Sydney Orthopaedic Research Institute

Evaluating the potential impact of a vaccine on gonorrhoea prevalence in a remote Australian Indigenous setting: a mathematical modelling study

BACKGROUND: Neisseria gonorrhoeae has a significant impact on global sexual and reproductive health. Its notification rates are substantially higher among Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander peoples compared with non-Indigenous people (1651 vs 79 per 100,000 population). The...

Characteristics associated with attending community-based versus clinic-based HIV testing services among overseas-born gay, bisexual, and men who have sex with men in Sydney, Australia

Background Overseas-born gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM) experience higher HIV notification rates compared with Australian-born GBMSM. This disparity is perpetuated by delayed access to HIV testing and biomedical prevention driven by a range of factors...