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Ung M, Martin S, Terris-Prestholt F, Quaife M, Tieosapjaroen W, Phillips T, Lee D, Chow EPF, Medland N, Bavinton BR, Pan SW, Mao L, Ong JJ. Preferences for HIV prevention strategies among newly arrived Asian-born men who have sex with men living in Australia: A discrete choice experiment. Front Public Health 2023; 11:1018983. [PMID: 36992887 PMCID: PMC10040803 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1018983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2022] [Accepted: 02/16/2023] [Indexed: 03/14/2023] Open
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The HIV epidemic in Australia is changing with higher risk for HIV among newly-arrived Asian-born men who have sex with men (MSM) compared to Australian-born MSM. We evaluated the preferences for HIV prevention strategies among 286 Asian-born MSM living in Australia for <5 years. A latent class analysis uncovered three classes of respondents who were defined by their preferences: “PrEP” (52%), “Consistent condoms” (31%), and “No strategy” (17%). Compared to the “No strategy” class, men in the “PrEP” class were less likely to be a student or ask their partner for their HIV status. Men in the “Consistent condoms” class were more likely to get information about HIV from online, and less likely to ask their partner for their HIV status. Overall, PrEP was the preferred HIV prevention strategy for newly arrived migrants. Removing structural barriers to access PrEP can accelerate progress toward ending HIV transmission.
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- Megan Ung
- Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Concord Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Canberra Sexual Health Centre, Canberra, ACT, Australia
- College of Health and Medicine, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia
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- Department of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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- Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Kirby Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Health and Environmental Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, China
- University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Social Research and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
- Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- *Correspondence: Jason J. Ong
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Hansen TM, Stavem K, Rand K. Completing the time trade-off with respondents who are older, in poorer health or with an immigrant background in an EQ-5D-5L valuation study. THE EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HEALTH ECONOMICS : HEPAC : HEALTH ECONOMICS IN PREVENTION AND CARE 2022:1-8. [PMID: 36053383 PMCID: PMC9438383 DOI: 10.1007/s10198-022-01517-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2021] [Accepted: 08/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To determine the effects of age, immigrant background, and poor self-reported health in a general population sample on the probability of non-completion or slow completion of the time trade-off (TTO). METHODS We used data from an interrupted Norwegian EQ-5D-5L valuation study conducted between 2019 and 2020. All participants responded to background items, irrespective of completion. We used mixed effect logistic regression analysis to assess the effect of old age, poor health, and immigrant background on the probability of non-completion of the TTO, and, for those who completed the TTO, of slow completion times. RESULTS First experiences from a Norwegian valuation study were that 29 (5.5%) respondents failed to complete the TTO tasks. For those reporting age over 65 years, poor health, or an immigrant background, 12% failed to complete the TTO. Adjusted odds ratios for predictors of non-completion were statistically significant (age > 65 years, 8.3; EQ-VAS ≤ 50, 3.49; immigrant background, 4.56). Being over 65 years or with an immigrant background also predicted slow completion of both the introduction and TTO tasks. CONCLUSIONS High age, poor health, and immigrant status increased the risk of not being able to complete the TTO tasks, and of slow completion. Higher non-completion rates and increased completion times suggest that elements of the TTO may be demanding for some respondent groups, with possible implications for representativeness.
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- Tonya Moen Hansen
- Division for Health Services, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Health Services Research Unit, Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, Norway
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Medical Division, Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, Norway
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- Health Services Research Unit, Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, Norway
- Maths in Health B.V., Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Wulandari LPL, He SY, Fairley CK, Bavinton BR, Marie-Schmidt H, Wiseman V, Guy R, Tang W, Zhang L, Ong JJ. Preferences for pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV: A systematic review of discrete choice experiments. EClinicalMedicine 2022; 51:101507. [PMID: 35844771 PMCID: PMC9284393 DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2022.101507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2022] [Revised: 05/20/2022] [Accepted: 05/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND We aimed to systematically review the health preference literature using discrete choice experiments (DCEs), an attribute-based stated preference method, to investigate patient preferences for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). METHODS A search in PubMed, Scopus, CINAHL, and Embase was conducted on July 1, 2021, and updated on November 3, 2021. We used two concepts to create our search strategy: (1) discrete choice experiments/conjoint analysis/best-worst scaling, and (2) HIV PrEP.The study is registered in PROSPERO (CRD42021267026). FINDINGS In total, 1060 studies were identified, and 18 were included in the analysis. Various attributes were examined, including dosing regimen, type of PrEP products, side effects, other side benefits, cost, effectiveness, dispensing venue, and additional support services. Dosing frequency, cost, the effectiveness of PrEP, dispensing venue, and side effects were the most common attributes examined in DCEs. Despite significant heterogeneity in preferences across subpopulations, overall, the most important attributes were cost (28%, 5/18), effectiveness (28%, 5/18) followed by dosing frequency (17%, 3/18). INTERPRETATION Notably, in studies where all of these three attributes were examined, some individuals would trade effectiveness for cost or vice versa. Ensuring PrEP is low cost or free, widely disseminating information of its effectiveness and advancements in reducing dosing frequency could accelerate the uptake of PrEP for those who would benefit from PrEP the most. FUNDING None.
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- Luh Putu Lila Wulandari
- The Kirby Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine, Udayana University, Bali Indonesia
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- China-Australia Joint Research Center for Infectious Diseases, School of Public Health, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, China
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- Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Australia
- Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- UNAIDS Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok, Thailand
- Global HIV, Hepatitis and STIs Programme, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
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- The Kirby Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
- Department of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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- The Kirby Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, United States
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- China-Australia Joint Research Center for Infectious Diseases, School of Public Health, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, China
- Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Australia
- Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, Henan, China
- Corresponding author at: China-Australia Joint Research Center for Infectious Diseases, School of Public Health, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710061, China.
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- China-Australia Joint Research Center for Infectious Diseases, School of Public Health, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, China
- Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Australia
- Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
- Department of Clinical Research, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street London, London, United Kingdom
- Corresponding author at: 580 Swanston Street, Carlton, Victoria 3053, Australia.
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Walsh K, Carroll B, MacFarlane A, O’Donovan D, Cush P. Life-Course Marginalities of Positive Health and Aging: A Participatory Approach Integrating the Lived Experiences of Older Irish Travelers and Older Homeless Adults in Multistakeholder Research Processes. QUALITATIVE HEALTH RESEARCH 2022; 32:1139-1152. [PMID: 35578753 PMCID: PMC9254379 DOI: 10.1177/10497323221100346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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There is increased emphasis on adopting positive health and aging policy goals for heterogeneous older populations, and recognition of the role that participatory research approaches can play in supporting their implementation. However, questions remain about how to represent the marginalized experiences of some older populations within such processes. With a focus on older Irish ethnic Travelers and older homeless adults as two vulnerable populations in Ireland, this article presents and critically discusses a participatory approach developed to integrate marginalized older adult perspectives on positive health and aging in a multistakeholder research and development process. The qualitative methodology is first detailed, incorporating methods that harness collaboratively derived views and individual narratives (e.g., focus groups; consultation forums; in-depth interviews). Critical reflections on research implementation and specific considerations relevant to these populations are presented (e.g., trust building; one-to-one facilitation), with lessons then drawn for the design of multistakeholder participatory approaches with marginalized older populations.
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- Kieran Walsh
- Irish Centre for Social Gerontology,
Institute for Lifecourse and Society, National University of Ireland
Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- Irish Centre for Social Gerontology,
Institute for Lifecourse and Society, National University of Ireland
Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- School of Medicine, and Health Research
Institute, Faculty of Education & Health Sciences, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
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- School of Medicine, Dentistry and
Biomedical Sciences, Queens University, Belfast, Antrim, UK
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- Irish Centre for Social Gerontology,
Institute for Lifecourse and Society, National University of Ireland
Galway, Galway, Ireland
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Tucker JD, Fu H, Ong JJ. 'Nothing about us without us': public engagement to inform sexual health research and services. Sex Transm Infect 2021; 97:551-552. [PMID: 34544890 DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2021-055201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2021] [Accepted: 06/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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- Joseph D Tucker
- Clinical Research Department, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK .,Institute of Global Health and Infectious Diseases, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
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- Clinical Research Department, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.,Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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Green K, Schmidt HMA, Vallely AJ, Zhang L, Kelly-Hanku A, Janamnuaysook R, Ong JJ. Ending AIDS in the Asia-Pacific region by 2030: are we on track? Policy, epidemiological and intervention insights. Sex Health 2021; 18:1-4. [PMID: 33663685 DOI: 10.1071/sh20226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2020] [Accepted: 12/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The Asia-Pacific region is home to nearly 6 million people living with HIV. Across the region, key populations - men who have sex with men, transgender women, people who inject drugs, sex workers, prisoners - and their sexual partners make up the majority of those living with HIV. While significant progress has been made in the past 5 years towards UNAIDS's 90-90-90 goals (90% of people with HIV diagnosed, 90% on antiretroviral therapy, 90% virologically suppressed), significant gaps remain. The papers in this Special Issue address important questions: are we on track to end the AIDS epidemic in the Asia-Pacific region? And can countries in this region reach the new UNAIDS targets for 2030?
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- UNAIDS, Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok, Thailand; and World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
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- University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia; and Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research, Goroka, Papua New Guinea
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- Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Vic., Australia; and China-Australia Joint Research Center for Infectious Diseases, School of Public Health, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710061, PR China; and Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, Henan, China
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- University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia; and Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research, Goroka, Papua New Guinea
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- Institute of HIV Research and Innovation, Bangkok, Thailand; and Center of Excellence in Transgender Health, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Vic., Australia; and China-Australia Joint Research Center for Infectious Diseases, School of Public Health, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710061, PR China; and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK; and Corresponding author.
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