Benjamin R Bavinton

Dados Biográficos

ID328301
NOMEBenjamin R Bavinton
PRENOMESBenjamin R
SOBRENOMEBavinton
ASSINATURABAVINTON B R
AFILIAÇÕESUNSW Sydney
ORCID0000-0001-5834-8278
VERIFICADOSim
TOTAL DE OBRAS64
TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES26
TOTAL COMO AUTOR64
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO2013
ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO2026
ÍNDICE H3

  • Perceived Accuracy of ‘Undetectable Equals Untransmittable’ (U = U) Affects Openness to HIV Serodifferent Partnering in Australia

    Open AccessSarah Meijer, Martin Holt et al.ARTICLESexuality Research and Social…2026

  • Varied Knowledge of HIV Transmission and Prevention Among Gay, Bisexual, and Heterosexual Men Who Have Sex with Men in Australia

    Open AccessMartin Holt, Daniel Storer et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2026

    We assessed knowledge about HIV transmission and prevention among men who have sex with men (MSM) to identify education needs. A national online survey was conducted across Australia in July-August 2024, including nine HIV knowledge items. We assessed how HIV knowledge varied by sexual identity (using ANOVA), and characteristics independently associated with HIV knowledge using multivariable linear regression. Of 2,688 respondents, 1,241 were gay…

  • Social Correlates of Social Capital Access Among Gay and Bisexual Men in Japan

    Open AccessAdam Hill, L Ruppanner et al.ARTICLEJapanese Journal of Sociology2026

    Significant health disparities exist between gay and bisexual men (GBM) and the general population in Japan and internationally. Social capital is recognized as a key factor for positive health and well‐being outcomes, including HIV prevention behaviors, among GBM. However, limited research examines how the sexual orientation of alters (i.e., possessors of resources within social capital networks) impacts access to these resources. In this study,…

  • Barriers and Facilitators to Oral HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Use in Australia

    Open AccessTyson Arapali, Sarah Warzywoda et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2026

    Oral HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is highly effective, yet various barriers limit its potential as a HIV prevention strategy. This scoping review aimed to identify and quantify determinants of oral PrEP initiation and continuation among community members, and provision by healthcare providers in Australia and comparable countries (UK, Canada, and New Zealand). Three databases were searched in January 2025 for original studies published bet…

  • Exploring Unwanted Sexual Encounters Among Gay, Bisexual, and other Men who have Sex with Men

    Open AccessNathanael Wells, Mo Hammoud et al.ARTICLESexuality Research and Social…2026

    Introduction Sexual consent has become an increasing focus in public, policy, and legal discussions. However, such discussions rarely account for sexual subcultures among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBM). Methods Between June 2021 and June 2022, participants were asked whether “During the past three months, has anyone tried to make you have sex or tried to have sex with you in ways that you didn’t want?” Results Of 967 par…

  • 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 …

  • Knowledge, Attitudes, and Experiences among PrEP Providers in the Indonesian Pilot PrEP Program

    Open AccessGede Benny Setia Wirawan, Pande Putu Januraga et al.ARTICLESexuality Research and Social…2026Referências: 1

    To scale up PrEP, Indonesia launched a pilot program between 2022 and 2023. This study investigates PrEP providers’ knowledge and attitudes to identify barriers and facilitators for future PrEP scale-up in the country. An online survey with convenience sampling was conducted for healthcare workers and community workers at PrEP-providing facilities between May and June 2023. The survey collected data on participants’ knowledge, attitudes, and expe…

  • Suboptimal Patient-Provider Communication About Undetectable = Untransmittable and HIV Transmission Risk in Australia and the US

    Open AccessSarah K Calabrese, Martin Holt et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2025

    The Undetectable = Untransmittable (U = U) campaign aims to raise global awareness that people living with HIV whose viral load is undetectable cannot sexually transmit HIV. Healthcare providers are uniquely positioned to disseminate the U = U message. Our study explored patient-provider communication about U = U and HIV risk from the perspectives of gay, bisexual, and other men living with HIV (MLHIV) and healthcare providers engaged in HIV trea…

  • 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…

  • Improving Gender and Sexuality Inclusivity of a Long-Running HIV Behavioural Surveillance Survey to Identify New Sexual Practices, HIV Risks, and Maintain Community Support

    Open AccessA K Smith, A TAIT SMITH et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2025

    Inclusive language in data collection is essential for effective and sustained engagement with marginalised populations. The historic use of imprecise conceptualisations of gender and sexuality in the field of HIV and sexual health research has been challenged in the last decade, particularly cisnormative and monosexist assumptions about identity and practice. This study reports on the process of redesigning a repeated cross-sectional survey ques…

  • Assessing Demand for Long-Acting Injectable PrEP and Emerging PrEP Options for HIV Prevention in Australia

    Open AccessCurtis Chan, H Schmidt et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2025

  • Patterns of Social Support and LGBTQ + Community Involvement Among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men in Australia and Their Effect on HIV-Related Outcomes

    Open AccessCurtis Chan, Benjamin R Bavinton et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2025

    Peer support from social networks of gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM) has been recognised as a critical driver of engagement with HIV prevention. Using data from an online cross-sectional survey of 1,032 GBMSM aged 18 or over in Australia, a latent class analysis was conducted to categorise participants based on social support, LGBTQ + community involvement, and social engagement with gay men and LGBTQ + people. Comparis…

  • Gay Networks, Greater Happiness? Associations Between Gay and Heterosexual Social Capital and Subjective Happiness Among MSM in Japan

    Open AccessAdam Hill, Gregory Armstrong et al.ARTICLESocial Sciences2025Referências: 13

    Background: Men who have sex with men (MSM) in Japan, and globally, face disparities in mental health and well-being, driven by stigma, exclusion, and minority stress. While social capital is known to enhance well-being, no previous research has examined the distinct roles of gay versus heterosexual social capital in relation to subjective happiness. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional online survey of 1564 MSM in Greater Tokyo, using geosoci…

  • The Role of Social and Sexual Networks in Connecting to Sexual Health Services

    Open AccessCurtis Chan, Martin Holt et al.ARTICLESexuality Research and Social…2025Citada por: 1Referências: 6

    Introduction Migrant gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM) are a priority population in HIV prevention in Australia. This study sought to understand how social and sexual networks influence sexual health behaviours among migrant GBMSM. Methods Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 27 migrant GBMSM who moved to Australia from 2017 onwards. Interviews were conducted between November 2022 and September 2023. Interviews …

  • Trends in illicit drug use and their association with HIV transmission risks from behavioural surveillance of Australian gay and bisexual men

    Open AccessJumpei Takeuchi, Curtis Chan et al.ARTICLEDrug and Alcohol Review2024

  • Condom Failure Among HIV-Negative Men in Serodiscordant Relationships in Australia, Brazil, and Thailand

    Open AccessJames Gray, Garrett Prestage et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2024

    Condoms continue to be used by many gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBM) to reduce the risk of HIV transmission. However this is impacted by condom failure events, defined here as condom breakage and slippage. In a prospective, observational cohort study of 343 HIV serodiscordant male couples recruited through high HIV caseload clinics and hospitals between 2012 and 2016 in Australia, Brazil, and Thailand, condom failure rates…

  • Preferences for HIV prevention strategies among newly arrived Asian-born men who have sex with men living in Australia

    Open AccessMegan Ung, Sarah Martin et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2023

    The HIV epidemic in Australia is changing with higher risk for HIV among newly-arrived Asian-born men who have sex with men (MSM) compared to Australian-born MSM. We evaluated the preferences for HIV prevention strategies among 286 Asian-born MSM living in Australia for <5 years. A latent class analysis uncovered three classes of respondents who were defined by their preferences: “PrEP” (52%), “Consistent condoms” (31%), and “No strategy” (17%). …

  • ESexualHealth

    Open AccessEsha Abraham, Eric P F Chow et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2023

    Objectives: Gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM) and trans and gender diverse (TGD) people are disproportionately affected by poorer sexual health outcomes compared to heterosexual populations. We aimed to explore the preferences of GBMSM and TGD for using eHealth for sexual health (eSexualHealth). Methods: We distributed an anonymous online survey from April to August 2021among the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, inters…

  • Explicit Relationship Agreements and HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Use by Gay and Bisexual Men in Relationships

    Open AccessJames Macgibbon, Benjamin R Bavinton et al.ARTICLEArchives of Sexual Behavior2023

    Relationship agreements are important for HIV prevention among gay and bisexual men (GBM) in relationships, with research earlier in the HIV epidemic often finding that agreements specified monogamy or condom use with casual partners. There is evidence that HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) has shifted sexual practices among some men in relationships, such as allowing condomless sex with casual partners, but there has been little attention paid…

  • Variations in HIV Prevention Coverage in Subpopulations of Australian Gay and Bisexual Men, 2017–2021

    Open AccessMartin Holt, Curtis Chan et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2023

    Using repeated behavioural surveillance data collected from gay and bisexual men (GBM) across Australia, we assessed trends in HIV prevention coverage (the level of 'safe sex' achieved in the population by the use of effective prevention methods, including condoms, pre-exposure prophylaxis [PrEP] and having an undetectable viral load). We stratified these trends by age, country of birth/recency of arrival, sexual identity, and the proportion of g…

  • Agreements, Behaviour, and Change

    Open AccessJames Gray, Garrett Prestage et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2023

    Male HIV serodiscordant couples have diverse relationship agreements regarding sex outside the relationship. We examined the relationship agreements as described by 343 male HIV-negative partners in HIV serodiscordant relationships in Australia, Brazil and Thailand participating in a multi-year cohort study. At baseline, 125 (34.1%) HIV-negative partners reported no agreement, 115 (33.5%) had a monogamous agreement, and 103 (37.9%) had an open ag…

  • Identifying Patterns of Discontinuing and Recommencing Pre-exposure Prophylaxis in the Context of Sexual Behavior Among Gay and Bisexual Men in Australia

    Open AccessSteven P Philpot, Dean Murphy et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2023

    We mapped gay and bisexual men's (GBM) patterns of using pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) over time and explored sexual behavior as PrEP use changed. We conducted semi-structured interviews between June 2020 and February 2021 with 40 GBM living in Australia who had changed their PrEP use since initiating. There was considerable diversity in patterns of discontinuation, suspension, and recommencement of PrEP. Reasons for changing PrEP use mostly ce…

  • Attitudes Towards Treatment as Prevention Among PrEP-Experienced Gay and Bisexual Men in Australia

    Open AccessAlexander Dowell‐Day, Alexander Dowell-Day et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2023

    The introduction of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) has the potential to impact the attitudes gay and bisexual men (GBM) who consequently choose to take PrEP have towards treatment as prevention (TasP), and the extent to which they are willing to have condomless anal intercourse (CLAI) with an HIV-positive sexual partner who has an undetectable viral load (UVL). Using a cross-sectional sample from an observational cohort study conducted from …

  • National Surveillance of Home-Based HIV Testing Among Australian Gay and Bisexual Men, 2018–2020

    Open AccessYe Zhang, Martin Holt et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2023

    HIV self-testing allows people to collect samples and test themselves at home, addressing known barriers to facility-based testing. We aimed to measure the uptake of home HIV testing among Australian gay and bisexual men (GBM). Using national cross-sectional data from the Australian Gay Community Periodic Surveys, we assessed trends in home HIV testing among non-HIV positive GBM between 2018 and 2020. Overall, the use of home HIV testing was low,…