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2024

Journal Article

Prevalence of hepatitis C virus exposure and infection among Indigenous and tribal populations: a global systematic review and meta-analysis

Elliott, S., Flynn, E., Mathew, S., Hajarizadeh, B., Martinello, M., Wand, H. and Ward, J. (2024). Prevalence of hepatitis C virus exposure and infection among Indigenous and tribal populations: a global systematic review and meta-analysis. Public Health, 233, 65-73. doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2024.04.035

Prevalence of hepatitis C virus exposure and infection among Indigenous and tribal populations: a global systematic review and meta-analysis

2024

Journal Article

Clinical effectiveness and analytical quality of a national point-of-care testing network for sexually transmitted infections integrated into rural and remote primary care clinics in Australia, 2016–2022: an observational program evaluation

Causer, Louise M., Ward, James (TTANGO2 Collaboration), Smith, Kirsty, Saha, Amit, Andrewartha, Kelly, Wand, Handan, Hengel, Belinda, Badman, Steven G., Tangey, Annie, Matthews, Susan, Mak, Donna, Gunathilake, Manoji, Moore, Elizabeth, Speers, David, Persing, David, Anderson, David, Whiley, David (TTANGO2 Collaboration), Maher, Lisa, Regan, David, Donovan, Basil, Fairley, Christopher, Kaldor, John, Shephard, Mark, Guy, Rebecca and TTANGO2 Collaboration (2024). Clinical effectiveness and analytical quality of a national point-of-care testing network for sexually transmitted infections integrated into rural and remote primary care clinics in Australia, 2016–2022: an observational program evaluation. The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific, 48 101110, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2024.101110

Clinical effectiveness and analytical quality of a national point-of-care testing network for sexually transmitted infections integrated into rural and remote primary care clinics in Australia, 2016–2022: an observational program evaluation

2024

Journal Article

Sexual risk and testing for sexually transmissible infections in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and non-Indigenous young South Australians: results of an online survey

Harfield, Stephen, Elliott, Salenna, Barzi, Federica, Minto, Kiara, Dean, Judith A. and Ward, James (2024). Sexual risk and testing for sexually transmissible infections in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and non-Indigenous young South Australians: results of an online survey. Sexual Health, 21 (4) SH24041, 1-9. doi: 10.1071/sh24041

Sexual risk and testing for sexually transmissible infections in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and non-Indigenous young South Australians: results of an online survey

2024

Journal Article

Special Issue in partnership with the Lowitja Institute: centring Indigenous knowledges

Hughes, Jaquelyne, Kennedy, Michelle, Kong, Kelvin, Mohamed, Janine, Pearson, Odette, Stewart, Paul, Ward, James, Barbour, Virginia and Zuccala, Elizabeth (2024). Special Issue in partnership with the Lowitja Institute: centring Indigenous knowledges. Medical Journal of Australia, 221 (1), 3-4. doi: 10.5694/mja2.52360

Special Issue in partnership with the Lowitja Institute: centring Indigenous knowledges

2024

Journal Article

‘We know what our communities need’: What the Indigenous health sector reveals about pandemic preparedness in urban Indigenous communities in Australia

Fredericks, Bronwyn, Bradfield, Abraham, Ward, James, Spierings, Shea, McAvoy, Sue, Combo, Troy and Toth-Peter, Agnes (2024). ‘We know what our communities need’: What the Indigenous health sector reveals about pandemic preparedness in urban Indigenous communities in Australia. First Nations Health and Wellbeing - The Lowitja Journal, 2 100019, 100019. doi: 10.1016/j.fnhli.2024.100019

‘We know what our communities need’: What the Indigenous health sector reveals about pandemic preparedness in urban Indigenous communities in Australia

2024

Journal Article

Comprehensive observational study evaluating the enduring effectiveness of 4CMenB, the meningococcal B vaccine against gonococcal infections in the Northern Territory and South Australia, Australia: study protocol

Marshall, Helen, Ward, James, Wang, Bing, Andraweera, Prabha, McMillan, Mark, Flood, Louise, Bell, Charlotte, Sisnowski, Jana, Krause, Vicki, Webby, Rosalind, Childs, Emma, Gunathilake, Manoji, Egoroff, Natasha, Leong, Lex, Lawrence, Andrew, Baird, Rob, Freeman, Kevin, Menouhos, Dimitrios, Whiley, David M, Karnon, Jonathan, van Hal, Sebastian and Lahra, Monica M (2024). Comprehensive observational study evaluating the enduring effectiveness of 4CMenB, the meningococcal B vaccine against gonococcal infections in the Northern Territory and South Australia, Australia: study protocol. BMJ Open, 14 (5) e079144, 1-8. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-079144

Comprehensive observational study evaluating the enduring effectiveness of 4CMenB, the meningococcal B vaccine against gonococcal infections in the Northern Territory and South Australia, Australia: study protocol

2024

Journal Article

Enablers and barriers to primary health care access for Indigenous adolescents: a systematic review and meta-aggregation of studies across Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and USA

Harfield, Stephen, Purcell, Tara, Schioldann, Eliza, Ward, James, Pearson, Odette and Azzopardi, Peter (2024). Enablers and barriers to primary health care access for Indigenous adolescents: a systematic review and meta-aggregation of studies across Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and USA. BMC Health Services Research, 24 (1) 553, 553. doi: 10.1186/s12913-024-10796-5

Enablers and barriers to primary health care access for Indigenous adolescents: a systematic review and meta-aggregation of studies across Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and USA

2024

Journal Article

Representation of marginalised populations in digital surveillance for notifiable conditions in Australia: a systematic review

Dias-Karunaratne, N., Whop, L., Ward, J., Vujovich-Dunn, C., Amin, J., Dakiniewich, A. and Dyda, A. (2024). Representation of marginalised populations in digital surveillance for notifiable conditions in Australia: a systematic review. Perspectives in Public Health, 144 (3), 162-173. doi: 10.1177/17579139241237101

Representation of marginalised populations in digital surveillance for notifiable conditions in Australia: a systematic review

2024

Journal Article

Indigenous data governance approaches applied in research using routinely collected health data: a scoping review

Engstrom, Teyl, Lobo, Elton H., Watego, Kristie, Nelson, Carmel, Wang, Jinxiang, Wong, Howard, Kim, Sungkyung Linda, Oh, Soo In, Lawley, Michael, Gorse, Alain-Dominique, Ward, James and Sullivan, Clair (2024). Indigenous data governance approaches applied in research using routinely collected health data: a scoping review. npj Digital Medicine, 7 (1) 68, 1-9. doi: 10.1038/s41746-024-01070-3

Indigenous data governance approaches applied in research using routinely collected health data: a scoping review

2024

Journal Article

Preconception health of Indigenous peoples in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States: a scoping review

Walker, Clara, Begum, Tahmina, Boyle, Jacqueline A., Ward, James and Barzi, Federica (2024). Preconception health of Indigenous peoples in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States: a scoping review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 21 (3) 345, 1-39. doi: 10.3390/ijerph21030345

Preconception health of Indigenous peoples in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States: a scoping review

2024

Journal Article

Patient and healthcare provider perceptions of acceptability of fingerstick point-of-care hepatitis C testing at Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services in Australia

Lafferty, L., Beadman, M., Ward, J., Flynn, E., Hosseini-Hooshyar, S., Martinello, M. and Treloar, C. (2024). Patient and healthcare provider perceptions of acceptability of fingerstick point-of-care hepatitis C testing at Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services in Australia. International Journal of Drug Policy, 125 104335, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104335

Patient and healthcare provider perceptions of acceptability of fingerstick point-of-care hepatitis C testing at Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services in Australia

2024

Journal Article

Research needed on urban Indigenous health inequalities

Mamun, Abdullah A., Kanmiki, Edmund Wedam, Leske, Stuart, Stajic, Janet and Ward, James (2024). Research needed on urban Indigenous health inequalities. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 102 (2), 146-148. doi: 10.2471/BLT.23.290868

Research needed on urban Indigenous health inequalities

2024

Conference Publication

Clinical effectiveness, sustainability and quality of a large, decentralised molecular point-of-care testing network for STIs in regional and remote primary care clinics in Australia

Causer, Louise M., Anderson, David, Andrewartha, Kelly, Armstrong, Paul, Atkinson, David, Badman, Steven, Bastian, Lisa, Carroll, Catherine, Donovan, Basil, Fairley, Christopher, Gunathilake, Manoji, Guy, Rebecca, Hengel, Belinda, Kaldor, John, Leonard, Jessica, Maher, Lisa, Mak, Donna, Moore, Liz, O'Connor, Sean, Persing, David, Rees, Tom, Regan, David, Saha, Amit, Shephard, Mark, Smith, Kirsty, Speers, David, Tangey, Annie, Walshe, Veronica, Wand, Handan ... White, Caitlyn (2024). Clinical effectiveness, sustainability and quality of a large, decentralised molecular point-of-care testing network for STIs in regional and remote primary care clinics in Australia. Annual Meeting of the Infectious-Diseases-Society-for-Obstetrics-and-Gynecology (IDSOG), Boston Ma, Aug 04-06, 2022. PHILADELPHIA: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS.

Clinical effectiveness, sustainability and quality of a large, decentralised molecular point-of-care testing network for STIs in regional and remote primary care clinics in Australia

2024

Journal Article

Measuring progress toward the Closing the Gap healthy birthweight target for Indigenous babies: an analysis of Queensland perinatal data, 2011–2020

Huda, M. Mamun, Ward, James and Mamun, Abdullah Al (2024). Measuring progress toward the Closing the Gap healthy birthweight target for Indigenous babies: an analysis of Queensland perinatal data, 2011–2020. Medical Journal of Australia, 221 (5), 277-278. doi: 10.5694/mja2.52408

Measuring progress toward the Closing the Gap healthy birthweight target for Indigenous babies: an analysis of Queensland perinatal data, 2011–2020

2024

Conference Publication

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community involvement in research

Ward, James, Palm, Robert, Romer, Jethro, Lawler, Rani, Wallace, Jane, Mitchell, Sandi and Elliott, Salenna (2024). Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community involvement in research. 25th IUSTI World Congress incorporating the Australasian Sexual and Reproductive Health Conference, Sydney, Australia, 17-20 September 2024. Collingwood, VIC, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. doi: 10.1071/SHv21n4abs

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community involvement in research

2023

Journal Article

Responding to COVID‐19: How group model building can assist the health and well‐being of urban Indigenous communities in Australia

Fredericks, Bronwyn, Bradfield, Abraham, McAvoy, Sue, Ward, James, Spierings, Shea, Combo, Troy and Toth‐Peter, Agnes (2023). Responding to COVID‐19: How group model building can assist the health and well‐being of urban Indigenous communities in Australia. Australian Journal of Social Issues, 59 (2), 462-486. doi: 10.1002/ajs4.303

Responding to COVID‐19: How group model building can assist the health and well‐being of urban Indigenous communities in Australia

2023

Journal Article

Trajectories of otitis media and association with health determinants among Indigenous children in Australia: the Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children

Oguoma, V.M., Mathew, S., Begum, T., Dyson, E., Ward, J., Leach, A.J. and Barzi, F. (2023). Trajectories of otitis media and association with health determinants among Indigenous children in Australia: the Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children. Public Health, 225, 53-62. doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2023.09.010

Trajectories of otitis media and association with health determinants among Indigenous children in Australia: the Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children

2023

Journal Article

Rationale and plan for a focus on First Nations urban health research in Australia

Stajic, Janet, Carson, Adrian and Ward, James (2023). Rationale and plan for a focus on First Nations urban health research in Australia. Medical Journal of Australia, 220 (2), 64-66. doi: 10.5694/mja2.52181

Rationale and plan for a focus on First Nations urban health research in Australia

2023

Conference Publication

Symposium: Digital innovation in alcohol and other drug use research and practice

Lee, K. S. Kylie, Wilson, Scott, Ali, Robert, Stevens, Matthew W. R., Hides, Leanne, Ward, James, Reilly, Rachel, Ramp, Jason, Hayman, Noel, Conigrave, James H., Perry, Jimmy and Conigrave, Katherine M. (2023). Symposium: Digital innovation in alcohol and other drug use research and practice. APSAD 2023 Conference, Adelaide, SA, Australia, 12–15 November 2023. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing.

Symposium: Digital innovation in alcohol and other drug use research and practice

2023

Journal Article

Psychosocial stress and methamphetamine use: a mixed-methods study of intersectional stigma and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander methamphetamine use

Sivak, Leda, Reilly, Rachel, Lockton, Jane, Treloar, Carla, Roe, Yvette, McKetin, Rebecca, Butt, Julia, Ezard, Nadine, Winkenweder, Hilina and Ward, James (2023). Psychosocial stress and methamphetamine use: a mixed-methods study of intersectional stigma and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander methamphetamine use. International Journal of Drug Policy, 121 104189, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2023.104189

Psychosocial stress and methamphetamine use: a mixed-methods study of intersectional stigma and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander methamphetamine use