A5003108759- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Hepatitis C virus research
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Sex work and related issues
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Gender Roles and Identity Studies
- COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction
- Delphi Technique in Research
- Historical Geography and Geographical Thought
- Discrimination and Equality Law
- Historical Gender and Feminism Studies
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Travel-related health issues
- Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
- Elder Abuse and Neglect
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
- Public Health Policies and Education
- Youth Education and Societal Dynamics
- Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Youth Substance Use and School Attendance
UNSW Sydney
2011-2025
Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research
2024
The University of Sydney
2020
Uptake of treatment for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is very low particularly among people who have injected drugs. Opiate substitution (OST) programs, with a high prevalence living HCV, been site growing interest in the delivery treatment. There has no exploration OST clients' and health professionals' perceptions barriers facilitators to uptake HCV clinics from personal organizational perspectives. This qualitative study involved interviews 27 clients New South Wales focus group 22...
The World Professional Association for Transgender Health guidelines Standards of Care 8 draw on ethical arguments based individual autonomy, to argue that healthcare and other professionals should be advocates trans people. Such presume the presence medical services people a degree consensus ethics. Very little is known, however, about challenges associated with both providing accessing healthcare, including gender affirmation, in Global South. In light legal affirmation Indonesia, we...
Hepatitis C (HCV) is a stigmatised disease due, in part, to an association with injecting drug use. Aboriginal Australians, group, are over-represented patterns of HCV infections. We examined the experience Australians living using qualitative in-depth interviews, paying particular attention instances where multiple stigma mechanisms (relating HCV, use and identity) overlapped. Stigma held central role most 39 participants reports exclusion alienation from families communities. HCV-related...
This article examines findings from a qualitative study exploring the experiences of young adults with disabilities regarding their perceptions interpersonal discrimination on public transport in two Australian states. Interpersonal by members included contests for accessible seating, receiving unwanted physical assistance, bullying and intimidation. Participants reported that staff engaged verbal abuse hostile interactions including questioning person's disability. These appeared to be...
Introduction. Despite Aboriginal Australians being over-represented in populations of people living with hepatitis C (HCV), there is a dearth research to guide policy and programme development the area care treatment, particularly relating new HCV treatments.Method. In-depth interviews were conducted 39 identifying as New South Wales.Results. Participants' experiences characterised by lack detailed or appropriate information provided at diagnosis, high levels stigma associated low overall...
Aims: This article reports on an evaluation of a community-controlled peer education project led by drug user organization (DUO) that aimed to contribute hepatitis C prevention. also examines broader contextual issues, particularly the funding and governance arrangements affecting conduct education.
Prevention of hepatitis C (HCV) remains a public health challenge. A new body work is emerging seeking to explore and exploit "symbiotic goals" people who inject drugs (PWID). That is, strategies used by PWID achieve other goals may be doubly useful in facilitating the same behaviours (use sterile injecting equipment) required prevent HCV. This project developed trialled HCV prevention messages based on notion symbiotic messages.New were series 12 posters after consultation with staff from...
Objective: The type of health education messages that communities and individuals seek to have communicated about the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is important if programmes are succeed, especially in settings such as Papua New Guinea (PNG), which a high burden cervical cancer, low literacy negative experiences earlier vaccination programmes. This study sought identify viewed most appropriate context. Methodology: A qualitative using gender-specific focus group discussions ( N = 21)...
Background This paper will report on the successful co-location of a community-based arts and sexual health project that aimed to engage, educate create testing, treatment care pathways at co-located mobile clinic community-controlled art gallery in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.Mixed methods were used evaluate project, including visitor (n = 1181) artist 85) log book, convenience audience survey 231), qualitative semi-structured interviews 13) with artists explore effect arts-based activities...
Abstract Childhood is a time when children begin to constitute themselves as gendered subjects largely according social norms that are rigidly framed within dominant discourses of heteronormative binary gender. This paper based on the life histories 42 sexuality and gender diverse adult men transgender women conducted in PNG. Findings offer insight into ways which boys transgressed through dress, play, work home dance. We argue transgression childhood not contemporary phenomena such...
Abstract Novel combinations of global conditions, issues under investigation and research alliances require constant reassessment how to conduct cross‐cultural research. Here we recount an exploratory considering between Australian Indonesian researchers. This paper sets out a range considerations for practitioners our two countries. supports intentions develop trans‐disciplinary climate change adaptation but is applicable across multiple topics disciplines. We engaged small...
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Drawing from a life history study we examine memories and experience of schooling in Papua New Guinea among 45 trans women sexuality diverse men. While participants reported regulating their expression gender to 'fit in' avoid physical verbal abuse at school, others felt able supported express diversity more freely beyond stereotypical norms. Schools provided varietyof for youth, unsupportive many ways but supportive others. The highlights the importance examining impact colonial discourses...
Background Following the COVID-19 pandemic declaration, World Health Organization recommended suspending neglected tropical diseases (NTD) control activities as part of sweeping strategies to minimise transmission. Understanding how NTD programs were impacted and resumed operations will inform contingency planning for future emergencies. This is first study that documents South-East Asian Pacific addressed challenges experienced during pandemic. Methodology/Principal findings Data was...
Community activists, policymakers and researchers have long identified human rights as central to addressing the HIV epidemic. Over past 10 years, efforts incorporate into response focused on reforming laws which criminalise sex work male-to-male sex. Laws criminalising drive communities underground, making prevention, testing, treatment more difficult. This article draws a qualitative study conducted in Papua New Guinea (PNG) examined stakeholder views prospects for law reform, impact of...
Papua New Guinea's health system faces ongoing challenges in the provision of maternal and child has some poorest indicators world. In this paper, we describe impact COVID-19 on health, as examples primary care services. We conducted 131 semi-structured interviews with different population groups seven provinces (Jul–Nov 2021). A deductive analysis focused identifying using World Health Organization building blocks framework. An inductive explored these impacts for services specifically....