OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Sexual Health is 3. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Sexual mixing in bisexual activity in male–male partnerships in Melbourne, Australia	51
Co-creation and community engagement in implementation research with vulnerable populations: a co-creation process in China	43
Chlamydia retesting remains low among young women in Australia: an observational study using sentinel surveillance data, 2018–2022	40
Community-engaged strategies to improve sexual health services for adults aged 45 and above in the United Kingdom: a qualitative data analysis	28
Measuring and evaluating sexual health in the era of digital health: challenges and opportunities	25
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	23
Awareness and willingness toward doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis use for bacterial sexually transmitted infections among men who have sex with men	23
Turkish adaptation, validity and reliability study of the sexual and reproductive empowerment scale for adolescents and young adults	18
Position statement on doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis for the prevention of bacterial sexually transmissible infections in Aotearoa New Zealand: the New Zealand Sexual Health Society	17
Meet the Editors	17
Top Abstracts of the Joint Australasian Sexual Health and HIV & AIDS Conferences	15
<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
Participatory approaches to delivering clinical sexually transmitted infections services: a narrative review	13
<i>Corrigendum to</i>: Under-utilisation of cardioprotective glucose-lowering medication in diabetics living with HIV	12
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	12
Digital technology and self-care in sexual health	12
Table of Contents	12
Sexting and sexual behaviour in Australian adolescents	11
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)	11
Adapting the Client Priority Rating Scale to better fit the sexual health counselling setting: a quality improvement study	10
Chemsex questions: what are we actually asking?	10
Factors associated with the development of coronary artery disease in people with HIV	10
Social media’s role in support networks among LGBTQ adolescents: a qualitative study	10
U=U, PrEP and the unrealised promise of ending HIV-related stigma	10
The sexual network and risky sexual behaviours among male migrant workers in China’s gender imbalance context	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
Utilisation of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention in the Australian general practice setting: a longitudinal observational study	9
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
Development and acceptability of a digital tool for promoting syphilis testing in Australian general practice: qualitative study using the Theoretical Framework of Acceptability	8
Table of Contents	8
The challenge of diagnosis and treatment of neurosyphilis in China: results from a nationwide survey	8
Preferences for the delivery of early abortion services in Australia: a discrete choice experiment	8
Neurosyphilis presenting as new onset refractory status epilepticus: one of the multifarious faces of a great imitator	7
Sexual mixing patterns among male–female partnerships in Melbourne, Australia	7
Higher identity resilience – self-efficacy is associated with sexual risk behaviours in gay men	7
Do we DARE? Improving digital ano-rectal examination in men who have sex with men living with HIV: a quality improvement initiative	7
Online platforms for prescription and supply of hormonal contraception in Australia: a mapping review	7
Chlamydia home sampling in the real world: a cross-sectional analysis	7
Women’s knowledge and hypothetical acceptance of expedited partner therapy for chlamydia	7
Digital sexually transmitted infection and HIV services across prevention and care continuums: evidence and practical resources	7
Global, regional, and national burdens of HIV/AIDS acquired through sexual transmission 1990–2019: an observational study	7
Stigma, support, and messaging for people recently diagnosed with HIV: a qualitative study	6
2023 Undetectable = Untransmittable global policy roundtable report: a multistakeholder perspective on Undetectable = Untransmittable research and policy priorities	6
Virgins at age 26: who are they?	6
Abstracts from the 25th IUSTI World Congress incorporating the Australasian Sexual and Reproductive Health Conference	6
‘Does human papillomavirus (HPV) cause cancer?’ – A cross-sectional study of HPV awareness among sexual minority men in Nigeria	6
Relationship status and sexual health service engagement among young people in the United Kingdom: a cross-sectional survey study	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
Telehealth for HIV care and management among people living with HIV in Australia: results from an online survey	6
Let’s talk about U=U: seizing a valuable opportunity to better support adolescents living with HIV	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	6
High interest for long-acting injectable PrEP among men who have sex with men at most risk for HIV in San Francisco, 2021	5
Resourcefulness of homeless young people who practise sex work in Pakistan: a qualitative study	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	5
A long trend of sexually transmitted diseases before and after the COVID-19 pandemic in China (2010–21)	5
Racial-ethnic disparities in adolescent sexual behaviours: the cross-sectional Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2009–19	5
Optimising the delivery of sexual health services in Australia: a qualitative study	4
Could late-latent syphilis be treated with a single subcutaneous infusion of long-acting penicillin?	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
Dimensions of sexual experiences reflected through adjective selection: findings from a US nationally representative survey	4
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	4
Pelvic myofascial pain is associated with restriction of sexual activity in women with pelvic pain: a cross-sectional study	4
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	4
Men of refugee and migrant backgrounds in Australia: a scoping review of sexual and reproductive health research	4
Isolated middle cerebral artery stenosis caused by syphilitic vasculitis	4
Can network-based testing services have an impact beyond testing for HIV?	4
Substantial underdiagnosis and underreporting: changes in reported HIV and AIDS cases in 31 provinces in China at the beginning of COVID-19	4
The chlamydia care cascade of young people attending Australian general practices; a descriptive study to assess gaps in care	4
Prescribing pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention: a cross-sectional survey of general practitioners in Australia	4
Improving preparedness for introducing and scaling up long-acting HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis in Asia	4
Adapting an artificial intelligence sexually transmitted diseases symptom checker tool for Mpox detection: the HeHealth experience	4
Time, scope and resources: why U=U makes programmatic sense for Nigeria	4
Rising incidence of gonorrhea in Taiwan amid the COVID-19 pandemic: a nationwide surveillance study	4
Termination of pregnancy in Queensland post-decriminalisation: a content analysis of client records from an all-options pregnancy counselling organisation	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
Migrant and refugee youth perspectives on sexual and reproductive health and rights in Australia: a systematic review	4
Integrating testing for sexually transmissible infections into annual health assessments for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people: a cross-sectional analysis	4
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	4
Coronavirus (COVID-19) and sexualised drug use among men who have sex with men: a systematic review	4
Involvement in sex work is associated with muscle dysmorphia symptomatology among a sample of Canadian adolescents and young adults	4
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	3
Burden of trichomoniasis among older adults in the United States: a systematic review	3
Why risk matters for STI control: who are those at greatest risk and how are they identified?	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
A systematic review of international students’ sexual health knowledge, behaviours, and attitudes	3
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	3
Validity, reliability and factor structure of the Female Sexual Well-Being Scale in married Iranian women	3
Priorities in the implementation of partner services for HIV/STIs in high-income nations: a narrative review of evidence and recommendations	3
Thank you for the privilege	3
Characteristics and associations between sexting and high-risk sexual behaviors among college students in Jiangxi Province, China	3
Renal impairment risk in Indigenous and non-Indigenous people who take HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP): a retrospective cohort study	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
Factors associated with transactional sex among a cohort of gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in Vancouver, Canada	3
Inequities in PrEP use according to Medicare status in a publicly funded sexual health clinic; a retrospective analysis	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
Trends in high-risk human papillomavirus infection and cervical cytology of women in Karamay City, 2012–2021	3
East–west disparities in safer sex inside China: a sociocultural perspective	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
Young people’s preferences and motivations for STI partner notification: observational findings from the 2024 Sex, Drugs and Rock ‘n’ Roll survey	3
‘The chances are zero’: a qualitative study on perceived susceptibility to pregnancy among women experiencing homelessness	3
Under-utilisation of cardioprotective glucose-lowering medication in diabetics living with HIV	3