Jeanne Ellard

Biographic Data

ID209771
NAMEJeanne Ellard
GIVEN NAMESJeanne
FAMILY NAMEEllard
SIGNATUREELLARD J
AFFILIATIONSLa Trobe University
ORCID0000-0003-0213-3010
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS36
TOTAL CITATIONS73
AUTHOR COUNT36
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2003
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX5

  • A Decade of HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Cascade Monitoring

    Open AccessJames Macgibbon, Daniel Storer et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2026

    We have monitored Australia's maturing HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) program for the past decade, providing a unique view of long-term implementation among gay, bisexual and queer men and non-binary people. Using two national surveys, the GBQ + Community Periodic Surveys (GCPS, 2014-2023, N = 78,378) and the PrEPARE Project (2017-2023, N = 5,278), we constructed and iteratively refined cascades to monitor PrEP suitability, awareness, use, a…

  • Migration Status and HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Uptake Among Gay and Bisexual Men and Non-binary People in Australia

    Open AccessSimin Yu, James Macgibbon et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2026

    Increasing HIV prevention coverage among migrant gay and bisexual men (GBM) and non-binary people in Australia has become a priority, as recently arrived migrants are at higher risk of HIV acquisition than longer-term Australian residents. We compared GBM and non-binary participants who were willing to use but had never used pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) before with current PrEP users, and explored how migration status was associated with PrEP …

  • Estimating Prevention-Effective Adherence to HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Among Australian Gay, Bisexual and Queer Men and Non-binary People

    Open AccessJames Macgibbon, A K Smith et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2025

    Oral HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is highly effective when taken appropriately at times of HIV risk, termed "prevention-effective adherence". To understand suboptimal adherence, we refined a brief measure for surveys among gay, bisexual and queer men and non-binary (GBQ+) people. We used a mixed-methods design, comprising a national, online cross-sectional survey (June-July 2023) and cognitive interviews (August-October 2023). Logistic reg…

  • Moving from In-Person to Digital Delivery Models of HIV Peer Support Services in Response to Covid-19

    Open AccessBrent Clifton, Dean Murphy et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2025

    COVID-19 saw a rapid shift in how community-based peer support programs were delivered. HIV peer support workers were required to work from home and community-based HIV and LGBTQ + organisations moved their support programs to digital platforms. Between May and September 2020, semi-structured interviews were conducted with individuals who worked (n = 17) or volunteered (n = 4) for community-based HIV and/or LGBTQ + health organisations. Interview…

  • How to have sex in a pandemic

    Dean Murphy, Jeanne Ellard et al.ARTICLECulture Health & Sexuality2023

    Although many studies reported on decreases in sexual partner numbers among gay and bisexual-identifying men in the early period of the COVID-19 pandemic, few studies have explored COVID-19 risk-reduction strategies. Drawing on free-text responses in an online survey (from April to July 2020), we describe the ways in which men sought to minimise the risk of COVID-19 in sexual encounters. Partner selection was an important strategy, in particular,…

  • Experiences of, and motivations for, disclosing HIV to social and familial networks

    Nathanael Wells, Dean Murphy et al.ARTICLECulture Health & Sexuality2023

    For people living with HIV, decisions about when, how and who to tell about their HIV status can involve navigating complex social, legal and health domains. With a focus on disclosure to broader social and familial networks, we explored the experiences of, and motivations for, HIV (non-)disclosure among recently diagnosed people living with HIV in Australia. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 35 people diagnosed with HIV from 2016 on…

  • Requesting HIV Results Be Conveyed in-Person

    Open AccessNathanael Wells, Dean Murphy et al.ARTICLESexuality Research and Social…2023References: 5

    In some instances, conveying HIV diagnoses by phone may be more appropriate than recalling individuals to the clinic to deliver a positive HIV diagnosis in person

  • Engaging Stigmatised Communities in Australia with Digital Health Systems

    Open AccessA K Smith, Mark D M Davis et al.ARTICLESexuality Research and Social…2023Cited by: 3References: 3

    Engaging stigmatised communities-including in relation to gender, sexuality, sex work, drug use, HIV-requires a commitment to data justice. The design and implementation of digital health systems requires investment in ongoing and meaningful consultation with communities and representative organisations

  • HIV Diagnosis as Both Biographical Disruption and Biographical Reinforcement

    Open AccessNathanael Wells, Dean Murphy et al.ARTICLEQualitative Health Research2023Cited by: 5References: 47

    Despite the potential for HIV treatments to transform the health needs of people living with HIV, receiving a positive HIV diagnosis can be a difficult experience and feelings of shock, distress and concerns for the future are commonly reported. Drawing on Michael Bury's conceptualisation of 'biographical disruption', we utilised semi-structured interviews to explore experiences of HIV diagnoses among 34 people diagnosed with HIV between 2016 and…

  • Covid-19 Vaccination Uptake and Hesitancy in a National Sample of Australian Gay and Bisexual Men

    Open AccessMartin Holt, James Macgibbon et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2022

    Minority groups may face additional barriers to vaccination. In April-June 2021, we assessed the level of COVID-19 vaccination and willingness to be vaccinated in a national, online survey of 1280 gay and bisexual men in Australia. Over a quarter of the sample (28.0%) had been partially or fully vaccinated, and 80.0% of the unvaccinated were willing to be vaccinated. Vaccination was independently associated with older age, being university educat…

  • Relationship Between Sexual Behaviors with Non-committed Relationship Partners and Covid-19 Restrictions and Notification Rates

    Open AccessDaniel Storer, Garrett Prestage et al.ARTICLESexuality Research and Social…2022Cited by: 2

    The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s13178-022-00733-8

  • Belonging, social connection and non‐clinical care

    Open AccessNathanael Wells, Steven P Philpot et al.ARTICLEHealth & Social Care in the…2022Cited by: 5References: 5

    Effective HIV treatments have transformed the medical needs of people living with HIV (PLHIV) to a chronic condition. However, stigma, poorer mental health outcomes and social isolation remain significant challenges for many PLHIV. HIV peer support programs have assisted PLHIV in navigating the clinical, emotional and social aspects of living with HIV. We draw on semi-structured interviews with 26 recently diagnosed PLHIV in Australia to explore …

  • Increase in Depression and Anxiety Among Australian Gay and Bisexual Men During Covid-19 Restrictions

    Open AccessBenjamin R Bavinton, Curtis Chan et al.ARTICLEArchives of Sexual Behavior2022Cited by: 2References: 33

    We examined depression and anxiety prior to and during COVID-19 restrictions in Australian gay and bisexual men (GBM). In an online cohort, a COVID-19-focused survey was conducted in April 2020. During 2019 and in April 2020, 664 GBM completed the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9, measuring depression) and Generalized Anxiety Disorder Assessment (GAD-7, measuring anxiety). Increased depression and anxiety were defined as a ≥ 5 point increase o…

  • HCV knowledge, disclosure practices, and risk perceptions among gay and bisexual men who do and do not engage in group sex while using drugs

    L Brener, Dean Murphy et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2020

    Research suggests that hepatitis C virus (HCV) transmission is more likely among gay and bisexual men (GBM) who engage in sexually adventurous practices, including group sex while using drugs. The current study explored drug use, sexual practices, HCV knowledge, HCV disclosure, and beliefs about HCV transmission among GBM (n = 193) reporting group sex after/while using drugs compared to those who did not. Survey findings indicate that men who par…

  • Knowledge, attitudes and practices related to hepatitis C among gay and bisexual men in the era of direct-acting antivirals

    L Brener, Dean Murphy et al.ARTICLECulture Health & Sexuality2020

    Increases in hepatitis C (HCV) infections among gay and bisexual men have recently been reported in a number of countries, with sexual transmission being the primary route of infection. Given that in countries such as Australia most gay and bisexual men living with HIV are already engaged in clinical care - as are an increasing number of HIV-negative men - there is potential for reducing onward HCV transmission through proactive testing and treat…

  • The 'normality' of living as a gay serodiscordant couple in Sydney, Australia

    Open AccessSteven P Philpot, A Persson et al.ARTICLESociology of Health & Illness2020Cited by: 3References: 43

    Serodiscordant couples are often understood through a discourse of HIV-risk or researched in terms of the psychological stressors they face. However, due to antiretroviral treatments people living with HIV can achieve undetectable viral loads, which not only make them non-infectious to partners, but allow them to think of their lives and relationships as safe and viable. These realisations mean that serodiscordant couples often embrace an HIV 'no…

  • How Do Gay Serodiscordant Couples in Sydney, Australia Negotiate Undetectable Viral Load for HIV Prevention

    Open AccessSteven P Philpot, Garrett Prestage et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2018

  • Trends in Attitudes to and the Use of HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis by Australian Gay and Bisexual Men, 2011–2017

    Open AccessMartin Holt, Toby Lea et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2018

  • Negotiating gay men’s relationships

    Steven P Philpot, D Duncan et al.ARTICLECulture Health & Sexuality2018

    When viewed over time, many gay men's relationships are not static, or firmly fixed to monogamy or non-monogamy. This paper uses in-depth interviews with 61 Australian gay men to explore how monogamy and non-monogamy are experienced over time, expectations of what constitutes the norms regarding gay men's relationships and how couples experience and practices change. Although some gay men may idealise monogamy, particularly at the beginning of a …

  • When HIV Figures in Family Life

    Open AccessChristy E Newman, A Persson et al.ARTICLESexuality & Culture2018Cited by: 5References: 3

  • Eradicating hepatitis C

    Open AccessJack Wallace, Jacqueline A Richmond et al.ARTICLEGlobal Public Health2017

    Hepatitis C is a global public health issue affecting 150-170 million people worldwide, and over 227,000 Australians with an increasing morbidity resulting from the infection. The Australian Government funded access through the national health scheme to Direct Acting Antiviral (DAA) medication for all people with hepatitis C, regardless of disease staging or mode of transmission to eradicate hepatitis C in Australia. The availability of these dru…

  • In Australia, Most HIV Infections Among Gay and Bisexual Men are Attributable to Sex with ‘New’ Partners

    Open AccessIan Down, Jeanne Ellard et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2017

  • Young people at risk of transitioning to injecting

    J Bryant, Jeanne Ellard et al.ARTICLEVulnerable Children and Youth…2017References: 2

    This article focuses on young people at risk of transitioning to injecting and explores what they know about where to obtain sterile needles. We used cross-sectional survey data collected from 210 at-risk young people. While a third (34.3%) of participants thought they knew where to obtain sterile needles, fewer (24.3%) could correctly identify a service and the sources most commonly identified – hospitals (27.8%) and pharmacies (25.0%) – were no…

  • Breaking Binaries? Biomedicine and Serostatus Borderlands among Couples with Mixed HIV Status

    A Persson, Christy E Newman et al.ARTICLEMedical Anthropology2017Cited by: 4References: 34

    With recent breakthroughs in HIV treatment and prevention, the meanings of HIV-positivity and HIV-negativity are changing at biomedical and community levels. We explore how binary constructions of HIV serostatus identities are giving way to something more complex that brings both welcome possibilities and potential concerns. We draw on research with couples with mixed HIV status to argue that, in the context of lived experiences, serostatus ident…

  • The Road Less Travelled

    Open AccessDenton Callander, Garrett Prestage et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2016