The Health In Men Study (HIM)

As we all know, research helps our community respond to the issues raised by HIV and AIDS. In Australia we are internationally recognised for our success in linking research and the community response. Our SMASH project was an example of this.

Recent changes in community attitudes, HIV treatments, and research into the possibility of a future AIDS vaccine, have raised new issues. To address these we established a new study: The Health in Men Study (HIM).

This study was built on the success of SMASH. We needed HIV-negative gay men who live and socialise in Sydney to help with this study. No matter who you were, whether you were in a relationship or not, whether you always practiced safe sex or had never used a condom in your life, you could help. The study was associated with an international collaboration aimed at developing a HIV vaccine but we were concerned with how vaccines might affect the community. So we also needed gay men who felt vaccines were not going to help as well as gay men who were very hopeful about the prospects of HIV vaccines.

In this study, we examined changes in behaviour, attitudes and HIV incidence among HIV-negative gay men in Sydney. All information was treated in a confidential manner.

This study ended on the 30th June 2007.

Project Reports

• Jin F, Prestage GP, Zablotska I, Rawstorne P, Kippax SC, Donovan B, Cunningham PH, Templeton DJ, Kaldor JM, Grulich AE (In press). High rates of sexually transmissible infections in HIV positive homosexual men: data from two community-based cohorts. STI (Accepted May 29, 2007)
• Prestage GP, Degenhardt L, Jin F, Grulich AE, Imrie J, Kaldor J, Kippax S, (in press). Predictors of frequent use of amphetamine type stimulants among HIV-negative gay men in Sydney, Australia. Drug and Alcohol Dependence (accepted June 2007).
• Jin F, Prestage GP, Kippax SC, Pell CM, Donovan B, Templeton DJ, Kaldor JM, Grulich AE (2007). Risk factors for genital and anal warts in a prospective cohort of HIV negative homosexual men: the HIM study. STD, 34:488-93.
• Jin F, Prestage GP, Mao L, Kippax SC, Pell CM, Donovan B, Cunningham PH, Templeton DJ, Kaldor JM, Grulich AE, (2007). Incidence and risk factors for urethral and anal gonorrhoea and chlamydia in a cohort of HIV negative homosexual men: the HIM study. STI, 83:113-9.
• Prestage GP, Mao L, Grulich AE, Jin F, Kaldor J, Kippax S, (in press). Sex work and risk behaviour among HIV-negative gay men. AIDS Care (accepted Dec 2006).
• Templeton TJ, Mao L, Prestage GP, Kaldor JM, Kippax S, Grulich AE, (2006). Demographic predictors of circumcision status in a community-based sample of homosexual men in Sydney, Australia. Sexual Health, 3, 191–193 (letter).
• Jin F, Prestage GP, Mao L, Kippax SC, Pell CM, Donovan B, Templeton DJ, Taylor J, Mindel A, Kaldor JM, Grulich AE, (2006). Transmission of herpes simplex types 1 and 2 in a prospective cohort of HIV negative homosexual men: The HIM study. Journal of Infectious Diseases, 194, 561-570.
• Prestage GP, Mao L, McGuigan D, Crawford J, Kippax S, Kaldor J, Grulich AE, (2006). HIV risk and communication between regular partners in a cohort of HIV-negative gay men. AIDS Care, 18, 166-172.
• Mao L, Crawford JM, Hospers HJ, Prestage GP, Grulich AE, Kaldor JM, Kippax SC, (2006). 'Serosorting' in casual anal sex of HIV-negative gay men is noteworthy and is increasing in Sydney, Australia. AIDS, 20, 1204-1206.
• Crawford JM, Kippax SC, Mao L, Van de Ven PG, Mao L, Prestage GP, Grulich AE, Kaldor JM, in association with the Australian Thai HIV Vaccine Consortium, (2006). Number of risk acts by relationship status and partner serostatus: Data from the HIM cohort of homosexually active men in Sydney, Australia. AIDS and behaviour, 10, 325-331.
• Mao L, Crawford J, Van de Ven P, Prestage GP, Grulich A, Kaldor J, Kippax S, (2006). Differences between men who report frequent, occasional or no unprotected anal intercourse with casual partners (UAIC) among a cohort of HIV-seronegative gay men in Sydney, Australia. AIDS Care, 18, 942-945.
• Prestage GP, Fogarty A, Mao L, Van de Ven P, Kippax S, Kaldor JM, Jin F, Rawstorne P, Grulich A, (2005). How has the sexual behaviour of gay men changed since the onset of AIDS: 1986-2003. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 29, 530-535.
• Jin F, Prestage GP, Kippax SC, Kaldor JM, Dore GJ, Grulich AE, (2005). Prevalence and risk factors for hepatitis C in HIV negative homosexual men in Sydney, Australia. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 29, 536-539.
• Prestage GP, Van de Ven PG, Mao L, Grulich AE, Kippax SC, Kaldor JM, (2005). Contexts for last occasions of unprotected anal intercourse among HIV-negative gay men in Sydney: The Health in Men (HIM) cohort. AIDS Care, 17, 23-32.
• Jin F, Prestage GP, Kippax SC, Pell CM, Donovan B, Kaldor JM, Grulich AE, on behalf of the Australian-Thai HIV Vaccine Consortium (2005). Epidemic Syphilis among Homosexual Men in Sydney. Medical Journal of Australia, 193:179-183
• Van de Ven PG, Mao L, Fogarty A, Rawstorne P, Crawford J, Prestage GP, Grulich AE, Kaldor J, Kippax S, (2005). Undetectable viral load is associated with sexual risk taking in HIV serodiscordant gay couples in Sydney. AIDS, 19, 179-84.
• Van de Ven PG, Mao L, Crawford JM, Prestage GP, Grulich AE, Kaldor JM, Kippax S, (2005). Willingness to participate in HIV vaccine trials among HIV-negative gay men in Sydney. International Journal of STD & AIDS, 16, 314-317.
• Van de Ven P, Murphy D, Hull P, Prestage GP, Batrouney C, Kippax S, (2004). Risk management and harm reduction among gay men in Sydney. Critical Public Health, 14(4), 361-376.
• Jin FY, Prestage GP, Pell CM, Donovan BJ, Van de Ven PG, Kippax SC, Kaldor JM, Grulich AE, (2004). Hepatitis A and B infection and vaccination in a cohort of homosexual men in Sydney, Australia. Sexual Health, 1, 227-237.

• F. Jin, GP. Prestage, JCG. Imrie, SC. Kippax, CM. Pell, B. Donovan, DJ. Templeton, PH. Cunningham, AL. Cunningham, A. Mindel, JM. Kaldor, AE. Grulich (2007). Anal sexually transmissible infections as risk factors for HIV seroconversion. 4th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention, Sydney.
• F. Jin, GP. Prestage, JCG. Imrie, SC. Kippax, CM. Pell, B. Donovan, DJ. Templeton, PH. Cunningham, AL. Cunningham, A. Mindel, JM. Kaldor, AE. Grulich (2007). Anal sexually transmissible infections as risk factors for HIV seroconversion: data from the HIM cohort. 17th Biennial meeting of the International Society for Sexually Transmitted Diseases Research, Seattle, USA.
• Templeton DJ; Jin F; Prestage GP; Donovan B; Imrie JCG, Kippax SC; Cunningham PH, Cunningham AL, Mindel A, Kaldor JM; Grulich AE. (2007) Circumcision status and risk of sexually transmitted infections in the HIM cohort of homosexual men in Sydney, Australia 17th ISSTDR / 10th IUSTI, Seattle, USA.
• Templeton DJ; Jin F; Prestage GP; Donovan B; Imrie JCG, Kippax SC; Kaldor JM; Grulich AE. (2007) Circumcision status and risk of HIV in the HIM cohort of homosexual men in Sydney, Australia 4th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention, Sydney, Australia
• Grulich AE, Jin FY, Prestage GP, Emery SE, Kippax S, Mao L, Kaldor JM on behalf of the Australian-Thai HIV Vaccine Consortium, (2006). Defining high incidence groups of homosexual men for HIV prevention studies. 13th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, Denver, USA.
• Prestage GP, Jin F, Mao L, Kippax S, Kaldor J, Grulich A, (2006). ‘Party drugs’ and risk behaviour in the Health in Men (HIM) cohort. Stigma, Pleasure, Practice: 9th Social Research Conference on HIV, Hepatitis C and Related Diseases, Sydney.
• Jin F, Prestage GP, Mao L, Kippax S, Kaldor J, Grulich A, (2006). Incidence and rick factors for HIV seroconversion in the Health in Men (HIM) cohort. Stigma, Pleasure, Practice: 9th Social Research Conference on HIV, Hepatitis C and Related Diseases, Sydney.
• Crawford J, Mao L, Prestage GP, Grulich A, Kaldor J, Kippax S, (2006, May). Contextual factors associated with HIV seroconversion in the Health in Men (HIM) cohort. Stigma, Pleasure, Practice: 9th Social Research Conference on HIV, Hepatitis C and Related Diseases, Sydney.
• Mao L, Crawford J, Hospers H, Prestage GP, Grulich A, Kaldor J, Kippax S, (2006). ‘Serosorting’ in casual anal sex of HIV-negative gay men is frequent and is increasing in Sydney, Australia. Stigma, Pleasure, Practice: 9th Social Research Conference on HIV, Hepatitis C and Related Diseases, Sydney.
• Prestage GP, Jin FY, Mao L, Kippax S, Kaldor JM, Grulich AE, (2006). ‘Party drugs’ and risk behaviour among HIV-negative gay men in Sydney: Data from the HIM cohort. 16th International AIDS Conference, Toronto, Canada.
• Jin F, Prestage GP, Mao L, Kippax S, Pell C, Donovan B, Templeton D, Cunningham P, Kaldor J, Grulich AE, (2006). Anal sexually transmissible infections as risk factors for HIV seroconversion: Data from the HIM cohort. 16th International AIDS Conference, Toronto, Canada.
• Grulich AE, Jin F, Prestage GP, Mao L, Kippax S, Pell C, Donovan B, Templeton D, Taylor J, Mindel A, Kaldor J, (2006). Herpes simplex virus Types 1 and 2 (HSV-1 and HSV-2) and HIV infections in homosexual men: Data from the HIM cohort. 16th International AIDS Conference, Toronto, Canada.
• Grulich AE, Jin FY, Prestage GP, Mao L, Kippax S, Kaldor JM, (2006). Previous use of non-occupational exposure prophylaxis against HIV (NPEP) by homosexual men: Data from the HIM cohort. 16th International AIDS Conference, Toronto, Canada.
• Prestage GP, (2006). Sexpigs and HIV risk. 18th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for HIV Medicine, Melbourne.
• Prestage GP, Kippax S, Jin F, Kaldor J, Grulich A, (2006). What distinguishes casual and regular partnerships among HIV-negative gay men? 18th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for HIV Medicine, Melbourne.
• Jin F, Prestage GP, Mao L, Kippax S, Pell C, Donovan B, Templeton D, Cunningham P, Kaldor J, Grulich A, (2006). Anal sexually transmissible infections as risk factors for HIV seroconversion: Data from the HIM cohort. 18th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for HIV Medicine, Melbourne.
• Grulich AE, van Leeuwin MT, Vajdic C, Prestage GP, Medley G, Hillman RJ, Stevens MP, Tabrizi S, (2006). Prevalence and types of anal HPV infection in homosexual men with and without HIV infection. 18th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for HIV Medicine, Melbourne.
• Poynten IM, Jin FY, Prestage GP, Mao L, Kaldor JM, Grulich AE, (2006). Use of non-occupational exposure prophylaxis against HIV (NPEP) by homosexual men: Impact on HIV risk behaviours and subsequent HIV infection. 18th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for HIV Medicine, Melbourne.
• Grulich AE, Jin FY, Prestage GP, Emery SE, Kippax S, Mao L, Kaldor JM, on behalf of the Australian-Thai HIV Vaccine Consortium, (2006). Defining high incidence groups of homosexual men for HIV prevention studies. 13th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, Denver, USA [poster presentation].
• Grulich A, Jin FY, Prestage GP, Mao L, Kippax S, Kaldor J, (2006). Previous use of non-occupational post exposure prophylaxis against HIV (NPEP) and subsequent HIV infection in homosexual men: Data from the HIM cohort. XVI International AIDS Conference, Toronto, Canada [poster presentation].
• Grulich A, Jin FY, Prestage GP, Mao L, Kippax S, Pell C, Donovan B, Templeton D, Taylor J, Mindel A, Kaldor J, (2006). Herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2 (HSV-1 and HSV-2) and HIV infection in homosexual men: Data from the HIM cohort. XVI International AIDS Conference, Toronto, Canada [poster presentation].
• Jin F, Prestage GP, Mao L, Kippax S, Pell, S, Donovan B, Templeton D, Kaldor J, Grulich A, (2006). Anal sexually transmissible infections as risk factors for HIV seroconversion: Data from the Health in Men (HIM) cohort. XVI International AIDS Conference, Toronto, Canada [poster presentation].
• Grulich AE, van Leeuwen MT, Vajdic C, Prestage GP, Medley G, Hillman RJ, Stevens MA, Tabrizi S, (2006). Prevalence and types of anal HPV infection in homosexual men with and without HIV infection. 23rd International Papilloma Virus conference and clinical workshop, Prague, Czech Republic.
• Grulich AE, Jin F, Prestage GP, Kippax S, Pell C, Donovan B, Templeton D, Cunningham P, Taylor J, Mindel A, Kaldor JM, (2006). Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) as risk factors for HIV infection in homosexual men: Data from the HIM cohort. 1st International Workshop on HIV Transmission, Toronto, Canada [poster presentation].
• Poynten IM, Jin FY, Prestage GP, Mao L, Kippax S, Kaldor JM, Grulich AE, (2006). Use of non-occupational exposure prophylaxis against HIV (NPEP) by homosexual men: Impact on HIV risk behaviours and subsequent HIV infection. 1st International Workshop on HIV Transmission, Toronto, Canada.
• Rawstorne P, Race K, Prestage GP, Fogarty A, Grierson J, Kippax S, (2005). Assumptions about partner serostatus and difficulties with disclosure among a cohort of HIV positive men. 17th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for HIV Medicine, Hobart.
• Jin F, Prestage GP, Grulich AE, Mao L, Kippax S, Van de Ven P, Pell C, Donovan B, Kaldor JM, (2005). Syphilis, gonorrhoea and chlamydia in gay men. Health in Difference 5 Conference, Melbourne.
• Grulich AE, Jin FY, Prestage GP, Emery SE, Kippax S, Mao L, Kaldor JM, on behalf of the Australian-Thai HIV Vaccine Consortium, (2005). Defining high incidence groups of homosexual men for HIV prevention studies: Data from the Health in Men (HIM) cohort. 17th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for HIV Medicine, Hobart.
• Jin FY, Prestage GP, Kippax S, Donovan B, Pell C, Cunningham P, Kaldor JM, Grulich AE, on behalf of the Australian-Thai HIV Vaccine Consortium, (2005). Incidence and risk factors for urethral and anal gonorrhoea and chlamydia in the Health in Men (HIM) cohort. 16th Biennial Meeting of the International Society for Sexually Transmitted Diseases Research, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
• Jin FY, Prestage GP, Kippax S, Donovan B, Pell C, Cunningham P, Kaldor JM, Grulich AE, on behalf of the Australian-Thai HIV Vaccine Consortium, (2005). Incidence and risk factors for urethral and anal gonorrhoea and chlamydia in the Health in Men (HIM) cohort. Australasian Sexual Health Conference, Hobart.
• Jin FY, Prestage GP, Kippax S, Kaldor JM, Grulich AE, on behalf of the Australian-Thai HIV Vaccine Consortium, (2005) Incidence and risk factors for HIV infection in the Health in Men (HIM) cohort. 17th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for HIV Medicine, Hobart.
• Mao L, Crawford J, Kippax S, Prestage GP, Grulich AE, Kaldor JM, on behalf of the Australian-Thai HIV Vaccine Consortium, (2005). Serosorting distinguishes unprotected from protected anal intercourse with casual partners: Findings from the Health in Men (HIM) cohort. 17th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for HIV Medicine, Hobart.
• Prestage GP, Grulich AE, Kaldor JM, Van de Ven P, Mao L, Rawstorne P, Fogarty A, Kippax S, (2005). Alcohol and drugs amongst gay men. Health in Difference 5 Conference, Melbourne.
• Prestage GP, Mao L, Grulich AE, Kippax S, Kaldor JM, (2005). Risk and sex work among gay men: The Health in Men Study. 7th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific, Kobe, Japan.
• Prestage GP, Jin FY, Mao L, Kippax S, McGuigan D, Kaldor JM, Grulich AE, on behalf of the Australian-Thai HIV Vaccine Consortium, (2005). Illicit drug use and HIV seroconversion in the Health in Men (HIM) cohort. 17th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for HIV Medicine, Hobart.
• Vajdic CM, Medley G, Hillman RJ, van Leeuwen MT, Prestage GP, Rawstorne P, Grulich AE, (2005). Prevalence of anal squamous intraepithelial lesions and related abnormalities in a community-based sample of HIV-positive and HIV-negative homosexual men. 17th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for HIV Medicine, Hobart.
• Grulich AE, Jin FY, Prestage GP, Kippax S, Donovan B, Taylor J, Mindel A, Pell C, Kaldor JM, (2005). Incident bacterial and viral sexually transmissible infections and HIV acquisition in a cohort of homosexual men. 16th Biennial Meeting of the International Society for Sexually Transmitted Diseases Research, Amsterdam, Netherlands [poster presentation].
• Jin FY, Prestage GP, Kippax S, Donovan B, Pell C, Taylor J, Mindel A, Templeton D, Kaldor JM, Grulich AE, on behalf of the Australian-Thai HIV Vaccine Consortium, (2005). Prevalence, incidence and risk factors for herpes simplex type 1 and 2 in the Health in Men (HIM) cohort. Australasian Sexual Health Conference, Hobart [poster presentation].
• Mao L, Prestage GP, Crawford J, Van de Ven P, Kippax S, Grulich AE, Kaldor JM, (2004). Involvement in gay community and sexual risk-taking in the Health in Men (HIM) cohort. HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis and Related Diseases Social Research Conference, Sydney.
• Crawford J, Mao L, Kippax S, Van de Ven P, Prestage GP, Grulich AE, Kaldor JM, (2004). Factors associated with esoteric sexual practices: Baseline data from the HIM (Health in Men) cohort of HIV-negative Sydney gay men. HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis and Related Diseases Social Research Conference, Sydney.
• Mao L, Van de Ven P, Crawford J, Prestage GP, Grulich AE, Kaldor JM, Kippax S, (2004). Patterns of sexual risk taking over time in the Health in Men (HIM) cohort. 16th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for HIV Medicine, Canberra.
• Crawford J, Kippax S, Mao L, Van de Ven P, Prestage GP, Grulich AE, Kaldor JM, (2004). Is increased reporting of sexual dysfunction among HIV seronegative men with an HIV seropositive partner due to partner status or to other factors? Data from the HIM cohort of HIV seronegative gay men in Sydney. 16th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for HIV Medicine, Canberra.
• Grulich AE, Jin FY, Prestage GP, Van de Ven P, Mao L, Kippax S, Pell C, Donovan B, Kaldor JM, on behalf of the Australia-Thai HIV Vaccine Consortium, (2004). Resurgent syphilis in gay men: Where to from here? 16th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for HIV Medicine, Canberra.
• Jin FY, Prestage GP, Pell C, Donovan B, Van de Ven P, Kippax S, Kaldor JM, Dore GJ, Grulich AE, (2004). Prevalence and risk factors for hepatitis C in the Health in Men (HIM) cohort. HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis C & Related Diseases (HHARD) Social Research Conference, Sydney.
• Jin FY, Prestage GP, Pell C, Donovan B, Van de Ven P, Mao L, Kippax S, Sullivan M, Kaldor JM, Dore GJ, Grulich AE, (2004). Prevalence and risk factors for hepatitis C in the Health in Men (HIM) cohort. 16th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for HIV Medicine, Canberra.
• Jin FY, Prestage GP, Van de Ven P, Mao L, Kippax S, Pell C, Donovan B, Cunningham P, Kaldor JM, Grulich AE, on behalf of the Australia-Thai HIV Vaccine Consortium, (2004). Prevalence and risk factors for gonorrhoea and chlamydia in the Health in Men (HIM) cohort. 16th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for HIV Medicine, Canberra.
• Prestage GP, Fogarty A, Mao L, Grulich AE, Van de Ven P, Kippax S, Rawstorne P, Jin FY, Kaldor JM, (2004). How has the sexual behaviour of gay men changed since the onset of AIDS: 1986-2003? ASSERT National Sexology Conference, Sydney.
• Prestage GP, Grulich AE, McGuigan D, Mao L, Van de Ven P, Kippax S, Kaldor JM, (2004). Making, keeping and breaking agreements with regular partners among gay men: The Health in Men (HIM) cohort. 16th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for HIV Medicine, Canberra.
• Prestage GP, Grulich AE, Van de Ven P, Mao L, Kippax S, Kaldor JM, (2004). Degree of acquaintance between casual partners prior to unprotected anal intercourse in the Health in Men (HIM) cohort. HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis C & Related Diseases (HHARD) Social Research Conference, Sydney.
• Prestage GP, Mao L, Van de Ven P, Kippax S, Grulich AE, Kaldor JM, (2004). Factors associated with sexual problems among HIV-negative gay men. HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis C & Related Diseases (HHARD) Social Research Conference, Sydney.
• Prestage GP, Mao L, Van de Ven P, Kippax S, Grulich AE, Kaldor JM, (2004). Measuring gay community attachment and gay subcultures. HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis C & Related Diseases (HHARD) Social Research Conference, Sydney.
• Jin FY, Prestage GP, Pell C, Donovan B, Van de Ven P, Kippax S, Kaldor JM, Dore GJ, Grulich AE, on behalf of the Australia-Thai HIV Vaccine Consortium, (2004). Prevalence and risk factors for hepatitis C in the Health in Men (HIM) cohort. 4th Australasian Hepatitis C Conference, Canberra [poster presentation].
• Jin FY, Prestage GP, Van de Ven P, Mao L, Kippax S, Kaldor JM, Grulich AE, on behalf of the Australia-Thai HIV Vaccine Consortium, (2004). Incidence and risk factors for HIV seroconversion in the Health in Men (HIM) cohort. 16th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for HIV Medicine, Canberra [poster presentation].
• Jin FY, Prestage GP, Van de Ven P, Mao L, Kippax S, Pell C, Donovan B, Kaldor JM, Grulich AE, (2004). Prevalence, incidence and risk factors for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhoea and chlamydia in an HIV-negative cohort of homosexual men. XV International AIDS Conference, Bangkok, Thailand [poster presentation].
• Crawford J, Kippax S, Mao L, Van de Ven P, Prestage GP, Grulich AE, Kaldor JM, (2004). Factors associated with frequent as opposed to occasional risk-taking: Unprotected anal intercourse with casual partners among HIV seronegative men in Sydney Australia. XV International AIDS Conference, Bangkok, Thailand.
• Prestage GP, Grulich AE, Van de Ven P, Mao L, Kippax S, Kaldor JM, (2004). Degree of acquaintance between casual partners prior to unprotected anal intercourse in the Health in Men (HIM) cohort. XV International AIDS Conference, Bangkok, Thailand [poster presentation].
• Van de Ven P, Mao L, Fogarty A, Rawstorne P, Prestage GP, Grulich AE, Crawford J, Kaldor JM, Kippax S, (2004). Undetectable viral load associated with more unprotected anal intercourse in serodiscordant gay couples in Sydney. XV International AIDS Conference, Bangkok, Thailand [poster presentation].
• Jin FY, Prestage GP, Van de Ven P, Mao LM, Kippax S, Pell C, Donovan B, Kaldor JM, Grulich AE, (2003). Prevalence, incidence and risk factors for syphilis, gonorrhoea and chlamydia in the Health in Men (HIM) cohort. 15th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for HIV Medicine, Cairns.
• Prestage GP, Jin J, Grulich AE, Van de Ven P, Mao L, Kippax S, Kaldor JM, (2003). Self-reported sexually transmissible infection testing and symptoms among men in the Health in Men (HIM) Cohort. 15th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for HIV Medicine, Cairns.
• Van de Ven P, Mao L, Crawford J, Prestage GP, Grulich AE, Kaldor JM, Kippax S, (2003). Circumcision does not influence condom use and sexual function among gay men in Sydney. 15th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for HIV Medicine, Cairns.
• Van de Ven P, Mao L, Crawford J, Prestage GP, Jin F, Grulich AE, Kaldor JM, Kippax S, (2003). Social research within the Australian phase I/IIa trial of a prophylactic HIV vaccine. AIDS Vaccine 2003 International Conference, New York, USA.
• Prestage GP, Jin F, Grulich AE, Van de Ven P, Kippax S, (2003). Sexually transmissible infections testing behaviour among HIV-negative men in the Health in Men (HIM) cohort. 6th International AIDS Impact Conference, Milan, Italy.
• Van de Ven P, Mao L, Kippax S, Crawford J, Prestage GP, Grulich AE, Kaldor JM, (2003). Risk factors for sexual HIV risk among HIV-negative gay men in Sydney. 6th International AIDS Impact Conference, Milan, Italy.
• Crawford J, Kippax S, Van de Ven P, Mao L, Prestage GP, Grulich AE, (2003). Complexity, not complacency, suggested by patterns of safe and unsafe casual sex in the HIM cohort of Sydney gay men. 6th International AIDS Impact Conference, Milan, Italy.
• Prestage GP, (2003). Update on Health in Men Cohort. 9th Scientific Meeting of the NSW Chapter of the Australasian College of Sexual Health Physicians, Sydney.
• Grulich AE, Prestage GP, Middleton M, Van de Ven P, Kaldor JM, (2002). Prevalence and risk factors for hepatitis A, B and syphilis in a community-based sample of homosexual men in Australia. Australasian Sexual Health Conference, Perth.
• Prestage GP, Grulich AE, Van de Ven P, Kippax S, (2002). Sexually transmissible infections testing behaviour among HIV negative men in the Health in Men (HIM) cohort. 14th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for HIV Medicine, Sydney.
• Prestage GP, Kaldor JM, Van de Ven P, Kippax S, Grulich AE, (2002). Condom use with casual partners and erectile dysfunction in the Health in Men (HIM) cohort. 14th Annual Conference Australasian Society for HIV Medicine, Sydney [poster presentation].
• Prestage GP, Kippax S, Grulich AE, Van de Ven P, (2002). Circumstances of last occasion of anal intercourse with casual partners among men in the Health in Men (HIM) cohort. 14th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for HIV Medicine, Sydney [poster presentation].
• Jin F, Grulich A, Prestage GP, Kaldor J, Nakamura T, Van de Ven P, Kippax S, (2002). Hepatitis A, B and syphilis in the Health in Men (HIM) cohort. 14th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for HIV Medicine, Sydney.
• Jin FY, Prestage GP, Kaldor JM, Nakamura T, Van de Ven P, Kippax S, Grulich AE, (2002). Hepatitis A, B and syphilis in the Health in Men cohort. 14th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for HIV Medicine, Sydney.
• Crawford J, Van de Ven P., Nakamura T., Rawstorne P, Prestage G, Grulich AE, Kippax S, (2002). Patterns of condom use with regular (primary) partners: Early data from the Health in Men (HIM) cohort. HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis and Related Diseases Social Research Conference, Sydney.
• Grulich AE, Jin FY, Prestage GP, Kaldor JM, Nakamura T, Van de Ven P, Kippax S, (2002). Hepatitis A and B in the Health in Men cohort. HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis and Related Diseases Social Research Conference, Sydney.
• Nakamura T, Van de Ven P, Crawford J, Rawstorne P, Prestage GP, Grulich AE, Kippax S, (2002). Unprotected anal intercourse with casual partners of unknown and positive HIV status: The Health in Men cohort. HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis and Related Diseases Social Research Conference, Sydney.
• Prestage GP, Grulich AE, Van de Ven P, Kippax S, (2002). Circumstances of last occasion of anal intercourse with casual partners among men in the Health in Men (HIM) cohort. HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis and Related Diseases Social Research Conference, Sydney.
• Rawstorne P, Crawford J, Van de Ven P, Nakamura T, Prestage GP, Grulich A, Kippax S, (2002). Beliefs and practices associated with risk minimisation strategies in the Health in Men (HIM) cohort. HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis and Related Diseases Social Research Conference, Sydney.
• Van de Ven P, Nakamura T, Crawford J, Kippax S, Prestage GP, Grulich A, (2002). Sydney gay men’s willingness to participate in HIV vaccine trials: The Health in Men cohort. HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis and Related Diseases Social Research Conference, Sydney.
• Prestage GP, Grulich AE, Van de Ven P, Kippax S, (2002). Sexual health among men in the Health in Men (HIM) cohort. Health in Difference 4 Conference, Sydney.

• Fogarty A, Mao L, Zablotska I, Salter M, Santana H, Prestage GP, Rule J, Canavan P, Murphy D, McGuigan D, Honnor G, (2006). The Health in Men and Positive Health cohorts. A comparison of trends in the health and sexual behaviour of HIV-negative and HIV-positive gay men, 2002-2005. Monograph, National Centre in HIV Social Research, Sydney.
• Prestage GP, Mao L, Van de Ven P, Jin F, Grulich A, Crawford J, Kippax S, Kaldor J, Baxter D, Allan B, (2003). Health in Men: Update to end of 2002. Monograph, National Centre in HIV Social Research, Sydney.
• Mao L, Van de Ven P, Prestage GP, Jin FY, Grulich AE, Crawford J, Kippax SC, Murphy D, Allan B, (2002). Health in Men: Baseline data. Monograph, National Centre in HIV Social Research, Sydney.