C Raina Macintyre

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ID178664
NOMBREC Raina Macintyre
NOMBRESC Raina
APELLIDOMacintyre
FIRMAMACINTYRE C R
AFILIACIONESUNSW Sydney
ORCID0000-0002-3060-0555
VERIFICADOSí
TOTAL DE OBRAS27
TOTAL DE CITAS1
TOTAL COMO AUTOR27
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN2007
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2026
ÍNDICE H1

  • Facemask and respirator use for bushfire smoke protection

    Open AccessAbrar Ahmad Chughtai, Elizabeth Kpozehouen et al.ARTICLEHealth Policy2026

    BACKGROUND: As climate change intensifies the frequency and severity of bushfires, exposure to bushfire smoke is emerging as a significant public health concern, associated with numerous adverse health outcomes, including exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, cardiovascular diseases, and respiratory infections. OBJECTIVE: This study examined policies related to the use of masks and respirators as protective measures again…

  • Predictors of authorised, unauthorised and persistent absence among secondary school pupils in Scotland

    Open AccessSilvia Behren, Morag Treanor et al.ARTICLEBritish Educational Research…2026

    This article examines the factors associated with persistent absenteeism (an absence rate of 10% or higher) and authorised and unauthorised absence among secondary school pupils in Scotland. Using linked administrative data, the analysis focuses on secondary school stages S1–S6 in three academic years. The analytical approach involves mixed‐effects modelling to predict probabilities of persistent absenteeism, followed by multilevel negative binom…

  • Generating a Contact Matrix for Aged Care Settings in Australia

    Open AccessHaley Stone, C Raina Macintyre et al.ARTICLEJournal of Artificial Societies…2026

  • Long Covid Symptom Clusters, Correlates and Predictors in a Highly Vaccinated Australian Population in 2023

    Open AccessEssa Tawfiq, Rosalie Chen et al.ARTICLEHealth Expectations2025

    BACKGROUND: Limited data exists regarding long Covid burden following Omicron infection in highly vaccinated populations. OBJECTIVE: To (1) characterise long Covid prevalence and predictors and (2) identify key symptom clusters and their correlates among long Covid patients, during an Omicron-predominant period in a highly vaccinated population. DESIGN: Anonymous, online, cross-sectional survey. SETTING: January 2023, Australia. PARTICIPANTS: Res…

  • Effectiveness of vaccination, travel load, and facemask use control strategies for controlling Covid Delta variant

    Open AccessMaliheh Tabasi, Ali Najmi et al.ARTICLETransportation2025

    The Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2, specifically identified as B.1.617.2, is responsible for the severe outbreaks witnessed globally, including in various countries and cities, with Sydney Greater Metropolitan Area (Sydney GMA) being no exception. According to scientific studies, the Delta strain exhibits increased contagion and leads to a higher incidence of vaccine breakthrough cases, posing significant challenges to pandemic control efforts. In t…

  • Attitudes and Behaviours Regarding Covid‐19 Mitigation Strategies in Australians With an Underlying Health Condition

    Open AccessSze‐Ee Soh, Darshini Ayton et al.ARTICLEHealth Expectations2024

    BACKGROUND: Public health strategies have focused on preventing and slowing the transmission of COVID-19 by promoting the uptake of mitigation strategies. However, little is known about the uptake of these strategies in the presence of underlying health conditions. OBJECTIVES: To describe the attitudes and behaviours of a sample of Australians towards COVID-19 mitigation strategies, and determine if uptake of these strategies differed across diff…

  • Estimated Mask Use and Temporal Relationship to Covid-19 Epidemiology of Black Lives Matter Protests in 12 Cities

    Open AccessAshley Quigley, Phi Yen Nguyen et al.ARTICLEJournal of Racial and Ethnic…2023

  • Exploring the use of masks for protection against the effects of wildfire smoke among people with preexisting respiratory conditions

    Open AccessHolly Seale, Mallory Trent et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2023

    Whilst COVID-19 has changed the nature of community mask use over the last couple of years, there is no guarantee that this event will influence an individual's mask behavior during other events like bushfires. Instead, we must create social support processes for early and appropriate mask use, including the use of air quality monitoring

  • Trust in government, intention to vaccinate and Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy

    Open AccessMallory Trent, Holly Seale et al.ARTICLEVaccine2022

    BACKGROUND: There is widespread hesitancy towards COVID-19 vaccines in the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia. OBJECTIVE: To identify predictors of willingness to vaccinate against COVID-19 in five cities with varying COVID-19 incidence in the US, UK, and Australia. DESIGN: Online, cross-sectional survey of adults from Dynata's research panel in July-September 2020. PARTICIPANTS, SETTING: Adults aged 18 and over in Sydney, Melbourne, Lo…

  • Easing or tightening control strategies

    Open AccessAli Najmi, Sahar Nazari et al.ARTICLETransportation2022

  • The Impact of Universal Mask Use on Sars-COV-2 in Victoria, Australia on the Epidemic Trajectory of Covid-19

    Open AccessValentina Costantino, C Raina MacintyreARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2021

    Objective(s): To estimate the impact of universal community face mask use in Victoria, Australia along with other routine disease control measures in place. Methods: A mathematical modeling study using an age structured deterministic model for Victoria, was simulated for 123 days between 1 June 2020 and 1 October 2020, incorporating lockdown, contact tracing, and case findings with and without mask use in varied scenarios. The model tested the im…

  • Role of presymptomatic transmission of Covid-19

    Open AccessYi Zhang, David Muscatello et al.ARTICLEJournal of Epidemiology and…2021Referencias: 7

    Background The presymptomatic transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has been documented in limited clusters, and it is predicted through modelling. However, there is a lack of evidence from observations with a large sample size. Methods We used data from meticulous contact tracing of people exposed to cases of SARS-CoV-2 to estimate the proportion of cases that result from the presymptomatic transmission of …

  • Reduction of secondary transmission of Sars-CoV-2 in households by face mask use, disinfection and social distancing

    Open AccessYu Wang, Huaiyu Tian et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2020

    Introduction Transmission of COVID-19 within families and close contacts accounts for the majority of epidemic growth. Community mask wearing, hand washing and social distancing are thought to be effective but there is little evidence to inform or support community members on COVID-19 risk reduction within families. Methods A retrospective cohort study of 335 people in 124 families and with at least one laboratory confirmed COVID-19 case was cond…

  • A rapid risk analysis tool to prioritise response to infectious disease outbreaks

    Open AccessDyah Ayu Shinta Lesmanawati, Patrick Veenstra et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2020

    Epidemics are influenced by both disease and societal factors and can grow exponentially over short time periods. Epidemic risk analysis can help in rapidly predicting potentially serious outcomes and flagging the need for rapid response. We developed a multifactorial risk analysis tool ‘EpiRisk’ to provide rapid insight into the potential severity of emerging epidemics by combining disease-related parameters and country-related risk parameters. …

  • Towards understanding cybersecurity capability in Australian healthcare organisations

    Open AccessK L Offner, Elena Sitnikova et al.ARTICLEIntelligence & National Security2020

  • Religious and community leaders’ acceptance of rotavirus vaccine introduction in Yogyakarta, Indonesia

    Open AccessRetna Siwi Padmawati, Anita Heywood et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2019

    This study highlights the need for better stakeholder engagement prior to vaccine availability and the potentially important role of religious and community leaders in rotavirus vaccine acceptability in the majority Muslim community of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. These findings will assist with the development of strategies for new vaccine introduction in Indonesia

  • Estimates of global seasonal influenza-associated respiratory mortality

    Open AccessA Danielle Iuliano, Katherine Roguski et al.ARTICLEThe Lancet2018

  • Health literacy in Beijing

    Open AccessDaitao Zhang, Shuangsheng Wu et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2015

    The total CDHL level of residents in Beijing was relatively low, particularly in those residing in the suburbs, those above 60 years of age, manual workers, and the illiterates. Gender, age-group, level of education, occupation, self-reported health status and region were all shown to be significantly predictive of CDHL. It is important that more resources are dedicated to improving the CDHL in Beijing, given the risk of emerging and re-emerging …

  • Alcopops, taxation and harm

    Open AccessMarianne Gale, David Muscatello et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2015

    Reduced tax on RTDs was associated with increasing ED presentations for acute alcohol problems among young women. The alcopops tax was associated with declining presentations in young to middle-aged persons of both sexes, including under-age drinkers

  • Examining the knowledge, attitudes and practices of domestic and international university students towards seasonal and pandemic influenza

    Open AccessHolly Seale, Jackie PI Mak et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2012

    Given the high levels of interaction that occurs in a university setting, it is really important that students are informed about disease transmission and about risk of infection. It may be necessary to emphasize that pandemic influenza could pose a real threat to them, that it is important to protect oneself from infection and that infection control measures can be effective

  • A cross-sectional study of pre-travel health-seeking practices among travelers departing Sydney and Bangkok airports

    Open AccessAnita Heywood, Anita E Heywood et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2012

    This study highlights differences in health-seeking practices including the uptake of pre-travel health advice by region of residence and country of birth. There is a public health need to identify strategies targeting these travel groups. This includes the promotion of affordable and accessible travel clinics in low resource countries as traveler numbers increase and travel health promotion targeting migrant groups in high resource countries. Ge…

  • Vitamin D deficiency in refugee children from conflict zones

    Open AccessMohamud Sheikh, Shu Wang et al.ARTICLEJournal of Immigrant and Minority…2010

  • University life and pandemic influenza

    Open AccessDebbie Van, Mary‐Louise McLaws et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2010

    Responses to a pandemic are subject to change in its pre-, early and mid-outbreak stages. Lessons for these institutions in preparation for a second wave and future disease outbreaks include the need to promote positive public health behaviours amongst young people and students

  • The impact of intensive health promotion to a targeted refugee population on utilisation of a new refugee paediatric clinic at the children's hospital at Westmead

    Mohamud Sheikh, C Raina MacintyreARTICLEEthnicity and Health2009Citada por: 1Referencias: 4

    Our study shows that targeted promotion of service to refugee parents is effective. Such efforts may improve access to care for refugees and may constructively change knowledge, attitudes and beliefs about infectious diseases

  • Tackle the Problem When It Gets Here

    Open AccessRochelle E Watkins, Rochelle Watkins et al.ARTICLEQualitative Health Research2008

    Globally, governments and health authorities are preparing for pandemic influenza and producing resources to promote preparedness planning; however, there is little information available to inform the design of strategies to promote preparedness. Three focus groups were conducted to identify and to describe beliefs and perceptions about pandemic influenza and response planning among small and medium business owners and managers. Most participants…