Presentations
PrEP in Europe webinar - PrEP, sex, intimacy and mental health
Use of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) associated with lower HIV related anxiety among Australian gay and bisexual men who are high risk of HIV infection
Keen P, Hammoud MA, Bourne A, Bavinton BR, Holt M, Vaccher S, Haire B, Saxton P, Jin F, Maher L, Grulich AE, Prestage G on behalf of the Flux Study Team. September 2020
Peer-reviewed publications
Characteristics of gay and bisexual men who rarely use HIV risk reduction strategies during condomless anal intercourse: Results from the FLUX national online cohort study.
Kolstee J, Holt M, Jin J, Hammoud MA, Degenhardt L, Maher L, Lea T, Prestage G.
Plos one. 2020 Jun 1;15(6):e0233922.
Prevalence, frequency, and motivations for alkyl nitrite use among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men in Australia
Vaccher SJ, Hammoud MA, Bourne A, Lea T, Haire BG, Holt M, Saxton P, Mackie B, Badge J, Jin F, Maher L, Prestage, G.
International Journal of Drug Policy. 2020 Feb 1;76:102659.
Attitudes and willingness to donate blood among gay and bisexual men in Australia
Clackett S, Seed CR, Prestage G, Hammoud MA, Hoad V, Saxton P, Haire B, Holt M, Jin F, Bourne A, Maher L.
Transfusion. 2020.
Biomedical HIV Protection Among Gay and Bisexual Men Who Use Crystal Methamphetamine
Hammoud MA, Jin F, Maher L, Bourne A, Haire B, Saxton P, Vaccher S, Lea T, Degenhardt L, Prestage G.
AIDS and Behavior. 2019.
Gay and Bisexual Men’s Perceptions of Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) in a Context of High Accessibility: An Australian Qualitative Study
Philpot S, Prestage G, Holt M, Haire B, Maher L, Hammoud M, Bourne A.
AIDS and Behavior. 2020.
Use of HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Associated With Lower HIV Anxiety Among Gay and Bisexual Men in Australia Who Are at High Risk of HIV Infection
Results From the Flux Study
Keen P, Hammoud MA, Bourne A, Bavinton BR, Holt M, Vaccher S, Haire B, Saxton P, Jin F, Maher L, Grulich AE.
JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 2020.
HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Uptake Among Gay and Bisexual Men in Australia and Factors Associated With the Nonuse of PrEP Among Eligible Men
Hammoud MA, Vaccher S, Jin F, Bourne A, Maher L, Holt M, Bavinton BR, Haire B, Degenhardt L, Grulich A, Prestage GP.
JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 2019.
Attitudes and Perceived Social Norms toward Drug Use among Gay and Bisexual Men in Australia
Lea T, Hammoud M, Bourne A, Maher L, Jin F, Haire B, Bath N, Grierson J, Prestage G. Substance Use & Misuse. 2019.
Changes in Behavior After PrEP Initiation Among Australian Gay and Bisexual Men
Prestage G, Maher L, Grulich A, Bourne A, Hammoud M, Vaccher S, Bavinton B, Holt M, Jin F. Brief report: changes in behavior after PrEP initiation among Australian gay and bisexual men.
JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 2019.
Mental health, drug use and sexual risk behavior among gay and bisexual men
Prestage G, Hammoud M, Jin F, Degenhardt L, Bourne A, Maher L.
International Journal of Drug Policy. 2018.
The new MTV generation: Using methamphetamine, Truvada™, and Viagra™ to enhance sex and stay safe
Hammoud MA, Vaccher S, Jin F, Bourne A, Haire B, Maher L, Lea T, Prestage G.
International journal of drug policy. 2018.
Age-related prevalence and twelve-month incidence of illicit drug use in a cohort of Australian gay and bisexual men: Results from the Flux Study
Jin F, Hammoud MA, Maher L, Degenhardt L, Bourne A, Lea T, Vaccher S, Grierson J, Haire B, Prestage GP.
Drug and alcohol dependence. 2018.
Intensive sex partying with gamma-hydroxybutyrate: Factors associated with using gamma-hydroxybutyrate for chemsex among Australian gay and bisexual men
Hammoud MA, Bourne A, Maher L, Jin F, Haire B, Lea T, Degenhardt L, Grierson J, Prestage G.
Sexual health. 2018.
Prevalence and correlates of recent injecting drug use among gay and bisexual men in Australia
Bui H, Zablotska-Manos I, Hammoud M, Jin F, Lea T, Bourne A, Iversen J, Bath N, Grierson J, Degenhardt L, Prestage G.
International Journal of Drug Policy. 2018.
Off-Label Use of Phosphodiesterase Type 5 Inhibitor Erectile Dysfunction Medication to Enhance Sex Among Gay and Bisexual Men in Australia
Hammoud MA, Jin F, Lea T, Maher L, Grierson J, Prestage G.
The journal of sexual medicine. 2017.
Measuring drug use sensation-seeking among Australian gay and bisexual men
Prestage G, Hammoud M, Lea T, Jin F, Maher L.
International Journal of Drug Policy. 2017.
Following Lives Undergoing Change (Flux) study: Implementation and baseline prevalence of drug use in an online cohort study of gay and bisexual men in Australia
Hammoud MA, Jin F, Degenhardt L, Lea T, Maher L, Grierson J, Mackie B, Pastorelli M, Batrouney C, Bath N, Bradley J, Prestage G.
International Journal of Drug Policy. 2017.
PhD theses using Flux data
Emerging practices and the potential to change HIV epidemiological trends:
Pre-exposure prophylaxis as biomedical HIV prevention among gay and bisexual men who participate in chemsex
Dr Mohamed A. Hammoud.
Supervisors: Associate Professor Garrett Prestage and Dr Jeff (Fengyi) Jin.
Kirby Institute, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Sydney. 2020.
Epidemiology of HIV among men who have sex with men in Hanoi, Vietnam: prevalence, associated factors and engagement in HIV testing and treatment
Dr Hao Thu Minh
Supervisors: Professor Lisa Maher.
Kirby Institute, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Sydney. 2020.
Reports
Non-uptake of PrEP among PrEP-eligible men in the Flux Study - 2019
Hammoud MA, Clackett S, Prestage G.
Kirby Institute, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Sydney. 2019.
Blood donating histories and attitudes among MSM using Flux data - 2018
Clackett S, Hammoud MA, Prestage G.
Kirby Institute, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Sydney. 2018.
2014-2017 Surveillance Report
Clackett S, Hammoud MA, Bourne A, Maher L, Haire B, Jin F, Lea T, Degenhardt L, Bath N, Mackie B, Batrouney C, Prestage G.
Kirby Institute, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Sydney. 2018.
Annual Report 2014-2015
Hammoud MA, Jin F, Degenhardt L, Lea T, Grierson J, Mackie B, Pastorelli M, Batrouney C, Bath N, Bradley J, Prestage GP.
Kirby Institute, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Sydney. 2015.
Studying with Flux
Are you interested in doing a Masters degree or PhD with Flux? Send an email to
Dr Mohamed A. Hammoud (mhammoud@kirby.unsw.edu.au) with your proposal and let's see if we can work something out.