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"I Do Feel Like a Scientist at Times": A Qualitative Study of the Acceptability of Molecular Point-Of-Care Testing for Chlamydia and Gonorrhoea to Primary Care Professionals in a Remote High STI Burden Setting.

scientific article

'Next Generation Youth Well-being Study:' understanding the health and social well-being trajectories of Australian Aboriginal adolescents aged 10-24 years: study protocol

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A Web-Based Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention Program (Strong & Deadly Futures) for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander School Students: Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

scientific article published in 2022

A Web-Based Therapeutic Program (We Can Do This) for Reducing Methamphetamine Use and Increasing Help-Seeking Among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People: Protocol for a Randomized Wait-List Controlled Trial

scientific article published on 26 July 2019

A field evaluation of a new molecular-based point-of-care test for chlamydia and gonorrhoea in remote Aboriginal health services in Australia

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A randomised trial of point-of-care tests for chlamydia and gonorrhoea infections in remote Aboriginal communities: Test, Treat ANd GO- the "TTANGO" trial protocol.

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A sexual health quality improvement program (SHIMMER) triples chlamydia and gonorrhoea testing rates among young people attending Aboriginal primary health care services in Australia

scientific article published on 2 September 2015

Aiming for the elimination of viral hepatitis in Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific Islands and Territories: where are we now and barriers to meeting WHO targets by 2030

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Analytical evaluation of GeneXpert CT/NG, the first genetic point-of-care assay for simultaneous detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis

scientific article published on 03 April 2013

Attendance patterns and chlamydia and gonorrhoea testing among young people in Aboriginal primary health centres in New South Wales, Australia

scientific article published on 27 July 2015

Barriers and facilitators of sexually transmissible infection testing in remote Australian Aboriginal communities: results from the Sexually Transmitted Infections in Remote Communities, Improved and Enhanced Primary Health Care (STRIVE) Study

scientific article published on 27 November 2014

Characterization of a novel Neisseria gonorrhoeae penicillinase-producing plasmid isolated in Australia in 2012

scientific article published on 2 June 2014

Chlamydia among Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people attending sexual health services, general practices and Aboriginal community controlled health services

scientific article

Chlamydia and gonorrhoea infections and the risk of adverse obstetric outcomes: a retrospective cohort study

scientific article published on 04 September 2013

Chlamydia and gonorrhoea point-of-care testing in Australia: where should it be used?

scientific article published on 23 February 2015

Chlamydia prevention indicators for Australia: review of the evidence from New South Wales

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Chlamydia sentinel surveillance in Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services finds higher testing and positivity rates among younger people

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Chlamydia trachomatis and the risk of spontaneous preterm birth, babies who are born small for gestational age, and stillbirth: a population-based cohort study

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Chronic hepatitis B prevalence among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians since universal vaccination: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Coinfection with Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Trichomonas vaginalis: a cross-sectional analysis of positivity and risk factors in remote Australian Aboriginal communities

scientific article published on 28 October 2014

Commentary on Milloy et al. (2010): The stark reality of overdose mortality among indigenous peoples--a(nother) plea for action.

scientific article published in November 2010

Community and clinic-based screening for curable sexually transmissible infections in a high prevalence setting in Australia: a retrospective longitudinal analysis of clinical service data from 2006 to 2009.

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Community-based interventions to address alcohol and drug use in Indigenous populations in Australia, New Zealand and Canada: a systematic review protocol

scientific article published on 01 July 2018

Comparison of recording of hepatitis B infection in the NSW Perinatal Data Collection with linked hepatitis B notifications

scientific article published on 07 December 2017

Correction: Population movement can sustain STI prevalence in remote Australian indigenous communities.

scientific article published on 19 February 2014

Could point-of-care testing be effective for reducing the prevalence of trichomoniasis in remote Aboriginal communities?

scientific article published on September 2014

Developing an ecological framework of factors associated with substance use and related harms among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: protocol for a systematic review

scientific article published on 05 May 2019

Development of a Risk Algorithm to Better Target STI Testing and Treatment Among Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People

scientific article published on 26 May 2017

Direct real-time PCR-based detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae 23S rRNA mutations associated with azithromycin resistance.

scientific article published on 3 September 2015

Direct urine polymerase chain reaction for chlamydia and gonorrhoea: a simple means of bringing high-throughput rapid testing to remote settings?

scientific article published on August 2013

Efficacy of interventions to increase the uptake of chlamydia screening in primary care: a systematic review

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Elevated reporting of unprotected anal intercourse and injecting drug use but no difference in HIV prevalence among Indigenous Australian men who have sex with men compared with their Anglo-Australian peers

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Epidemiology of chlamydia and gonorrhoea among Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians, 2000-2009.

scientific article published on December 2012

Evaluation of the Deadly Liver Mob program: insights for roll-out and scale-up of a pilot program to engage Aboriginal Australians in hepatitis C and sexual health education, screening, and care.

scientific article published in February 2018

Exploring How People Affected by Methamphetamine Exchange Social Support Through Online Interactions on Facebook: Content Analysis

scientific article published on 01 October 2019

Exploring the Benefits of Molecular Testing for Gonorrhoea Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance in Remote Settings

scientific article published on 16 July 2015

Frequent occurrence of undiagnosed pelvic inflammatory disease in remote communities of central Australia

scientific article published on December 2012

Gonorrhoea testing and positivity in non-remote Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services

scientific article published on 22 June 2017

HIV diagnoses in indigenous peoples: comparison of Australia, Canada and New Zealand

scientific article

HIV incidence in Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations in Australia: a population-level observational study

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Hepatitis B immunization for indigenous adults, Australia

scientific article published on 16 September 2016

Hepatitis C treatment outcomes for Australian First Nations Peoples: equivalent SVR rate but higher rates of loss to follow-up

Hepatitis C viral infection and imprisonment among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous people who inject drugs

scientific article published on 15 July 2018

High chlamydia and gonorrhoea repeat positivity in remote Aboriginal communities 2009?2011: longitudinal analysis of testing for re-infection at 3 months suggests the need for more frequent screening.

scientific article published on 21 October 2016

High chlamydia positivity rates in Indigenous people attending Australian sexual health services

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High-throughput informative single nucleotide polymorphism-based typing of Neisseria gonorrhoeae using the Sequenom MassARRAY iPLEX platform

scientific article published on 26 January 2014

Higher HCV antibody prevalence among Indigenous clients of needle and syringe programs

scientific article published on 12 September 2011

Hospitalisations for pelvic inflammatory disease temporally related to a diagnosis of Chlamydia or gonorrhoea: a retrospective cohort study

scientific article

Illicit and injecting drug use among Indigenous young people in urban, regional and remote Australia

scientific article published on 15 September 2015

Incidence and predictors of annual chlamydia testing among 15-29 year olds attending Aboriginal primary health care services in New South Wales, Australia

scientific article published on 30 September 2015

Incidence of curable sexually transmissible infections among adolescents and young adults in remote Australian Aboriginal communities: analysis of longitudinal clinical service data

scientific article

Inclusivity and equity in human microbiome research

scientific article published on 01 February 2019

Incomplete recording of Indigenous identification status under-estimates the prevalence of Indigenous population attending Australian general practices: a cross sectional study

scientific article published on 14 August 2019

Indigenous Youth Peer-Led Health Promotion in Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and the United States: A Systematic Review of the Approaches, Study Designs, and Effectiveness ⬇️

scientific article published on 13 February 2018

Individual and population level impacts of illicit drug use, sexual risk behaviours on sexually transmitted infections among young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: results from the GOANNA survey

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Lessons learned from the implementation of the Young Deadly Free peer education programme in remote and very remote Australian Aboriginal communities

scientific article published in 2021

Low HIV testing rates among people with a sexually transmissible infection diagnosis in remote Aboriginal communities

scientific article published on August 2016

Low education levels are associated with early age of sexual debut, drug use and risky sexual behaviours among young Indigenous Australians

scientific article published on 14 November 2017

Management of chronic hepatitis B in the Torres Strait Islands: an identified need for a comprehensive public health approach to chronic hepatitis B in remote Australian Indigenous communities

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Markers of hepatitis B infection and immunity in patients attending Aboriginal community controlled health services

scientific article published on September 2014

Methods of a national survey of young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people regarding sexually transmissible infections and bloodborne viruses

scientific article published on 10 August 2015

Molecular Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance for Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Northern Territory, Australia

scientific article

Molecular approaches to enhance surveillance of gonococcal antimicrobial resistance

scientific article published on 10 February 2014

Molecular point-of-care testing for chlamydia and gonorrhoea in Indigenous Australians attending remote primary health services (TTANGO): a cluster-randomised, controlled, crossover trial

Molecular test for chlamydia and gonorrhoea used at point of care in remote primary healthcare settings: a diagnostic test evaluation.

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Patient, staffing and health centre factors associated with annual testing for sexually transmissible infections in remote primary health centres.

scientific article published on 27 April 2017

Patterns of drug dependence in a Queensland (Australia) sample of Indigenous and non-Indigenous people who inject drugs.

scientific article published on 30 May 2016

Perspectives of primary health care staff on the implementation of a sexual health quality improvement program: a qualitative study in remote aboriginal communities in Australia.

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Point-of-care testing for chlamydia and gonorrhoea: implications for clinical practice

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Point-of-care tests for the diagnosis of Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection: a systematic review of operational and performance characteristics

scientific article published on 23 October 2012

Population movement can sustain STI prevalence in remote Australian indigenous communities

scientific article

Population-level diagnosis and care cascade for chlamydia in Australia

scientific article published on 05 June 2019

Prevalence and Correlates of a Diagnosis of Sexually Transmitted Infection Among Young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People: A National Survey

scientific article published on March 2016

Priorities for preventing a concentrated HIV epidemic among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians

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Public health implications of molecular point-of-care testing for chlamydia and gonorrhoea in remote primary care services in Australia: a qualitative study

scientific article published on 28 April 2015

Qualitative perspectives on the sustainability of sexual health continuous quality improvement in clinics serving remote Aboriginal communities in Australia

scientific article published on 05 May 2019

Quality improvement interventions for improving the detection and management of curable sexually transmitted infections in primary care

scientific article published in October 2016

Rapid point-of-care tests for HIV and sexually transmissible infection control in remote Australia: can they improve Aboriginal people's and Torres Strait Islanders' health

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Reasons for delays in treatment of bacterial sexually transmissible infections in remote Aboriginal communities in Australia: a qualitative study of healthcentre staff.

scientific article published on 9 June 2015

Risk of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease in Relation to Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Testing, Repeat Testing, and Positivity: A Population-Based Cohort Study

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STI in remote communities: improved and enhanced primary health care (STRIVE) study protocol: a cluster randomised controlled trial comparing 'usual practice' STI care to enhanced care in remote primary health care services in Australia.

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Safer sex and condom use: a convenience sample of Aboriginal young people in New South Wales

scientific article published on September 2011

Sexual agency, risk and vulnerability: a scoping review of young Indigenous Australians’ sexual health

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So far, so good: Maintenance of prevention is required to stem HIV incidence in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in Australia

scientific article published on June 2014

Substance Use Prevention Programs for Indigenous Adolescents in the United States of America, Canada, Australia and New Zealand: Protocol for a Systematic Review (Preprint)

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Substance Use Prevention Programs for Indigenous Adolescents in the United States of America, Canada, Australia and New Zealand: Protocol for a Systematic Review.

scientific article published in February 2018

The Alice Springs Hospital Readmission Prevention Project (ASHRAPP): a randomised control trial.

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The Molecular Epidemiology and Antimicrobial Resistance of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Australia: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study, 2012.

scientific article published on 28 September 2016

The end of the Australia antigen? An ecological study of the impact of universal newborn hepatitis B vaccination two decades on.

scientific article published in October 2012

The epidemiology of gonococcal arthritis in an Indigenous Australian population.

scientific article published on 19 March 2015

The impact of influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 compared with seasonal influenza on intensive care admissions in New South Wales, Australia, 2007 to 2010: a time series analysis

scientific article

The impact of sexually transmissible infection programs in remote Aboriginal communities in Australia: a systematic review

scientific article published on July 2012

The potential impact of new generation molecular point-of-care tests on gonorrhoea and chlamydia in a setting of high endemic prevalence.

scientific article published on August 2013

Trends in chlamydia and gonorrhoea testing and positivity in Western Australian Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal women 2001?2013: a population-based cohort study

scientific article published on 26 June 2017

Trends in the prevalence of hepatitis B infection among women giving birth in New South Wales

scientific article published on April 2017

Use of health services for sexually transmitted and blood-borne viral infections by young Aboriginal people in New South Wales

scientific article published in January 2013

Web-based therapeutic interventions for assessing, managing and treating health conditions in Indigenous people: a scoping review protocol.

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Wide variation in sexually transmitted infection testing and counselling at Aboriginal primary health care centres in Australia: analysis of longitudinal continuous quality improvement data

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Working with Aboriginal young people in sexual health research: a peer research methodology in remote Australia

scientific article published on 03 October 2020

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