Sexual Health
Volume 4 Number 4 2007
Featuring abstracts from the Australasian Sexual Health Conference 2007
SH07035Introducing early medical abortion in Australia: there is a need to update abortion laws
Caroline M. de Costa, Darren B. Russell, Naomi R. de Costa, Michael Carrette and Heather M. McNamee
pp. 223-226
SH06062Depression, social support and adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy in people living with HIV/AIDS
Tania Gibbie, Margaret Hay, Chris W. Hutchison and Anne Mijch
pp. 227-232
SH07037Using epidemiological and molecular methods to investigate an outbreak of gonorrhoea associated with heterosexual contact in Newcastle, NSW, Australia
Kerry Todd, David Durrheim, Robert Pickles, Keith Eastwood, Tony Merritt, John Tapsall, Sanghamitra Ray and Athena Limnios
pp. 233-236
SH07009Aboriginal women's stories of sexually transmissible infection transmission and condom use in remote central Australia
Astrid M. Stark and Alex Hope
pp. 237-242
SH07044Adolescent girls' communication with partners about microbicide use
Mary B. Short, Stephanie Ramos, Jennifer K. Oakes and Susan L. Rosenthal
pp. 243-248
SH07033General practice intervention to increase opportunistic screening for chlamydia
Tony D. Merritt, David N. Durrheim, Kirsty Hope and Paul Byron
pp. 249-251
SH07048Evaluation, using two assessment instruments, of the American and British national guidelines for the management of sexually transmissible and genital infections
Aisling Baird, Olufunso Olarinde and Martin Talbot
pp. 255-260
SH07018Male sex work and HIV risk among young heroin users in Hanoi, Vietnam
Michael C. Clatts, Le M. Giang, Lloyd A. Goldsamt and Huso Yi
pp. 261-267
SH07012Sexual dysfunction in men treated with depot antipsychotic drugs: a pilot study
David Plevin, Cherrie Galletly and Penny Roughan
pp. 269-271
SH07060Young women's misperceptions about sexually transmissible infection testing: a 'clean and clear' misunderstanding
Sara K. Head, Richard A. Crosby, Lydia A. Shrier and Gregory R. Moore
pp. 273-275
SH07067National guidelines for post-exposure prophylaxis after non-occupational exposure to HIV
NPEP Reference Group
pp. 277-283
SHv4n4Ab7 7. THE CHLAMYDIA PROJECT IMPROVING KNOWLEDGE OF, AND TESTING RATES FOR CHLAMYDIA AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE IN A REMOTE ABORIGINAL SETTING
C. Dunn, L. Garton and K. Lynch
pp. 286-287
SHv4n4Ab8 8. 'STAMP OUT CHLAMYDIA' PROJECT - BRINGING CHLAMYDIA SCREENING TO TERTIARY STUDENTS IN THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
B. K. Davis, M. Schmidt, E. O'Keefe, M. J. Currie, A. M. Baynes, T. Bavinton, M. McNiven and F. J. Bowden
pp. 287-287
SHv4n4Ab10 10. THE CHECK IS IN THE MAIL: A NOVEL APPROACH TO CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS TESTING USING SELF COLLECTED, MAILED SPECIMEN
M. B. Skinner, R. Muller, S. Bialasiewicz and J. Debattista
pp. 288-288
SHv4n4Ab1111. SEX AND SPORT: A COMMUNITY BASED PROJECT OF CHLAMYDIA TESTING AND TREATMENT IN RURAL AND REGIONAL VICTORIA
F. Kong, C. Kyle-Link, J. Hocking and M. Hellard
pp. 288-289
SHv4n4Ab12 12. YOUNG PEOPLE GET CLUED UP ABOUT CHLAMYDIA: AN INTERNET BASED RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL
M. Kang, A. Rochford, A. Mindel, S. R. Skinner, M. Webb, L. Hillier and T. Usherwood
pp. 289-289
SHv4n4Ab14 14. GENITAL HERPES ONLINE RISK SURVEY
A. Mindel, E. Christie, C. Chung, T. Berger and the Australian Herpes Management Forum (AHMF)
pp. 289-290
SHv4n4Ab1515. RISKS, CHOICES AND CONSEQUENCES: INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AND SEXUAL HEALTH PROMOTION
H. Kalsi, H. Do and Z. Gu
pp. 290-290
SHv4n4Ab1616. A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL OF THE IMPACT OF EMAIL AND TEXT (SMS) MESSAGES ON THE SEXUAL HEALTH OF YOUNG PEOPLE
M. S. C. Lim, J. S. Hocking, C. K. Aitken, L. Jordan, C. K. Fairley, J. A. Lewis and M. E. Hellard
pp. 290-290
SHv4n4Ab1717. PATIENTS' PERSPECTIVES ON THE BEST WAYS TO TELL PARTNERS ABOUT CHLAMYDIA: HOW ACCEPTABLE ARE THE NEW TECHNOLOGIES?
C. A. Hopkins, M. J. Temple-Smith, C. K. Fairley, J. E. Tomnay, N. L. Pavlin, R. M. Parker, D. B. Russell, F. J. Bowden, J. S. Hocking and M. Y. Chen
pp. 291-291
SHv4n4Ab18 18. INCREASING ACCESS TO SEXUAL HEALTH ADVICE FOR HIGH RISK INDIVIDUALS THROUGH AN AUTOMATED, INTERNET BASED SERVICE
D. M. Lee, C. K. Fairley, J. Kit Sze, T. Kuo, R. Cummings, J. Bilardi and M. Y. Chen
pp. 291-291
SHv4n4Ab19 19. INFECTIOUS SYPHILIS ELIMINATION FOR ABORIGINAL PEOPLE IN NSW: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
P. Spokes, M. Bartlett and K. Stewart
pp. 292-292
SHv4n4Ab21 21. GONORRHOEA INFECTION IN SYDNEY WOMEN
C. R. Emerson, P. McDonagh, A. McNulty and E. Freedman
pp. 292-293
SHv4n4Ab22 22. IS HELICOBACTER PYLORI A STI? - A PILOT STUDY
S. Sawleshwarkar, G. Eslick, C. Chung, R. Jones and A. Mindel
pp. 293-293
SHv4n4Ab2323. IMPACT OF TRIAGE ON PATIENT PRESENTATIONS AT A LARGE PUBLICLY FUNDED SEXUAL HEALTH SERVICE
V. Knight and V. Barrington
pp. 293-293
SHv4n4Ab24 24. ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD SYSTEMS IN AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND SH/HIV/HEP C/WOMEN'S HEALTH CLINICS 2006 - A PILOT PROJECT
J. Chuah, W. Fankhauser, M. Page and B. Dickson
pp. 293-294
SHv4n4Ab25 25. ANAL SEXUALLY TRANSMISSIBLE INFECTIONS AS RISK FACTORS FOR HIV SEROCONVERSION
F. Jin, G. P. Prestage, J. C. G. Imrie, S. C. Kippax, C. M. Pell, B. Donovan, D. J. Templeton, P. H. Cunningham, A. L. Cunningham, A. Mindel, J. M. Kaldor and A. E. Grulich
pp. 294-294
SHv4n4Ab26 26. MORE THAN JUST ANAL SEX: THE POTENTIAL FOR STI TRANSMISSION AMONG MEN VISITING SEX ON PREMISES VENUES IN MELBOURNE
C. Phang, J. S. Hocking, C. K. Fairley, C. Bradshaw, P. Hayes and M. Y. Chen
pp. 294-295
SHv4n4Ab2727. CAN UNPROTECTED ANAL INTERCOURSE WITH REGULAR AND CASUAL PARTNERS EXPLAIN THE DIVERGING TRENDS IN HIV EPIDEMIC IN AUSTRALIA?
I. Zablotska, G. Prestage, A. Grulich, J. Imrie and S. Kippax
pp. 295-295
SHv4n4Ab28 28. RISK TAKING AND SAFER SEX PRACTICES IN CASUAL RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN MEN
I. Zablotska, A. Frankland, G. Prestage, A. Grulich and J. Imrie
pp. 295-295
SHv4n4Ab30 30. TESTING FOR SEXUALLY TRANSMISSIBLE INFECTIONS AMONG GAY MEN IN SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
G. Prestage, I. Zablotska, A. Frankland, J. Imrie and A. Grulich
pp. 296-296
SHv4n4Ab31 31. WHY HAS TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS DECLINED DRAMATICALLY AMONG VICTORIAN WOMEN (1947-2005)?
J. Marrone, C. K. Fairley, M. Saville, C. Bradshaw, F. J. Bowden, B. Donovan and J. S. Hocking
pp. 296-297
SHv4n4Ab32 32. EXPERIENCE OF EARLY MEDICAL ABORTION IN A REGIONAL CENTRE
D. B. Russell, H. McNamee, C. Lim, J. Leamy and C. de Costa
pp. 297-297
SHv4n4Ab34 34. PATTERNS OF CONTRACEPTIVE USE AFTER REPRODUCTIVE EVENTS: FINDINGS FROM THE AUSTRALIAN LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF WOMEN'S HEALTH
J. C. Lucke and M. Spallek
pp. 297-298
SHv4n4Ab3636. VULVOVAGINAL CANDIDIASIS IN AUSTRALIA: LET'S TAKE A LOOK 'DOWN UNDER'
S. C. Hilmi, J. McCloskey, P. Tenni and J. Hughes
pp. 298-298
SHv4n4Ab37 37. MONITORING HIV TRANSMISSION AMONG MEN SEEN AT METROPOLITAN SEXUAL HEALTH CLINICS IN AUSTRALIA, 1996-2005
A. McDonald and J. M. Kaldor
pp. 299-299
SHv4n4Ab3838. GIVING HIV RESULTS. IS IT TIME TO CHANGE OUR THINKING?
L. M. Healey and C. C. O'Connor
pp. 299-299
SHv4n4Ab3939. MAYISHA NZ: TOWARDS AN EVIDENCE BASE TO INFORM HIV PREVENTION INTERVENTIONS IN NEW ZEALANDS MIGRANT AFRICAN COMMUNITIES
O. R. Davidson and G. Birukila
pp. 299-299
SHv4n4Ab4040. AN INCREASE IN HIV CASES REPORTING HETEROSEXUAL EXPOSURE IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA
B. G. Combs, C. M Giele and P. Van Buynder
pp. 299-300
SHv4n4Ab41 41. CIRCUMCISION AND RISK OF HIV SEROCONVERSION IN THE HIM COHORT OF HOMOSEXUAL MEN IN SYDNEY
D. J. Templeton, F. Jin, G. P. Prestage, B. Donovan, S. C. Kippax, J. Imrie, J. M. Kaldor and A. E. Grulich
pp. 300-300
SHv4n4Ab42 42. PILOT OF NON-INVASIVE (ORAL FLUID) TESTING FOR HIV WITHIN A COMMUNITY SETTING
S. Staunton, J. Debattista, N. Roudenko and C. Davis
pp. 300-300
SHv4n4Ab4646. INNOVATION AND DESIGN: IMPROVING CONTACT TRACING IN SEXUAL HEALTH CLINICS
N. Edmiston, B. Henry, K. Barker and S. Aitken
pp. 302-302
SHv4n4Ab47 47. NON-CHLAMYDIAL NON-GONOCOCCAL URETHRITIS - MANAGEMENT AND FOLLOWUP DILEMMAS
N. Edmiston and C. Ooi
pp. 302-303
SHv4n4Ab4848. TREPONEMA PALLIDUM PCR: APPLICATION AND DIAGNOSTIC VALUE IN 2 CASES OF PRIMARY SYPHILIS
P. C. Lowe, D. L. Couldwell and N. Jeoffreys
pp. 303-303
SHv4n4Ab4949. SYPHILIS SCREENING PROFILE AT SEXUAL HEALTH CLINIC, ST GEORGE HOSPITAL & SUTHERLAND HOSPITAL
H. Tran, P. Konecny and C. Carmody
pp. 303-303
SHv4n4Ab5050. THE MANAGEMENT OF MEN WITH ACUTE CHLAMYDIA-NEGATIVE NON-GONOCOCCAL URETHRITIS: A LACK OF CONSENSUS AMONG AUSTRALIAN SEXUAL HEALTH PHYSICIANS
R. Teague, C. K. Fairley, D. Newton, C. Bradshaw, B. Donovan, F. J. Bowden, R. Cummings and M. Y. Chen
pp. 303-304
SHv4n4Ab5151. PATTERNS OF TREATMENT AND RESOURCE UTILISATION IN THE TREATMENT OF GENITAL WARTS IN AUSTRALIAN SEXUAL HEALTH CLINICS
A. Morrow, J. Chuah, E. L. Conway, C. K. Fairley, J. McCloskey, A. McNulty, R. Waddell, M. Pirotta, A. N. Stein, L. Ung, R. Carter and S. Garland
pp. 304-304
SHv4n4Ab52 52. THE AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S HEALTH SURVEY: ASSESSING THE PSYCHOSOCIAL BURDEN OF HPV RELATED ILLNESS AND PREVENTIVE INTERVENTIONS
L. Ung, E. L. Conway, M. Pirotta, C. Mast, A. N. Stein, D. Palmer, J. Tan, C. K. Fairley, M. Quinn, R. Carter and S. Garland
pp. 304-305
SHv4n4Ab5353. GENITAL WARTS AND ASSOCIATED HEALTH CARE USE IN GENERAL PRACTICE IN AUSTRALIA
E. L. Conway, A. N. Stein, M. Pirotta and S. Garland
pp. 305-305
SHv4n4Ab5555. HIGH EFFICACY OF A HPV-16/18 L1 VIRUS-LIKE PARTICLE (VLP) VACCINE ADJUVANTED WITH AS04 AGAINST CIN2+ CAUSED BY HPV-16/18 INFECTION IN A BROAD POPULATION OF YOUNG WOMEN
S. R. Skinner, S. M. Garland, I. Denham, M. O'Sullivan, R. Waddell, A. Mindel and on behalf of the HPV PATRICIA study group
pp. 305-306
SHv4n4Ab5656. TAKE THE SEX OUT OF STI SCREENING! VIEWS OF GPS AND YOUNG WOMEN ON IMPLEMENTING CHLAMYDIA SCREENING IN AUSTRALIA
N. Pavlin, R. Parker, J. M. Gunn, C. K. Fairley and J. Hocking
pp. 306-306
SHv4n4Ab5757. GENOTYPING OF UROGENITAL CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS IN REGIONAL NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA
D. Mossman, C. Ooi, M. Loewenthal and M. Boyle
pp. 306-307
SHv4n4Ab5858. CHLAMYDIA SCREENING OF ANTENATAL WOMEN IN MELBOURNE BETWEEN 16-25 YEARS
D. L. De Guingand, C. K. Fairley, S. Garland, S. Tabrizi, S. Grover, E. Wallace, J. Hocking, L. Gurrin, R. Carter, M. Pirotta and M. Y. Chen
pp. 307-307
SHv4n4Ab5959. PATIENT DELIVERED PARTNER THERAPY FOR CHLAMYDIAL INFECTION: WHAT WOULD BE MISSED?
A. M. McNulty, M. F. Teh and E. F. Freedman
pp. 307-307
SHv4n4Ab60 60. THE RIGHT THING TO DO: PATIENTS' VIEWS AND EXPERIENCES OF TELLING PARTNERS ABOUT CHLAMYDIA
M. J. Temple-Smith, C. A. Hopkins, C. K. Fairley, J. E. Tomnay, N. L. Pavlin, R. M. Parker, D. B. Russell, F. Bowden, J. S. Hocking, M. K. Pitts and M. Y. Chen
pp. 308-308
SHv4n4Ab61 61. GP PERSPECTIVES ON PARTNER NOTIFICATION FOR CHLAMYDIA
N. Pavlin, R. Parker, C. A. Hopkins, M. J. Temple-Smith, C. K. Fairley, J. Hocking, D. Russell, F. Bowden, J. E. Tomnay, M. K. Pitts and M. Y. Chen
pp. 308-308
SHv4n4Ab6262. SEXUAL COMPETENCE AT FIRST SEXUAL INTERCOURSE: FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH SEXUAL COMPETENCE IN A SAMPLE OF NEW ZEALAND TERTIARY STUDENTS
C. M. Rapsey, O. R. Davidson, E. Schaughency and T. Murachver
pp. 309-309
SHv4n4Ab6363. A FEMINIST EXPLORATION OF WOMEN'S EXPERIENCES OF HAVING A SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTION
L. S. East, K. Peters, L. O'Brien and D. Jackson
pp. 309-309
SHv4n4Ab64 64. DOES CIRCUMCISION MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO THE SEXUAL EXPERIENCE OF GAY MEN? FINDINGS FROM THE HEALTH IN MEN (HIM) COHORT
L. Mao, J. Imrie, G. Prestage, A. Grulich, B. Donovan, J. Kaldor and S. Kippax
pp. 309-310
SHv4n4Ab6565. CIRCUMCISION STATUS AND RISK OF SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS IN THE HIM COHORT OF HOMOSEXUAL MEN IN SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
D. J. Templeton, F. Jin, G. P. Prestage, B. Donovan, J. Imrie, S. C. Kippax, J. M. Kaldor and A. E. Grulich
pp. 310-310
SHv4n4Ab67 67. HIPPOCRATES APPRENTICES ON EARTH: MEDICAL STUDENTS EXPERIENCES AND CONSENT FOR VAGINAL EXAMINATIONS OF ANAESTHETISED PATIENTS
J. A. Broadmore, J. D. Hutton, F. Langdana and C. J. Parkin
pp. 310-311