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Funding Agency: Australian Research Council - Linkage Program
People Involved: Loren Brener
Recovery from mental illness is clearly completely determined, with the personality of the individual, the individual’s situation, and the nature of the mental illness all playing a role. One aspect of the individual that has received increasing attention is the degree to which the person…
Funding Agency: Alfred Health, Department of Health and Human Services, State Government of Victoria
People Involved: Dean Murphy, John de Wit, Martin Holt
This project is exploring the acceptability, safety, impact and feasibility of prescribing daily pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to people at risk of HIV infection. It is also investigating the uptake of PrEP among eligible individuals and the reasons people choose this HIV prevention strategy.…
Funding Agency: UNSW Arts & Social Sciences
People Involved: Martin Holt, Christy Newman
This pilot study is investigating expert perspectives on the social factors that influence the adoption and use of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), and its uptake in locations with disparities of access, awareness and infrastructure. This research is being conducted to gain a better understanding…
Funding Agency: UNSW Arts & Social Sciences
People Involved: Christy Newman, Caroline Lenette, Anthony Zwi
Associate Professor Christy Newman (Centre for Social Research in Health) has led a series of pilot activities on the role of digital stories in health and social policymaking practice, in collaboration with researchers in the School of Social Sciences (Caroline Lenette, Anthony Zwi, Jessica…
Funding Agency: Australian Research Council
People Involved: Alex Broom, Emma Kirby
Professional decision-making can be difficult to influence, particularly in health contexts. Decisions are often not just about scientific evidence of best practice. Rather, decisions are heavily influenced by social context and the relationships that surround them. An ‘antimicrobial perfect…
Funding Agency: Australian Research Council Linkage Program (LP170100190)
An emerging criticism of many current approaches to sexual health promotion and service provision is that, by emphasising risk behaviours, they focus too much on young…