OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Sexual Health is 2. 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
Mycoplasma genitalium: enhanced management using expanded resistance-guided treatment strategies	33
Factors influencing experiences of non-consensual sex: results from a mixed data cross-sectional online survey of Australian university students	32
Sampling time for self-taking an oropharyngeal swab for gonorrhoea and chlamydia testing	26
Online personal ads and its implication for sexual health risks: an observational analysis of posts	24
Meet the Editors	23
Barriers to sexual health care for sexually diverse Muslim men: a scoping review	14
Identifying gaps in dual protection from sexually transmissible infections and unintended pregnancies among Australian women: an observational study	14
Free online chlamydia and gonorrhoea urine test request in Queensland, Australia: convenience of home sample collection versus pathology collection centre attendance for faster results	12
Impact of increased antiretroviral therapy use during the treatment as prevention era in Australia	12
Lived experiences with pre-exposure prophylaxis uptake and adherence among transgender women in Thailand: a qualitative study	12
Accessible health care is critical to the effective control of sexually transmitted infections	12
Harm reduction and multidisciplinary consultations for gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men practising chemsex based in a French infectious disease unit: patients’ characteristics and pe	12
Measuring and evaluating sexual health in the era of digital health: challenges and opportunities	12
How should we deliver sexual health services in the 2020s?	9
The chlamydia care cascade of young people attending Australian general practices; a descriptive study to assess gaps in care	9
Unlearning and relearning sexuality: a qualitative exploration of The Sex Wrap, a sex education podcast	9
Juvenile probation officers delivering an intervention for substance use significantly reduces adolescents’ risky sexual behaviours	8
Chlamydia retesting remains low among young women in Australia: an observational study using sentinel surveillance data, 2018–2022	8
Traversing TechSex: benefits and risks in digitally mediated sex and relationships	8
Transactional sex and its associated factors among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men in Nepal	8
Response time to an SMS link for a sexual health survey	8
<i>Corrigendum to</i>: Social media’s role in support networks among LGBTQ adolescents: a qualitative study	7
Could late-latent syphilis be treated with a single subcutaneous infusion of long-acting penicillin?	7
‘HIV made me fabulous’: a qualitative analysis of embodied storytelling in film to address stigma, further understandings of U=U and advance gender equity	7
The use of suboptimal antiretroviral therapy when applying for migration to Australia: a case series	7

Sexual mixing in bisexual activity in male–male partnerships in Melbourne, Australia	7
STI testing among young people attending music festivals in New South Wales, Australia: exploring the client segmentation concept in the ‘Down to Test’ program	7
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	7
Delayed HIV testing and treatment seeking, and associated support needs among people living with HIV in Malaysia: a qualitative study	7
Termination of pregnancy in Queensland post-decriminalisation: a content analysis of client records from an all-options pregnancy counselling organisation	7
Engaging older Australians in sexual health research: SHAPE2 survey recruitment and sample	6
Role of viral suppression in HIV treatment and prevention and its potential in addressing harmful laws and discrimination	6
Integrating testing for sexually transmissible infections into annual health assessments for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people: a cross-sectional analysis	6
Agreement of and discussion with clients about Undetectable equals Untransmissible among general practitioners in Australia: a cross-sectional survey	6
The influence of home versus clinic anal human papillomavirus sampling on high-resolution anoscopy uptake in the Prevent Anal Cancer Self-Swab Study	6
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	6
Understanding the health care needs of transgender and gender diverse people engaging with rural Australian sexual health centres: a qualitative interview study	6
Characterisation of social media conversations on syphilis: an unobtrusive observational study	6
Community-engaged strategies to improve sexual health services for adults aged 45 and above in the United Kingdom: a qualitative data analysis	6
Characteristics and determinants of quality non-directive pregnancy options counselling: a scoping review	5
Hepatitis C virus infection in HIV-infected men in Singapore, 2006–2018: incidence and associated factors	5
Syphilis, HIV and other STI positivity in clients presenting as contacts of syphilis at Sydney Sexual Health Centre	5
Co-creation and community engagement in implementation research with vulnerable populations: a co-creation process in China	5
Time, scope and resources: why U=U makes programmatic sense for Nigeria	5
Table of Contents	5
How is cervical cancer screening discussed with clients at a sexual health clinic in Melbourne, Australia?	5
The gonorrhoea care cascade in general practice: a descriptive study to explore gonorrhoea management utilising electronic medical records	5
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	5
Meet the Editors	5
<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	5
‘Every strategy needs to be contributing to erasing the stigma’: Māori and Pacific young people talk about overcoming barriers to testing for sexually transmitted infections	4
Pilot study of pharyngeal	4
Sustaining sexual health programs: practical considerations and lessons from the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief	4
Medical detransition following transgender identity reaffirmation: two case reports	4
Key findings from the 2023 ‘ACT NOW on Global HIV Migration, Mobility and Health Equity’ community forum	4
Acceptance and use of condoms among school-aged young people in Australia	4
What is the role of sexual health services in the delivery of primary prevention of sexually transmitted infections? A narrative review	4
Coronavirus (COVID-19) and sexualised drug use among men who have sex with men: a systematic review	4
Meet the Editors	4
HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B prevalence, related risk behaviours and correlates of condom use among transgender women in two cities in Sri Lanka: findings from respondent-driven sampling surveys	4
Prevalence of bacterial vaginosis in postmenopausal women: a systematic review and meta-analysis	4
Sexual behaviour during COVID-19: a repeated cross-sectional survey in Victoria, Australia	3
Fanconi syndrome in a patient receiving pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV infection: case report	3
Optimising the delivery of sexual health services in Australia: a qualitative study	3
Reproductive coercion and abuse in Australia: what do we need to know?	3
A collaborative model aligning adult sexual health and endocrine gender health services	3
Trichomoniasis among men presenting to a sexual health clinic in Melbourne, Australia	3
Trichomoniasis among men presenting to a sexual health clinic in Melbourne, Australia	3
Participatory approaches to delivering clinical sexually transmitted infections services: a narrative review	3
Patient-delivered partner therapy for chlamydia: health practitioner views on updated guidance in Victoria, Australia	3
Pornography consumption and sexual health among emerging adults from Malaysia: an observational study	3
A qualitative evaluation of a Nudgeathon event for the co-design of sexual health campaign images targeting overseas-born men who have sex with men	3
Sexual risk behaviours among factory workers in Shenzhen, China: a cross-sectional study	3
Top Abstracts of the Joint Australasian Sexual Health and HIV & AIDS Conferences	3
Sexual function in reproductive-aged women following radiotherapy: a cross sectional study	3

Isolated middle cerebral artery stenosis caused by syphilitic vasculitis	3
Rumination, risk, and response: a qualitative analysis of sexual health anxiety among online sexual health chat service users	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
Interim position statement on doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis (Doxy-PEP) for the prevention of bacterial sexually transmissible infections in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand – the Australasia	3
How accurate is presumptive	3
Burden of tuberculosis and hepatitis co-infection among people living with HIV in Nepal: a systematic review and meta-analysis	3
Men of refugee and migrant backgrounds in Australia: a scoping review of sexual and reproductive health research	3
‘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	3
Digital technology and self-care in sexual health	2
Self-reported intimate partner violence among men who have sex with men at an urban Australian sexual health clinic	2
Improving preparedness for introducing and scaling up long-acting HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis in Asia	2
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	2
Diagnosis of pelvic inflammatory disease and barriers to conducting pelvic examinations in Australian general practice: findings from an online survey	2
Changing trends in transgender demographics and morbidity: baseline data from a Spanish cohort	2
Provider views of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for cisgender women – where do women fit in HIV elimination in Australia?	2
Abstracts of the International Anal Neoplasia Society’s 2022 Scientific Meeting, New York, NY, USA, June 3–5, 2022	2
Utilisation of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention in the Australian general practice setting: a longitudinal observational study	2
U=U, PrEP and the unrealised promise of ending HIV-related stigma	2
A community-based organisation-led HIV self-testing program among men who have sex with men in China is cheaper and more effective than facility-based HIV testing: an economic evaluation	2
Online triage tool improves the efficiency of a sexual health service	2
Barriers to HIV testing in hospital settings within a culturally diverse urban district of Sydney, Australia	2
Sexting and sexual behaviour in Australian adolescents	2
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	2
The impact of socio-environmental factors on doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis awareness in the US: a cross-sectional study	2
Sexual and reproductive health knowledge, attitudes and behaviours of Chinese international students studying abroad (in Australia, the UK and the US): a scoping review	2
Mpox (monkeypox) knowledge, concern, willingness to change behaviour, and seek vaccination: results of a national cross-sectional survey	2
How long should clinicians spend sampling the pharynx for gonorrhoea culture specimens?	2
Barriers and facilitators to pre-exposure prophylaxis among African migrants in high income countries: a systematic review	2
Rising incidence of gonorrhea in Taiwan amid the COVID-19 pandemic: a nationwide surveillance study	2
Prescribing pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention: a cross-sectional survey of general practitioners in Australia	2
Serum sex hormone-binding globulin is associated with symptomatic late-onset hypogonadism in aging rural males: a community-based study	2
Time trends in positive gonorrhoea diagnoses at the Christchurch Sexual Health Service (2012–2022): a data audit study	2
Increase in congenital syphilis cases and challenges in prevention in Japan, 2016–2017	2
What young women (aged 24–29 years) in Australia think about self-collection for cervical screening: a brief report	2
A systematic review of international students’ sexual health knowledge, behaviours, and attitudes	2
The impact of Chatbot-Assisted Self Assessment (CASA) on intentions for sexual health screening in people from minoritised ethnic groups at risk of sexually transmitted infections	2
Adapting an artificial intelligence sexually transmitted diseases symptom checker tool for Mpox detection: the HeHealth experience	2
Geometric approach to measuring intersectional stigma among black sexual minority men: reliability and validity in an HIV prevention context	2
A pilot study exploring sexual health clinician confidence and barriers to anal examination and proctoscopy in men who have sex with men	2