A case series of Cambodians diagnosed with HIV in Victoria
In mid 2005 eight HIV positive Cambodian-born individuals were interviewed regarding their diagnosis experience, utilisation of HIV treatment, access to support services and disclosure of status. More ...
A rapid situation assessment of IDU and BBVs in Victoria's Eastern Metropolitan Region
A Rapid Situation Assessment of injecting drug use and Blood-borne viruses in Victoria's Eastern Metropolitan Region More ...
A study of Victorian women infected with HIV between 1999-2002
A study of Victorian women infected with HIV between 1999-2002 More ...
BBVs among anabolic steroid injectors
Hepatitis C, hepatitis B and HIV among anabolic steroid injectors in Victoria More ...
Buprenorphine Injecting in Frankston: A Qualitative Study
This project aims to find out the context and key motivations of why buprenorphine is injected and to identify potential harms associated with buprenorphine injecting. More ...
Choi Chung De Giu Suc Khoe (Playing Together to Stay Healthy): The Soccer and Noodles Project
The project targeted injecting drug users of Vietnamese ethnicity providing them with an opportunity to (re)connect with the local community by participating in a team sport (soccer). Through promoting regular physical activity, a healthy diet, and team work, the project aims for improved health and social outcomes for this marginalised group. More ...
Couches Vs Karaoke: Ethnic Vietnamese IDU views on safe injecting facilities
Couches vs Karaoke: Ethnic Vietnamese user views on safe injecting facilities in Melbourne, Australia More ...
Evaluation of a heroin overdose prevention and education campaign
Following detection of an upward trend in the frequency of fatal heroin overdoses in Victoria between 2001 and 2003, Victoria’s Department of Human Services planned a campaign aimed at increasing injecting drug users’ (IDUs’) awareness of overdose dangers and prevention strategies. More ...
Evaluation of the 2005/2006 Victorian Hepatitis C Education Program for General Practitioners
Between 2005 and 2006 the General Practice Divisions Victoria conducted an education program for GPs to improve the management of HCV in primary care. The Burnet Institute evaluated this program on behalf of the Department of Human Services and General Practice Divisions Victoria. More ...
Evaluation of the Tri-State STI/HIV project in Central Australia
World Vision, in collaboration with the Burnet Institute, was awarded the tender to conduct the evaluation of the Tri-State STI/HIV project. The objective of the 2007 evaluation was to assess the effectiveness of the Tri-State Project (TSP) and build on the findings of the 1996 and the 2001/2 reviews. More ...
Evaluation of the Victorian Public Health Prisoner Initiative
To improve practices related to BBVs and STIs, the Disease Control and Research Branch of the Victorian Department of Human Services, in collaboration with Corrections Victoria, implemented the Public Health Prisoner Initiative in December 2005. More ...
From custody to community: Individualised interventions for young people at risk of HCV infection
Young people who are in contact with the criminal justice system have been identified as a group at high risk of HCV infection. The period after release from custody can be a time of extreme stress and increased risk of poor health outcomes such as relapse into illicit drug use, overdose and unplanned injecting episodes. More ...
Hepatitis C among inmates of Victorian correctional facilities
A study of prevalence of HCV in Victorian correctional facilities and factors associated with HCV antibody status More ...
HIV among Vietnamese Australian IDUs
An Integrated Response to the Spread of HIV amongst Vietnamese Australian Injecting Drug Users (IDUs) in Victoria: Surveillance/Epidemiology Research Component. More ...
HIV sentinel surveillance: a pilot study
An investigation of HIV testing patterns and HIV risk behaviour among gay and homosexually active men in Victoria using HIV sentinel surveillance at six sites, March 2004 to March 2005 More ...
IDU's social networks and Hepatitis C
Injecting drug users: social networks and molecular epidemiology of the hepatitis C virus More ...
Infection control practices and knowledge of HCV among body piercing practitioners in Victoria.
Infection control practices and knowledge of hepatitis C virus among body piercing practitioners in Victoria. More ...
Local Solutions to Public Drug Use: An Investigation into Community Responses to Public Injecting
The overall purpose of the project was to explore the nature and impact of local community responses to public illicit drug use, in order to understand how effective these actions have been as well as understanding the process of developing and implementing them within a local community. More ...
New Zealand NSEP Review
A review of the effectiveness and efficiency of New Zealand's Needle and Syringe Exchange Programme More ...
Obstetricians' management of women infected with a blood borne virus
This project aims to improve obstetricians' management of women living with hepatitis B, hepatitis C or HIV More ...
Opportunistic Surveillance of HIV and STIs in MSM, 2000 - 2004
Analysis of HIV and STI test data for 2000-2004 from four clinics with significant MSM attendance More ...
Psychiatric illness in IDUs in the west of Melbourne
A study of psychiatric illness in injecting drug users in the west of Melbourne More ...
Public drinking in the Footscray business centre
The aim of this project was to produce new information about the needs, motivations and general profile of people drinking and using other drugs in public areas of the Footscray Business Centre. More ...
Sex and Sport: A community-based program of Chlamydia testing and treatment in rural Victoria
The “Sex and Sport” project piloted a community based chlamydia testing and treatment outreach program reaching young people in rural communities through their sporting clubs. More ...
Sex, Drugs and Rock'n'Roll
A survey of the sexual risk behaviour and drug use of young men & women interviewed at the Big Day Out More ...
Uncontested Possessions and Key Positions
Sexual health and risk behaviours in young men in rural and regional football clubs. More ...
Victorian Woman's Health and Lifestyle Study
A study of the sexual health service use and needs of Victorian women aged 18 to 35 years, their sexual health behaviour, and chlamydia prevalence More ...
Where have all the bloody teaspoons gone?
A longitudinal cohort study of the displacement of Camellia sinensis spathulatus (teaspoons) in an Australian research institute. More ...
Feeling Fruity: A study of blood borne viruses among a sample of transient workers in Victoria
A study of blood borne viruses among a sample of transient workers in Victoria More ...
Harm Reduction in Vietnam
Developing sustainable responses to drug use and HIV infection among drug users in Vietnam More ...
Incident HIV infection among Victorian MSM, 2001-2002
Men having sex with men - incident HIV infection in Victoria, 2001-2002 More ...