing Attitudes Toward Sexual Racism and Generic Racism Among Gay and Bisexual Men', Archives of Sexual Behavior, 44, pp. 1991 - 2000, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10508-015-0487-3

Conway DP; Holt M; Couldwell DL; Smith DE; Davies SC; McNulty A; Keen P; Cunningham P; Guy R; Lockwood T; Wright S; Biggs K; Townsend J; Price A; Smith M; Koh A; Florance M; Leeman C; McNally L; Wilson K; Best S; Vincini J; Land S; Rawlinson W; Robertson P; Fennell M; O'Sullivan M; Kapitanos I; Dickeson D; Fernando S; Fulton R, 2015, 'Barriers to HIV testing and characteristics associated with never testing among gay and bisexual men attending sexual health clinics in Sydney', Journal of the International AIDS Society, 18, pp. 20221, http://dx.doi.org/10.7448/IAS.18.1.20221

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

Santella AJ; Schlub TE; Ooi C; Varma R; Holt M; Prestage G; Hillman RJ, 2015, 'Sexual behaviour and HIV prevention needs of men attending a suburban sex on premises venue', Sexual Health, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH14227

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

Guy R; Prestage G; Grulich A; Holt M; Conway DP; Jamil M; Keen P; Cunningham P; Wilson DP, 2015, 'Potential public health benefits of HIV testing occurring at home in Australia', Medical Journal of Australia, 202, pp. 529 - 531, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja14.01210

Newman CE; Mao L; Persson A; Holt M; Slavin S; Kidd MR; Post JJ; Wright E; De Wit J, 2015, ''Not Until I'm Absolutely Half-Dead and Have To:' Accounting for Non-Use of Antiretroviral Therapy in Semi-Structured Interviews with People Living with HIV in Australia', AIDS Patient Care and STDs, 29, pp. 267 - 278, http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/apc.2014.0301

Conway DP; Guy R; Mcnulty A; Couldwell DL; Davies SC; Smith DE; Keen P; Cunningham P; Holt M; Lockwood T; Wright S; Biggs K; Townsend J; Price A; Smith M; Koh A; Florance M; Rawlinson WR; Robertson P; Fennell M; O'Sullivan WM; Kapitanos I; Dickeson D; St Leonards A; Fernando S; Fulton R; McNally L; Wilson K; Best S; Vincini J; Land S, 2015, 'Effect of testing experience and profession on provider acceptability of rapid HIV testing after implementation in public sexual health clinics in Sydney', HIV Medicine, 16, pp. 280 - 287, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/hiv.12209

Conway DP; Guy R; Davies SC; Couldwell DL; McNulty A; Smith DE; Keen P; Cunningham P; Holt M; Lockwood T; Wright S; Biggs K; Townsend J; Price A; Smith M; Koh A; Florance M; Rawlinson W; Robertson P; Fennell M; O'Sullivan M; Kapitanos I; Dickeson D; Fernando S; Fulton R; Leeman C; McNally L; Wilson K; Best S; Vincini J; Land S, 2015, 'Rapid HIV testing is highly acceptable and preferred among high-risk gay and bisexual men after implementation in Sydney sexual health clinics', PLoS ONE, 10, pp. e0123814, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0123814

Holt M, 2015, 'Configuring the users of new HIV prevention technologies: the case of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis', Culture, Health and Sexuality, 17, pp. 428 - 439, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13691058.2014.960003

Mao L; de Wit JB; Kippax SC; Prestage G; Holt M, 2015, 'Younger age, recent HIV diagnosis, no welfare support and no annual sexually transmissible infection screening are associated with nonuse of antiretroviral therapy among HIV-positive gay men in Australia', HIV Medicine, 16, pp. 32 - 37, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/hiv.12169

Murphy DA; Lea T; de Wit JBF; Ellard J; Kippax SC; Rosengarten M; Holt M, 2015, 'Interest in using rectal microbicides among Australian gay men is associated with perceived HIV vulnerability and engaging in condomless sex with casual partners: results from a national survey', Sexually Transmitted Infections, 91, pp. 266 - 268, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2014-051694

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