OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Sexual Health is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Sexual mixing in bisexual activity in male–male partnerships in Melbourne, Australia	49
Chlamydia retesting remains low among young women in Australia: an observational study using sentinel surveillance data, 2018–2022	40
Co-creation and community engagement in implementation research with vulnerable populations: a co-creation process in China	40
Community-engaged strategies to improve sexual health services for adults aged 45 and above in the United Kingdom: a qualitative data analysis	28
Undetectable=Untransmittable=Universal Access (U=U=U): transforming a foundational, community-led HIV/AIDS health informational advocacy campaign into a global HIV/AIDS health equity strategy and poli	24
Meet the Editors	21
Measuring and evaluating sexual health in the era of digital health: challenges and opportunities	18
Meet the Editors	17
Top Abstracts of the Joint Australasian Sexual Health and HIV & AIDS Conferences	17
Digital technology and self-care in sexual health	14
<i>Corrigendum to</i>: Efficacy and acceptability of ‘nudges’ aimed at promoting pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use: a survey of overseas born men who have sex with	14
Sexting and sexual behaviour in Australian adolescents	12
<i>Corrigendum to</i>: Under-utilisation of cardioprotective glucose-lowering medication in diabetics living with HIV	12
Table of Contents	12
Chemsex questions: what are we actually asking?	12
Physical function limitation among gay and bisexual men aged ≥55 years with and without HIV: findings from the Australian Positive and Peers Longevity Evaluation Study (APPLES)	12
Participatory approaches to delivering clinical sexually transmitted infections services: a narrative review	12
The sexual network and risky sexual behaviours among male migrant workers in China’s gender imbalance context	11
Factors associated with the development of coronary artery disease in people with HIV	11
Adapting the Client Priority Rating Scale to better fit the sexual health counselling setting: a quality improvement study	10
Utilisation of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention in the Australian general practice setting: a longitudinal observational study	10
Associations between antibacterial mouthwash use with sexual behaviours and sexually transmitted infections among Chinese men who have sex with men: a cross-sectional study	9
U=U, PrEP and the unrealised promise of ending HIV-related stigma	9
Self-efficacy mediates the effect of providing HIV self-testing kits on HIV testing frequency among Chinese men who have sex with men: results from a randomised controlled trial	9
Table of Contents	8

Social media’s role in support networks among LGBTQ adolescents: a qualitative study	8
Associations between impulsive personality traits and HIV-related knowledge, beliefs and behaviours among college students in Chengdu, China: a cross-sectional study	8
Effects of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination on male fertility	8
Neurosyphilis presenting as new onset refractory status epilepticus: one of the multifarious faces of a great imitator	8
Online platforms for prescription and supply of hormonal contraception in Australia: a mapping review	7
Women’s knowledge and hypothetical acceptance of expedited partner therapy for chlamydia	7
Global, regional, and national burdens of HIV/AIDS acquired through sexual transmission 1990–2019: an observational study	7
Chlamydia home sampling in the real world: a cross-sectional analysis	7
Sexual mixing patterns among male–female partnerships in Melbourne, Australia	7
Preferences for the delivery of early abortion services in Australia: a discrete choice experiment	7
Development and acceptability of a digital tool for promoting syphilis testing in Australian general practice: qualitative study using the Theoretical Framework of Acceptability	7
Do we DARE? Improving digital ano-rectal examination in men who have sex with men living with HIV: a quality improvement initiative	7
Higher identity resilience – self-efficacy is associated with sexual risk behaviours in gay men	6
Impact of policy changes of Medicare-rebated telehealth services on medical abortions provided at a family planning service during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic	6
Digital sexually transmitted infection and HIV services across prevention and care continuums: evidence and practical resources	6
Virgins at age 26: who are they?	6
Telehealth for HIV care and management among people living with HIV in Australia: results from an online survey	6
‘Does human papillomavirus (HPV) cause cancer?’ – A cross-sectional study of HPV awareness among sexual minority men in Nigeria	6
The challenge of diagnosis and treatment of neurosyphilis in China: results from a nationwide survey	6
Relationship status and sexual health service engagement among young people in the United Kingdom: a cross-sectional survey study	6
The PrEP resource: a mobile app for clinicians to facilitate screening, prescription and follow up of pre-exposure prophylaxis in the prevention of HIV	5
Let’s talk about U=U: seizing a valuable opportunity to better support adolescents living with HIV	5
Stigma, support, and messaging for people recently diagnosed with HIV: a qualitative study	5
Racial-ethnic disparities in adolescent sexual behaviours: the cross-sectional Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2009–19	5
Resourcefulness of homeless young people who practise sex work in Pakistan: a qualitative study	5
Abstracts from the 25th IUSTI World Congress incorporating the Australasian Sexual and Reproductive Health Conference	5
2023 Undetectable = Untransmittable global policy roundtable report: a multistakeholder perspective on Undetectable = Untransmittable research and policy priorities	5
Client and staff perceptions of acceptability of MyCheck: a direct-to-pathology telehealth and e-testing service for comprehensive bloodborne virus and sexually transmissible infection screening	4
Extent and sufficiency of STD/HIV disease intervention specialists in the United States of America, 2016	4
Comparison of IgG serum antibodies, electronic health records and self-report in estimating past infection with Chlamydia trachomatis in a cohort of men who have sex with men	4
Substantial underdiagnosis and underreporting: changes in reported HIV and AIDS cases in 31 provinces in China at the beginning of COVID-19	4
Multiple sexual partners and condomless anal intercourse among men who have sex with men in southern China: investigating the role of receiving HIV serostatus disclosure from partners before sex	4
High interest for long-acting injectable PrEP among men who have sex with men at most risk for HIV in San Francisco, 2021	4
Migrant and refugee youth perspectives on sexual and reproductive health and rights in Australia: a systematic review	4
Could late-latent syphilis be treated with a single subcutaneous infusion of long-acting penicillin?	4
Can network-based testing services have an impact beyond testing for HIV?	4
Dimensions of sexual experiences reflected through adjective selection: findings from a US nationally representative survey	4
A long trend of sexually transmitted diseases before and after the COVID-19 pandemic in China (2010–21)	4
Integrating testing for sexually transmissible infections into annual health assessments for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people: a cross-sectional analysis	4
Termination of pregnancy in Queensland post-decriminalisation: a content analysis of client records from an all-options pregnancy counselling organisation	4
The chlamydia care cascade of young people attending Australian general practices; a descriptive study to assess gaps in care	4
‘The chances are zero’: a qualitative study on perceived susceptibility to pregnancy among women experiencing homelessness	3
Isolated middle cerebral artery stenosis caused by syphilitic vasculitis	3
Optimising the delivery of sexual health services in Australia: a qualitative study	3
Involvement in sex work is associated with muscle dysmorphia symptomatology among a sample of Canadian adolescents and young adults	3
Trends in testing of sexually transmissible infections (STIs), sexual health knowledge and behaviours, and pornography use in cross-sectional samples of young people in Victoria, Australia, 2015–21	3
Case study: breakthrough mpox infection in Aotearoa New Zealand and Australia after completed two-dose course of subcutaneous modified vaccinia Ankara (MVA-BN) vaccines	3
Gay, bisexual, and queer men’s confidence in the Undetectable equals Untransmittable HIV prevention message: longitudinal qualitative analysis of the sexual decision-making of pre-exposure prophylaxis	3
Rising incidence of gonorrhea in Taiwan amid the COVID-19 pandemic: a nationwide surveillance study	3
Thank you for the privilege	3

Renal impairment risk in Indigenous and non-Indigenous people who take HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP): a retrospective cohort study	3
Coronavirus (COVID-19) and sexualised drug use among men who have sex with men: a systematic review	3
Men of refugee and migrant backgrounds in Australia: a scoping review of sexual and reproductive health research	3
Pelvic myofascial pain is associated with restriction of sexual activity in women with pelvic pain: a cross-sectional study	3
Young people’s preferences and motivations for STI partner notification: observational findings from the 2024 Sex, Drugs and Rock ‘n’ Roll survey	3
Blind spots in community-based participatory research with sex workers in Singapore: lessons learned and assumptions uncovered in the context of a diverse, hierarchical and stigmatized key population	3
East–west disparities in safer sex inside China: a sociocultural perspective	3
Improving preparedness for introducing and scaling up long-acting HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis in Asia	3
Hiding in plain sight: highlighting the research gap on access to HIV and other sexual health services for underrepresented gay men in developed Western countries – insights from a scoping review with	3
A qualitative review of social media sharing and the 2022 monkeypox outbreak: did early labelling help to curb misinformation or fuel the fire?	3
Time, scope and resources: why U=U makes programmatic sense for Nigeria	3
Adapting an artificial intelligence sexually transmitted diseases symptom checker tool for Mpox detection: the HeHealth experience	3
Prescribing pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention: a cross-sectional survey of general practitioners in Australia	3
Validity, reliability and factor structure of the Female Sexual Well-Being Scale in married Iranian women	3
Why risk matters for STI control: who are those at greatest risk and how are they identified?	3
Comparing the effectiveness of secondary distribution of HIV/syphilis dual self-testing to testing card referral in promoting HIV testing among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in Gu	3
Inequities in PrEP use according to Medicare status in a publicly funded sexual health clinic; a retrospective analysis	3
A systematic review of international students’ sexual health knowledge, behaviours, and attitudes	3
Outness and its correlates among gay and bisexual men attending university in China: a cross-sectional study	2
Under-utilisation of cardioprotective glucose-lowering medication in diabetics living with HIV	2
The association between antimicrobial resistance mutations and treatment outcomes for Mycoplasma genitalium infections from 2018 to 2022: a cross-sectional study from Auckland, New Zealand	2
Factors associated with transactional sex among a cohort of gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in Vancouver, Canada	2
Emerging sexual and reproductive health in Australia and New Zealand: gaps, challenges and solutions	2
Sex differences in alcohol and other substance use in sexual contexts among adolescents: an observational study	2
Why sexual health clinics are important in the 2020s	2
Barriers and facilitators to accessing sexual health services for older LGBTQIA+ adults: a global scoping review and qualitative evidence synthesis	2
Syphilis in pregnancy: a qualitative investigation of healthcare provider perspectives on barriers to syphilis screening during pregnancy in south-east Queensland	2
Clinician views and experiences with reproductive coercion screening in a family planning service	2
Priorities in the implementation of partner services for HIV/STIs in high-income nations: a narrative review of evidence and recommendations	2
Increased awareness of event-driven PrEP and knowledge of how to use it: results from a cross-sectional survey of gay and bisexual men in Australia	2
Improving engagement with sexual and reproductive health services among young African migrants in Australia	2
The provision of sexual and reproductive health information and services to travellers: an exploratory survey of Australian travel medicine clinicians	2
Prevalence of five curable sexually transmitted infections and associated risk factors among tertiary student men who have sex with men in Nairobi, Kenya: a respondent-driven sampling survey†	2
Prevalence and predictor factor of lifetime abortion in female sex workers in Iran: results of the national rapid assessment and response in 2017	2
Correlates of sexually transmitted infection knowledge among late adolescents	2
Trends in high-risk human papillomavirus infection and cervical cytology of women in Karamay City, 2012–2021	2
Characteristics and associations between sexting and high-risk sexual behaviors among college students in Jiangxi Province, China	2
Burden of trichomoniasis among older adults in the United States: a systematic review	2
STI and HIV knowledge and testing: a comparison of domestic Australian-born, domestic overseas-born and international university students in Australia	2
Sexual dissatisfaction and its association with health status among older adults in China: a nationwide study	2
Perceptions, experiences and concerns with sexually transmitted infections among current and former PrEP users: a longitudinal qualitative study of gay, bisexual and queer men in Canada	2
Experiences of trans patients in primary care settings: findings from The OutLook Study	2
Health provider perspectives on establishing service linkages for treatment and follow-up from an Australian, web-based STI testing service: a qualitative study	2
Outreach nurses critical for delivery of HIV care to women in western Victoria	2
Sustaining sexual health programs: practical considerations and lessons from the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief	1
Feasibility and economic costs of syphilis self-testing to expand test uptake among gay, bisexual and transgender men: results from a randomised controlled trial in Zimbabwe	1
How long should clinicians spend sampling the pharynx for gonorrhoea culture specimens?	1
First-line treatment with ceftriaxone for Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection less likely to be prescribed to patients with a penicillin allergy label: a retrospective audit of medical records	1
Higher female partner age and longer duration of marriage: key factors for less frequent sexual intercourse in infertile couples	1
Sexually transmitted infection testing among transgender and non-binary persons: results of a community-based cross-sectional survey	1
‘It’s like I have this weird superpower’: experiences of detectable and undetectable viral load among a cohort of recently diagnosed people living with HIV	1
Perspectives of a peer-driven approach to improve pre-exposure prophylaxis and HIV prevention among Black/African American and Hispanic/Latino men who have sex with men	1
Top Abstracts of the Australasian Sexual and Reproductive Health Conference 2023	1
Efficacy and acceptability of ‘nudges’ aimed at promoting pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use: a survey of overseas born men who have sex with men	1
Patient-centred approaches to providing care at HIV diagnosis: perspectives from healthcare and peer-support workers	1
Role of viral suppression in HIV treatment and prevention and its potential in addressing harmful laws and discrimination	1
Barriers to HIV testing in hospital settings within a culturally diverse urban district of Sydney, Australia	1
A digital citizen science intervention to reduce HIV stigma and promote HIV testing: a randomized clinical trial among adolescents and young adults in Kazakhstan	1
The use of suboptimal antiretroviral therapy when applying for migration to Australia: a case series	1
#TheHealthYouthWant: a qualitative analysis of a global crowdsourcing open call for innovative ideas to promote adolescent health and well-being in countries with a high HIV burden	1
Juvenile probation officers delivering an intervention for substance use significantly reduces adolescents’ risky sexual behaviours	1
<i>Corrigendum to</i>: Optimising the delivery of sexual health services in Australia: a qualitative study	1
Acceptance and use of condoms among school-aged young people in Australia	1
Delayed pressure urticaria manifesting as dyspareunia – is it that uncommon?	1
Lived experiences with pre-exposure prophylaxis uptake and adherence among transgender women in Thailand: a qualitative study	1
Sex film viewing, but not hypersexual concerns, are associated with more sexual arousal in anticipation of an intimate partner experience	1
Burden of tuberculosis and hepatitis co-infection among people living with HIV in Nepal: a systematic review and meta-analysis	1
Sexual function after hysterectomy according to surgical indication: a prospective cohort study	1
Prevalence of bacterial vaginosis in postmenopausal women: a systematic review and meta-analysis	1
What is the role of sexual health services in the delivery of primary prevention of sexually transmitted infections? A narrative review	1
Engaging older Australians in sexual health research: SHAPE2 survey recruitment and sample	1
Overcoming barriers to HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) coverage in Australia among Medicare-ineligible people at risk of HIV: results from the MI-EPIC clinical trial	1
Epidemiological trends of chlamydia, gonorrhoea, trichomoniasis, genital herpes and syphilis in India from 1990 to 2019: analysis from the Global Burden of Disease study (GBD 2019)	1
Time trends in positive gonorrhoea diagnoses at the Christchurch Sexual Health Service (2012–2022): a data audit study	1
The need for sexual health clinics, their future role, and contribution to public health	1
Sexual satisfaction with daily oral HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among gay and bisexual men at two urban PrEP clinics in the United States: an observational study	1
A nurse-led approach to urgent results management at Sydney Sexual Health Centre demonstrates benefits to client outcomes and cost savings: a time efficiency and health system cost analysis	1
The effects of bivalent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination on high-risk anogenital HPV infection among sexually active female adolescents with and without perinatally acquired HIV	1
Free online chlamydia and gonorrhoea urine test request in Queensland, Australia: convenience of home sample collection versus pathology collection centre attendance for faster results	1
Reproductive coercion and abuse in Australia: what do we need to know?	1

‘Be nice to us, we’re still learning’: an online survey of young people in Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, about unmet need for sexual health care and improving access to services	1
Table of Contents	1
Online personal ads and its implication for sexual health risks: an observational analysis of posts	1
Awareness of and barriers to using non-occupational post-exposure prophylaxis among male clients of female sex workers in two cities of China: a qualitative study	1
A holistic evaluation of sexual health disease investigation: case study of the 2022 Mpox outbreak in Santa Clara County, California	1
Diagnostic concordance between Amsel’s criteria and the Nugent scoring method in the assessment of bacterial vaginosis	1
Hepatitis C virus infection in HIV-infected men in Singapore, 2006–2018: incidence and associated factors	1
Abstracts of the International Anal Neoplasia Society’s 2023 Scientific Meeting	1
Sampling time for self-taking an oropharyngeal swab for gonorrhoea and chlamydia testing	1
Oestradiol implants for gender-affirming hormone therapy: an observational study of serum oestradiol levels and consumer survey	1
Improving digital partner notification for sexually transmitted infections and HIV through a systematic review and application of the Behaviour Change Wheel approach	1
Intimacy during the COVID-19 pandemic: an online survey examining the impact of COVID-19 on the sexual practices and dating app usage of people living in Hong Kong	1
Sexual function in reproductive-aged women following radiotherapy: a cross sectional study	1
Exploring sexual desire and fantasies: a cross-sectional online study on gender differences on Iranian adults	1
What young women (aged 24–29 years) in Australia think about self-collection for cervical screening: a brief report	1
Mpox (monkeypox) knowledge, concern, willingness to change behaviour, and seek vaccination: results of a national cross-sectional survey	1
Key findings from the 2023 ‘ACT NOW on Global HIV Migration, Mobility and Health Equity’ community forum	1
Medical detransition following transgender identity reaffirmation: two case reports	1
Attractiveness, profile-picture face visibility and unprotected receptive anal intercourse in young men who have sex with men using online dating applications	1
Trichomoniasis among men presenting to a sexual health clinic in Melbourne, Australia	1
Factors associated with group sex in heterosexual males and females attending a sexual health clinic in Melbourne, Australia: a cross-sectional survey	1
Telehealth for sexual and reproductive health issues: a qualitative study of experiences of accessing care during COVID-19	1
Pregnancy prevention and unintended pregnancy across gender identity: a cross-sectional study of college students	1
The impact of socio-environmental factors on doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis awareness in the US: a cross-sectional study	1
Catching lightning in a bottle: the STI and HIV 2023 World Congress Participatory Designathon	1
Response time to an SMS link for a sexual health survey	1
Characterisation of social media conversations on syphilis: an unobtrusive observational study	1
Table of Contents	1
How should we deliver sexual health services in the 2020s?	1
Assessing sexual health literacy: a systematic review of measures	1
Characteristics and determinants of quality non-directive pregnancy options counselling: a scoping review	1
Australian veteran sexual health: ‘…you are the first person I’ve spoken to about it.’	1
Meet the Editors	1
Sustaining sexual and reproductive health through COVID-19 pandemic restrictions: qualitative interviews with Australian clinicians	1
Rates of sexual partner acquisition from nationally representative surveys: variation between countries and by age, sex, wealth, partner and HIV status	1
Barriers to optimal management of syphilis in pregnancy and congenital syphilis in south-east Queensland: a qualitative investigation	1
Factors influencing experiences of non-consensual sex: results from a mixed data cross-sectional online survey of Australian university students	1
Sexual and reproductive health service utilisation of adolescents and young people from migrant and refugee backgrounds in high-income settings: a qualitative evidence synthesis (QES)	1
A collaborative model aligning adult sexual health and endocrine gender health services	1
Exploring midwives’ training needs and preferences for providing sexual health education for pregnant women: a mixed-methods study	1
Sexual and reproductive health knowledge, attitudes and behaviours of Chinese international students studying abroad (in Australia, the UK and the US): a scoping review	1