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2026

Journal Article

Adverse childhood experiences among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and adolescents in Australia: Role of a family with strong kinship and economic well-being

Alam, Md Ashraful, Ward, James, Callaway, Leonie Kaye, Huda, M. Mamun, Shahunja, K.M. and Mamun, Abdullah (2026). Adverse childhood experiences among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and adolescents in Australia: Role of a family with strong kinship and economic well-being. Public Health, 250 106061, 106061. doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2025.106061

Adverse childhood experiences among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and adolescents in Australia: Role of a family with strong kinship and economic well-being

2025

Journal Article

‘Mob want to see mob’: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young peoples’ perspective on accessing primary health care services in urban southeast Queensland

Harfield, Stephen, Dean, Judith A., Azzopardi, Peter, Mishra, Gita D. and Ward, James (2025). ‘Mob want to see mob’: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young peoples’ perspective on accessing primary health care services in urban southeast Queensland. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 49 (6) 100273, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.anzjph.2025.100273

‘Mob want to see mob’: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young peoples’ perspective on accessing primary health care services in urban southeast Queensland

2025

Journal Article

Exploring healthcare providers’ perspectives on the factors that facilitate primary health care access among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people: a qualitative study in Southeast Queensland

Harfield, Stephen, Dean, Judith A., Azzopardi, Peter, Mishra, Gita D. and Ward, James (2025). Exploring healthcare providers’ perspectives on the factors that facilitate primary health care access among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people: a qualitative study in Southeast Queensland. BMC Primary Care, 26 (1) 257, 257-1. doi: 10.1186/s12875-025-02959-y

Exploring healthcare providers’ perspectives on the factors that facilitate primary health care access among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people: a qualitative study in Southeast Queensland

2025

Conference Publication

Research Alliance for Urban Goori Health: healthcare records across primary and tertiary healthcare services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in South East Queensland

Sanjida, Saira, Lane, Steven, Butler, Danielle, Shakeshaft, Anthony, Sullivan, Clair and Ward, James (2025). Research Alliance for Urban Goori Health: healthcare records across primary and tertiary healthcare services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in South East Queensland. The 21st Annual International Conference on Urban Health, Wellington, New Zealand, 17-21 November 2025.

Research Alliance for Urban Goori Health: healthcare records across primary and tertiary healthcare services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in South East Queensland

2025

Journal Article

A point-of-care testing intervention to improve hepatitis C diagnosis and treatment uptake among people attending Aboriginal community controlled health services: the SCALE-C study

Hosseini-Hooshyar, Samira, Valerio, Heather, Flynn, Erin, Sexton, Christopher, Barzi, Federica, Amarasena, Suruchi, De Koster, Lisa, Sellen, Donna, Winterfield, Narelle, Grebely, Jason, Matthews, Gail V, Boyd, Mark A, Applegate, Tanya L, Petoumenos, Kathy, Lafferty, Lise, Dore, Gregory J, Treloar, Carla, Martinello, Marianne and Ward, James (2025). A point-of-care testing intervention to improve hepatitis C diagnosis and treatment uptake among people attending Aboriginal community controlled health services: the SCALE-C study. BMC Infectious Diseases, 25 (1) 1604, 1-13. doi: 10.1186/s12879-025-12004-z

A point-of-care testing intervention to improve hepatitis C diagnosis and treatment uptake among people attending Aboriginal community controlled health services: the SCALE-C study

2025

Journal Article

Gestational diabetes mellitus and its impact on maternal and neonatal outcomes in Indigenous populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Duong, Thuy Linh, Shahunja, KM, Le, Minh, McIntyre, David H., Ward, James and Mamun, Abdullah A (2025). Gestational diabetes mellitus and its impact on maternal and neonatal outcomes in Indigenous populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 229 112462, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2025.112462

Gestational diabetes mellitus and its impact on maternal and neonatal outcomes in Indigenous populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis

2025

Journal Article

Long-Term Protection Against Invasive Meningococcal B Disease and Gonococcal Infection 5 Years After Implementation of Funded Childhood and Adolescent 4CMenB Vaccination Program in South Australia: An Observational Cohort and Case-Control Study

Wang, Bing, Giles, Lynne, Andraweera, Prabha, McMillan, Mark, Beazley, Rebecca, Almond, Sara, Lally, Noel, Bell, Charlotte, Flood, Louise, Ward, James and Marshall, Helen (2025). Long-Term Protection Against Invasive Meningococcal B Disease and Gonococcal Infection 5 Years After Implementation of Funded Childhood and Adolescent 4CMenB Vaccination Program in South Australia: An Observational Cohort and Case-Control Study. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 81 (4), e202-e210. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaf372

Long-Term Protection Against Invasive Meningococcal B Disease and Gonococcal Infection 5 Years After Implementation of Funded Childhood and Adolescent 4CMenB Vaccination Program in South Australia: An Observational Cohort and Case-Control Study

2025

Journal Article

EFFECTIVENESS OF INCENTIVES ON STI TESTING UPTAKE: A TRIAL AMONG ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER YOUNG PEOPLE IN REMOTE CENTRAL AUSTRALIA (2015-2020)

Whitford, Kate, Silver, Bronwyn, Wand, Handan, Bell, Stephen, McGregor, Skye, Donovan, Basil, Fairley, Christopher, Guy, Rebecca, Ryder, Nathan, Boffa, John, Ward, James and Kaldor, John (2025). EFFECTIVENESS OF INCENTIVES ON STI TESTING UPTAKE: A TRIAL AMONG ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER YOUNG PEOPLE IN REMOTE CENTRAL AUSTRALIA (2015-2020). Sexually Transmitted Diseases. doi: 10.1097/olq.0000000000002254

EFFECTIVENESS OF INCENTIVES ON STI TESTING UPTAKE: A TRIAL AMONG ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER YOUNG PEOPLE IN REMOTE CENTRAL AUSTRALIA (2015-2020)

2025

Journal Article

Renal impairment risk in Indigenous and non-Indigenous people who take HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP): a retrospective cohort study

Drak, D., McManus, H., Vickers, T., Salerno, J., Tobin, M., Hughes, J. T., Lewis, D. A., Carter, A., Russell, D., Gunathilake, M., Ali, H., Guy, R., O’Connor, C. C., Ward, J. and Gracey, D. M. (2025). Renal impairment risk in Indigenous and non-Indigenous people who take HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP): a retrospective cohort study. Sexual Health, 22 (3) SH24149. doi: 10.1071/sh24149

Renal impairment risk in Indigenous and non-Indigenous people who take HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP): a retrospective cohort study

2025

Journal Article

Prevalence of surgery in Indigenous people with cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Sanjida, Saira, Garvey, Gail, Bainbridge, Roxanne, Diaz, Abbey, Barzi, Federica, Holzapfel, Sherry, Chen, Michael Y., Collin, Harry, Fatima, Yaqoot, Hou, Xiang-Yu and Ward, James (2025). Prevalence of surgery in Indigenous people with cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis. The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific, 57 101527, 1-14. doi: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2025.101527

Prevalence of surgery in Indigenous people with cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis

2025

Journal Article

A web-based application for reducing methamphetamine use amongst Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: A wait-list control randomised trial

Reilly, Rachel, McKetin, Rebecca, Barzi, Federica, Degan, Tayla, Ezard, Nadine, Conigrave, Kate, Butt, Julia, Roe, Yvette, Wand, Handan, Quinn, Brendan, Longbottom, Wade, Treloar, Carla, Dunlop, Adrian and Ward, James (2025). A web-based application for reducing methamphetamine use amongst Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: A wait-list control randomised trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 27 e58341, e58341. doi: 10.2196/58341

A web-based application for reducing methamphetamine use amongst Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: A wait-list control randomised trial

2025

Journal Article

Understanding the role of patient communication protocols in sexually transmissible infections point-of-care testing among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in remote communities: a qualitative study

Monaghan, Robert, Causer, Louise, Ward, James, Hengel, Belinda, Smith, Kirsty, Andrewartha, Kelly, Fairley, Christopher, Maher, Lisa, Mak, Donna, White, Caitlyn, Leonard, Jessica, Guy, Rebecca and Lafferty, Lise (2025). Understanding the role of patient communication protocols in sexually transmissible infections point-of-care testing among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in remote communities: a qualitative study. Sexual Health, 22 (2) SH24214. doi: 10.1071/sh24214

Understanding the role of patient communication protocols in sexually transmissible infections point-of-care testing among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in remote communities: a qualitative study

2025

Journal Article

Chlamydia and gonorrhoea testing and positivity within an urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Controlled Health Service 2016–2021

Canuto, Condy, Willis, Jon, Debattista, Joseph, Dean, Judith A. and Ward, James (2025). Chlamydia and gonorrhoea testing and positivity within an urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Controlled Health Service 2016–2021. Sexual Health, 22 (1) SH24053, 1. doi: 10.1071/sh24053

Chlamydia and gonorrhoea testing and positivity within an urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Controlled Health Service 2016–2021

2025

Journal Article

Cascade of testing for chlamydia and gonorrhoea inclusive of an annual health check in an urban Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service

Canuto, Condy, Dean, Judith A., Debattista, Joseph, Willis, Jon, Barzi, Federica, Leitch, Jonathan and Ward, James (2025). Cascade of testing for chlamydia and gonorrhoea inclusive of an annual health check in an urban Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service. Sexual Health, 22 (1) SH24075, 1. doi: 10.1071/sh24075

Cascade of testing for chlamydia and gonorrhoea inclusive of an annual health check in an urban Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service

2025

Journal Article

Long-term 4CMenB vaccine effectiveness against gonococcal infection at four years post-program implementation: observational case-control study

Wang, Bing, Giles, Lynne, Andraweera, Prabha, Mcmillan, Mark, Beazley, Rebecca, Sisnowski, Jana, Almond, Sara, Mitchell, Janine, Lally, Noel, Bell, Charlotte, Flood, Louise, Ward, James and Marshall, Helen (2025). Long-term 4CMenB vaccine effectiveness against gonococcal infection at four years post-program implementation: observational case-control study. Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 12 (1) ofae726, 1-7. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofae726

Long-term 4CMenB vaccine effectiveness against gonococcal infection at four years post-program implementation: observational case-control study

2025

Journal Article

Reducing methamphetamine use in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities with the We Can Do This Web-App: qualitative evaluation of acceptability and feasibility

Sivak, Leda, Reilly, Rachel, Crumpen, Shani, Treloar, Carla, McKetin, Rebecca, Butt, Julia, Roe, Yvette, Ezard, Nadine, Quinn, Brendan, Nagle, Jack, Longbottom, Wade, Warrior, Clifford and Ward, James (2025). Reducing methamphetamine use in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities with the We Can Do This Web-App: qualitative evaluation of acceptability and feasibility. JMIR Formative Research, 9 e58369, 1-9. doi: 10.2196/58369

Reducing methamphetamine use in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities with the We Can Do This Web-App: qualitative evaluation of acceptability and feasibility

2024

Journal Article

Lisdexamfetamine in the treatment of methamphetamine dependence: a randomised, placebo‐controlled trial

Ezard, Nadine, Clifford, Brendan, Siefried, Krista J., Ali, Robert, Dunlop, Adrian, McKetin, Rebecca, Bruno, Raimondo, Carr, Andrew, Ward, James, Farrell, Michael, Graham, Robert, Haber, Paul, Lubman, Dan, Donoghoe, Mark W., Olsen, Nick, Baker, Amanda, Hall, Michelle, Arunogiri, Shalini, Lintzeris, Nicholas and LiMA Investigator Group (2024). Lisdexamfetamine in the treatment of methamphetamine dependence: a randomised, placebo‐controlled trial. Addiction, 120 (7), 1345-1359. doi: 10.1111/add.16730

Lisdexamfetamine in the treatment of methamphetamine dependence: a randomised, placebo‐controlled trial

2024

Journal Article

Knowledge about COVID-19 vaccines among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and attitudes to and behaviours regarding COVID-19 and influenza vaccination: a survey

Spierings, Shea, Oguoma, Victor M., Shakeshaft, Anthony, Walker, Jim, Toombs, Maree and Ward, James S. (2024). Knowledge about COVID-19 vaccines among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and attitudes to and behaviours regarding COVID-19 and influenza vaccination: a survey. Medical Journal of Australia, 222 (1), 30-37. doi: 10.5694/mja2.52551

Knowledge about COVID-19 vaccines among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and attitudes to and behaviours regarding COVID-19 and influenza vaccination: a survey

2024

Journal Article

An Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adolescent model of primary health care

Harfield, Stephen, Azzopardi, Peter, Mishra, Gita D. and Ward, James S. (2024). An Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adolescent model of primary health care. Medical Journal of Australia, 221 (10), 512-515. doi: 10.5694/mja2.52484

An Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adolescent model of primary health care

2024

Other Outputs

Queensland First Nations peoples burden of disease report 2018

Maurer, Di, Williamson, Daniel, Stanley, Lucy, Suleman, Abdulla, Ward, James, Barzi, Federica, Begum, Tahmina, Oguoma, Victor and Dyson, Edwin (2024). Queensland First Nations peoples burden of disease report 2018. 3 Brisbane, QLD, Australia: State of Queensland (Queensland Health).

Queensland First Nations peoples burden of disease report 2018