This section provides recent reference details and - where available - links and abstracts for general publications addressing HIV/AIDS among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. References include journal articles, reports, theses, and other literature. To access our complete database please use our bibliography.
2013
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2013)
Demonstration projects for improving sexual health in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth: evaluation report.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
This evaluation reports on the efficacy of six projects in improving the sexual health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people. Specifically the projects sought to increase the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people accessing testing and treatment services for sexually transmissible infections (STIs) and bloodborne viruses (BBVs), reduce risk behaviours, and contribute to best practice. Over a three year period, six-monthly data (quantitative and qualitative) was collected on a range of indicators, which were used to assess the effectiveness of the projects. The evaluation findings report on three areas: governance and management; risk reduction; and services. The evaluation also identified the key features of a successful sexual health project, and of equal importance, acknowledges the lessons learned.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Herrmann S, McKinnon E, Hyland NB, Lalanne C, Mallal S, Nolan D, Chassany O, Duracinsky M (2013)
HIV-related stigma and physical symptoms have a persistent influence on health-related quality of life in Australians with HIV infection.
Health and Quality of Life Outcomes; 11: 56
Retrieved 8 April 2013 from http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-7525-11-56
Ward J, Bryant J, Worth H, Hull P, Solar S, Bailey S (2013)
Use of health services for sexually transmitted and blood-borne viral infections by young Aboriginal people in New South Wales.
Australian Journal of Primary Health; 19(1): 81-86
2012
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2012)
Australia's health 2012.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
de Wit J, Holt M, Treloar C(Eds) (2012)
HIV/AIDS, hepatitis and sexually transmissible infections in Australia: annual report of trends in behaviour 2012.
Sydney: National Centre in HIV Social Research, The University of New South Wales
Kwan KSH, Giele CM, Combs B, Mak DB (2012)
Improvement in antenatal testing for sexually transmissible infections and blood-borne viruses in Western Australian hospitals, 2007 to 2010.
Sexual Health; 9(4): 349-354
Paquette D, McEwan M, Bryant J (2012)
Risk practices among Aboriginal people who inject drugs in New South Wales, Australia.
AIDS and Behavior; Online First(http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10461-012-0226-x):
Strobel NA, Ward J (2012)
Education programs for Indigenous Australians about sexually transmitted infections and bloodborne viruses.
Canberra: Closing the Gap Clearinghouse
This report investigates the efficacy of sexual health education in improving knowledge about sexually transmissible infections and bloodborne viruses among young Indigenous Australians, and whether this leads to attitude and behaviour changes. Categorising education programs in terms of community-based, combined clinical and behavioural, and school-based, the report describes a range of initiatives that have been developed to raise awareness about sexual health among young Indigenous people, and influence behaviour. The report also explores the barriers and facilitators to the successful implementation and maintenance of sexual health programs, such as having an appropriately trained and well-resourced workforce, and ensuring young people have access to health hardware (e.g., condoms).
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
The Kirby Institute (2012)
Highlighting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander research at The Kirby Institute.
Sydney: The Kirby Institute
The Australian Indigenous and Torres Strait Islander health program was established at the Kirby Institute in 2007, with an aim to close the gap in the health disparity between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and non-Indigenous Australians. The key focus of the Institute's work is sexual health and blood borne viruses, working in collaboration with other key health sectors involved in substance use, offender health, and social and emotional wellbeing research.
This report outlines a number of projects being conducted by the Kirby Institute across Australia. Information for each project includes:
- description of the project
- Aboriginal community involvement
- expected benefits to the community
- investigators
- collaborating organisations
- funding body
- contacts.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Thomas SL, Kalsi H, Graham S (2012)
Sexually transmissible infections and bloodborne viruses in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations.
New South Wales Public Health Bulletin; 23(4): 92
Ward J, Guy R, Huang R, Knox J, Couzos S, Scrimgeour D, Moore L, Leahy T, Hunt J, Donovan B, Kaldor JM (2012)
Rapid point-of-care tests for HIV and sexually transmissible infection control in remote Australia: can they improve Aboriginal people’s and Torres Strait Islanders’ health?.
Sexual Health; 9(2): 109-112
Watson PB (2012)
HIV vulnerability among Indigenous Australians and the position of Indigenous women in HIV prevention strategies.
Master of Education thesis, Murdoch University: Perth
2011
Ngarra 2011 booklet (2011)
Australasian Society for HIV Medicine
This resource showcases the sexual health initiatives taking place across Australia which have been specifically designed for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. It highlights the work of both individuals and organisations who focus on the sexual and reproductive health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population groups. The resource is produced by the Australasian Society for HIV Medicine (ASHM) in collaboration with the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO).
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2011)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health performance framework 2010: detailed analyses.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2011)
Young Australians: their health and wellbeing 2011.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
This national statistical publication reports on the health and wellbeing of young Australians aged 12-24 years of age. This reporting is vital for the development of evidence-based youth policies. Part VII provides an overview of the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people and looks at key issues including:
- health status
- determinants of health
- families and communities
- socioeconomic factors
- housing
- health system performance.
The report also highlights areas where work is still needed.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
de Wit J, Holt M, Hopwood M, Treloar C(Eds) (2011)
HIV/AIDS, hepatitis and sexually transmissible infections in Australia: annual report of trends in behaviour 2011.
Sydney: National Centre in HIV Social Research, The University of New South Wales
Harrod ME, Ward J, Graham S, Butler T (2011)
Australian prisons: the key to closing the gap and ensuring HIV remains low in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
HIV Australia; 9(1): 17-19
Moore M, Walker M (2011)
Balancing access and safety: meeting the challenge of blood borne viruses in prison.
Canberra: Australian National Council on Drugs
Watkins RE, Mak DB, Connelly C (2011)
Identifying high risk groups for sexually transmitted infections and blood borne viruses upon admission to prison in Western Australia.
Rural and Remote Health; 11: 1621
Retrieved 16 March 2011 from http://www.rrh.org.au/publishedarticles/article_print_1621.pdf
2010
Ngarra exhibition booklet 2010 (2010)
Australasian Society for HIV Medicine
This publication was produced by the Australasian Society for HIV Medicine (ASHM) and includes the range of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander sexual health initiatives that were showcased at the Ngarra exhibition in Sydney in 2010. The exhibition sought to raise awareness about the range of initiatives that have been implemented across Australia including research, resources, online programs, and other related activities. This booklet provides summary information and the contact details of each of these initiatives.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Australian Department of Health and Ageing (2010)
Second national sexually transmissible infections strategy 2010 - 2013.
Canberra: Department of Health and Ageing, Australia
Central Australian Rural Practitioners Association (2010)
CARPA standard treatment manual [5th ed.].
5th ed. Alice Springs: Central Australian Rural Practitioners Association
Many practitioners arrive in central and northern Australia without any specific relevant training for remote practice. The standard treatment manual helps them to deal with a range of health, social and work conditions that they may not have experienced before.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Fagan P, McDonell P (2010)
Knowledge, attitudes and behaviours in relation to safe sex, sexually transmitted infections (STI) and HIV/AIDS among remote living north Queensland youth.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health; 34(s1): S52-S56
Larney S (2010)
Does opioid substitution treatment in prisons reduce injecting-related HIV risk behaviours? A systematic review.
Addiction; 105(2): 216 - 223
Mapfumo L, Waples-Crowe P, Ware J (2010)
Action research: addressing HIV risks related to injecting drug use in Victorian Aboriginal communities.
Melbourne: Anex
McIver LJ, Kippin AN, Parish ST, Whitehead OG (2010)
HIV, malaria and pneumonia in a Torres Strait Islander male – a case report.
Communicable Diseases Intelligence; 34(4): 448-449
Mooney-Somers J, Olsen A, Erick W, Scott R, Akee A, Kaldor J, Maher L (2010)
Learning from the past: young Indigenous people's accounts of blood-borne viral and sexually transmitted infections as resilience narratives.
Culture, Health & Sexuality; 13(2): 173-186
National Association of People Living with HIV/AIDS, National Centre in HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research (2010)
Mapping HIV outcomes: geographical and clinical forecasts of numbers of people living with HIV in Australia.
Sydney: National Association of People Living with HIV/AIDS
URBIS (2010)
Review of OATSIH's investment in sexual health and blood borne virus activities: final report.
Sydney: URBIS
2009
Armstrong W (2009)
The NT Sexual Health Advisory Group - two years on.
Northern Territory Disease Control Bulletin; 16(1): 6-8
Costello M, Ross C (2009)
Implementing a vision - towards a whole of community response to HIV/AIDS in the Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander community.
HIV Australia; 7(1): 12-13, 38-39
National Centre in HIV Social Research (2009)
National Centre in HIV Social Research annual report 2008.
Sydney: The University of New South Wales
Wilson D, Kwon A, Anderson J, Thein R (2009)
Return on investment 2: evaluating the cost-effectiveness of needle and syringe programs in Australia.
Sydney: Department of Health and Ageing, Australia
2008
Butler T, Papanastasiou C (2008)
National prison entrants’ bloodborne virus and risk behaviour survey report 2004 and 2007.
Perth, WA: National Drug Research Institute
Department of Health and Ageing (2008)
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander sexual health and blood borne virus health promotion report.
Canberra: Department of Health and Ageing, Australia
Drug and Alcohol Office (WA) (2008)
Aboriginal blood-borne virus scoping project literature review.
Perth: Drug and Alcohol Office (WA)
The 'Aboriginal Blood-Borne Virus Scoping Project' was undertaken to investigate the enablers and barriers of accessing needle and syringe programs in Kalgoorlie and the south-west for Aboriginal people who inject drugs (APWIDs). The 'Sexual Health and Blood Borne Virus Program' from the Department of Health (WA) funded the Alcohol and Drug Office to conduct the scoping project.
The scoping project was undertaken in response to the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sexual Health Strategy 2005-2008 (2005), identifying HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis B and C as significant health issues for Indigenous people who inject drugs, and the need to strengthen harm reduction programs in this area, as well as recent data identifying a higher number of HIV diagnoses as a result of injecting drug use among the Indigenous population compared to the non-Indigenous population, and greater rates of Hepatitis B and C diagnoses as a result of injecting drug use among the Indigenous population compared to the non-Indigenous population.
The 'Aboriginal Blood-Borne Virus Scoping Project Literature Review' was undertaken as a compendium to the project. The review examined recent national and local studies of Indigenous injecting drug use and associated harm reduction strategies, and related projects and initiatives.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Erick W, Mooney-Somers J, Akee A, Maher L (2008)
Resilience to blood-borne and sexually transmitted infections: the development of a participatory action research project with young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Townsville.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal; 32(6): 5-8
Giles ML, McDonald AM, Elliott EJ, Ziegler JB, Hellard ME, Lewin SR, Kaldor JM (2008)
Variable uptake of recommended interventions to reduce mother-to-child transmissions of HIV in Australia, 1982-2005.
Medical Journal of Australia; 189(3): 151-154
Imrie J, Frankland A(Eds) (2008)
HIV/AIDS, hepatitis and sexually transmissible infections in Australia: annual report of trends in behaviour 2008.
Sydney: National Centre in HIV Social Research, University of New South Wales
Messenger R (2008)
HIV/AIDS threat in the Torres Strait.
Queensland: Rob Messenger MP for Burnett, Qld
National Centre in HIV Social Research (2008)
National Centre in HIV Social Research annual report 2007.
Sydney: The University of New South Wales
Richters J, Butler T, Yap L, Kirkwood K, Grant L, Smith AMA, Schneider K, Donovan B (2008)
Sexual health and behaviour of New South Wales prisoners.
Sydney: School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of New South Wales
Ward J (2008)
Report on the Second Indigenous Peoples' Satellite Meeting 31 July - 1 August 2008.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal; 32(6): 18-19
2007
Imrie J, Frankland A (2007)
HIV/AIDS, hepatitis and sexually transmissible infections in Australia: annual report of trends in behaviour 2007.
Sydney: National Centre in HIV Social Research
Minc A, Butler T, Gahan G (2007)
The Jailbreak Health Project – incorporating a unique radio programme for prisoners.
International Journal of Drug Policy; 18(5): 444-446
National Centre in HIV Social Research (2007)
National Centre in HIV Social Research annual report 2006.
Sydney: The University of New South Wales
Newman C, Bonar M, Thompson S, Greville H, Bessarab D, Kippax S (2007)
HIV and heterosexuality in Aboriginal communities in Western Australia.
HIV Australia; 5(4):
Newman CE, Bonar M, Greville HS, Thompson SC, Bessarab D, Kippax SC (2007)
'Everything is okay': the influence of neoliberal discourse on the reported experiences of Aboriginal people in Western Australia who are HIV-positive.
Culture, Health & Sexuality; 9(6): 571-584
Onemda VicHealth Koori Health Unit (2007)
Evidence base for STI/BBV prevention and treatment for Koori people in prison.
Melbourne: Onemda VicHealth Koori Health Unit
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