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Senior Research Associate

Dr Bradley Mathers

Viral Hepatitis Epidemiology and Prevention Program
Phone
+61 (0)2 9385 0900
E-mail
bmathers@kirby.unsw.edu.au
Mudiope P; Mathers B; Nangendo J; Samuel M; Mutamba BB; Alamo S; Nanyenya N; Makumbi F; Laker-Oketta M; Wanyenze R, 2024, Characterising People who inject drugs, and association with HIV infection: A Situation Analysis in Kampala city, Uganda., http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2024.05.31.24308282
2024
Gogia M; Ruadze E; Kasrashvili T; Mathers B; Sabin K; Verster A; Macdonald V; Butsashvili M; Kamkamidze G; Khonelidze I; Stvilia K, 2024, 'Piloting a simplified bio-behavioural survey methodology, the BBS-Lite, among people who inject drugs in Georgia', International Journal of Drug Policy, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104326
2024
Mudiope P; Mutamba BB; Komuhangi L; Nangendo J; Alamo S; Mathers B; Makumbi F; Wanyenze R, 2024, 'Retention of people who inject drugs enrolled in a ‘medications for opioid use disorder’ (MOUD) programme in Uganda', Addiction Science and Clinical Practice, 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13722-024-00468-4
2024
Macdonald V; Mathers B; Sabin K; Me A; Carpentier C; Niaz K; Mozalevskis A; Luhmann N; Ciupagea M; Soltani F; Verster A, 2023, 'New data confirm lack of progress in harm reduction after three decades of proven evidence of effectiveness.', Addiction, 118, pp. 1411 - 1413, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.16193
2023
Jin F; Dore GJ; Matthews G; Luhmann N; Macdonald V; Bajis S; Baggaley R; Mathers B; Verster A; Grulich AE, 2021, 'Prevalence and incidence of hepatitis C virus infection in men who have sex with men: a systematic review and meta-analysis', The Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 6, pp. 39 - 56, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2468-1253(20)30303-4
2021
Sibanda E; Shapiro A; Mathers B; Verster A; Baggaley R; Gaffield ME; Macdonald V, 2021, 'Values and preferences of contraceptive methods: a mixed-methods study among sex workers from diverse settings.', Sex Reprod Health Matters, 29, pp. 1913787, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/26410397.2021.1913787
2021
Macdonald V; Mbuagbaw L; Jordan MR; Mathers B; Jay S; Baggaley R; Verster A; Bertagnolio S, 2020, 'Prevalence of pretreatment HIV drug resistance in key populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis.', J Int AIDS Soc, 23, pp. e25656, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jia2.25656
2020
Chhim S; Chhea C; Sopheab H; Mathers BM; Kaldor J; Evans JL; Stein ES; Carrico A; Muth S; Song N; Maher L; Page K, 2018, 'Proportion and predictors of loss to follow-up in a longitudinal cohort study of female entertainment and sex workers in Cambodia', International Journal of STD and AIDS, 29, pp. 1295 - 1304, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0956462418779471
2018
Larney S; Peacock A; Mathers BM; Hickman M; Degenhardt L; Peacock A, 2017, 'A systematic review of injecting-related injury and disease among people who inject drugs', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 171, pp. 39 - 49, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2016.11.029
2017
Larney S; Peacock A; Mathers BM; Degenhardt L, 2017, 'Systematic review and meta-analysis of injecting related injury and disease in people who inject drugs', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 171, pp. e115 - e115, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2016.08.320
2017
Utami S; Sawitri AAS; Wulandari LPL; Artawan Eka Putra IWG; Astuti PAS; Wirawan DN; Causer L; Mathers B, 2017, 'Mortality among people living with HIV on antiretroviral treatment in Bali, Indonesia: incidence and predictors', International Journal of STD and AIDS, 28, pp. 1199 - 1207, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0956462417692942
2017
Kelly-Hanku A; Kawage T; Vallely A; Mek A; Mathers B, 2015, 'Sex, violence and HIV on the inside: cultures of violence, denial, gender inequality and homophobia negatively influence the health outcomes of those in closed settings', Culture, Health and Sexuality, 17, pp. 990 - 1003, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13691058.2015.1020877
2015
Yuneti ON; Sawitri AAS; Wulandari LPL; Muliawan P; Widyanthini DN; Kathy PK; Amin J; Mathers B; Kaldor JM; Merati TP; Wirawan DN, 2015, 'P16.18 Influence of baseline characteristics on the increase cd4 >350 cells/mm3 among HIV/AIDS patients receiving antiretroviral therapy in indonesia', Sexually Transmitted Infections, 91, pp. A218.1 - A218, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2015-052270.565
2015
Williams R; Lawrence C; Wilkes E; Shipp M; Henry B; Eades S; Mathers B; Kaldor J; Maher L; Gray D, 2015, 'Sexual behaviour, drug use and health service use by young Noongar people in Western Australia: A snapshot', Sexual Health, 12, pp. 188 - 193, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH14038
2015
Scott R; Foster R; Oliver LN; Olsen A; Mooney-Somers J; Mathers B; Micallef JM; Kaldor J; Maher L, 2015, 'Sexual risk and healthcare seeking behaviour in young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in North Queensland', Sexual Health, 12, pp. 194 - 199, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH14092
2015
Larney S; Mathers BM; Poteat T; Kamarulzaman A; Degenhardt L, 2015, 'Global epidemiology of HIV among women and girls who use or inject drugs: Current knowledge and limitations of existing data', Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 69, pp. S100 - S109, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/QAI.0000000000000623
2015
Brown T; Bao L; Eaton JW; Hogan DR; Mahy M; Marsh K; Mathers BM; Puckett R, 2014, 'Improvements in prevalence trend fitting and incidence estimation in EPP 2013', AIDS, 28, pp. S415 - S425, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/QAD.0000000000000454
2014
Mathers BM; Cooper DA, 2014, 'Integrating HIV prevention into practice', JAMA, 312, pp. 349 - 350, http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2014.8606
2014
Degenhardt L; Mathers BM; Wirtz AL; Wolfe D; Kamarulzaman A; Carrieri MP; Strathdee SA; Malinowska-Sempruch K; Kazatchkine M; Beyrer C, 2014, 'What has been achieved in HIV prevention, treatment and care for people who inject drugs, 2010-2012? A review of the six highest burden countries', International Journal of Drug Policy, 25, pp. 53 - 60, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2013.08.004
2014
Degenhardt L; Charlson F; Mathers B; Hall WD; Flaxman AD; Johns N; Vos T, 2014, 'The global epidemiology and burden of opioid dependence: Results from the global burden of disease 2010 study', Addiction, 109, pp. 1320 - 1333, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.12551
2014
Mathers BM; Degenhardt L, 2014, 'Examining non-AIDS mortality among people who inject drugs', AIDS, 28, pp. S435 - S444, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/QAD.0000000000000435
2014
Degenhardt L; Mathers B; Hall WD, 2014, 'Response to Hser etal. (2014): The necessity for more and better data on the global epidemiology of opioid dependence', Addiction, 109, pp. 1335 - 1337, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.12612
2014
Mathers BM; Degenhardt LJ; Bucello C; Lemon JA; Wiessing L; Hickman M, 2013, 'Mortality among people who inject drugs: a systematic review and meta-analysis', Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 91, pp. 102 - 123, http://dx.doi.org/10.2471/BLT.12.108282
2013
Mathers B, 2013, 'Policies and Interventions to Reduce HIV Risk', , pp. 757 - 766, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-398338-1.00077-4
2013
Mathers BM; Degenhardt L; Bucello C; Lemon J; Wiessing L; Hickman M, 2013, 'Mortality among people who inject drugs: A systematic review and meta-analysis', Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 91, pp. 102 - 123, http://dx.doi.org/10.2471/BLT.12.108282
2013
Des Jarlais DC; Feelemyer JP; Modi SN; Arasteh K; Mathers BM; Degenhardt LJ; Hagan H, 2012, 'Transitions from injection-drug-use-concentrated to self-sustaining heterosexual HIV epidemics: Patterns in the international data', PLoS One, 7, pp. e31227 - e31227, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0031227
2012
Larance BK; Ambekar A; Azim T; Murthy P; Panda S; Degenhardt LJ; Mathers BM, 2011, 'The availability, diversion and injection of pharmaceutical opioids in South Asia', Drug and Alcohol Review, 30, pp. 246 - 254, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1465-3362.2011.00304.x/pdf
2011
Degenhardt L; Bucello C; Mathers B; Briegleb C; Ali H; Hickman M; McLaren J, 2011, 'Mortality among regular or dependent users of heroin and other opioids: A systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies', Addiction, 106, pp. 32 - 51, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2010.03140.x
2011
Nelson PK; Mathers BM; Cowie B; Hagan H; Des Jarlais D; Horyniak D; Degenhardt LJ, 2011, 'Global epidemiology of hepatitis B and hepatitis C in people who inject drugs: results of systematic reviews', The Lancet, 378, pp. 571 - 583, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(11)61097-0
2011
Degenhardt LJ; Bucello C; Mathers BM; Briegleb C; Ali H; Hickman M; McLaren JA, 2011, 'Mortality among regular or dependent users of heroin and other opiods: A systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies', Addiction, 106, pp. 32 - 51, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2010.03140.x/full
2011
Degenhardt L; Mathers B; Nelson P; Horyniak D, 2011, 'PRESENTATION 1-LEVELS OF HIV, HCV, AND HBV AMONG PEOPLE WHO INJECT DRUGS: GLOBAL OVERVIEW', DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, 30, pp. 26 - 26, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000297019700077&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
2011
Larance B; Ambekar A; Azim T; Murthy P; Panda S; Degenhardt L; Mathers B, 2011, 'The availability, diversion and injection of pharmaceutical opioids in South Asia', Drug and Alcohol Review, 30, pp. 246 - 254, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1465-3362.2011.00304.x
2011
Degenhardt LJ; Mathers BM; Guarinieri M; Panda S; Phillips B; Strathdee S; Tyndall M; Wiessing L; Wodak AD; Howard J, 2010, 'Meth/amphetamine use and associated HIV: Implications for global policy and public health', International Journal of Drug Policy, 21, pp. 347 - 358, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2009.11.007
2010
Degenhardt LJ; Mathers BM; Vickerman P; Rhodes T; Latkin C; Hickman M, 2010, 'Prevention of HIV infection for people who inject drugs: Why individual, structural and combination approaches are needed', The Lancet, 376, pp. 285 - 301, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0410-6736(10)60742-8
2010
Degenhardt L; Mathers B; Vickerman P; Rhodes T; Latkin C; Hickman M, 2010, 'Prevention of HIV infection for people who inject drugs: Why individual, structural, and combination approaches are needed', The Lancet, 376, pp. 285 - 301, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(10)60742-8
2010
Mathers BM; Degenhardt LJ; Ali H; Wiessing L; Hickman M; Mattick RP; Myers B; Myers B; Strathdee S, 2010, 'HIV prevention, treatment and care services for people who inject drugs: a systematic review of global, regional, and national coverage', The Lancet, 375, pp. 1014 - 1028, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(10)60232-2
2010
Mathers BM; Cook C; Degenhardt LJ, 2010, 'Improving the data to strengthen the global response to HIV among people who inject drugs', International Journal of Drug Policy, 21, pp. 100 - 102, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2009.12.007
2010
Adam P; de Wit J; Toskin I; Mathers BM; Nashkhoev I; Lyerla R; Rugg D, 2009, 'Estimating levels of HIV testing, HIV prevention coverage, HIV knowledge, and condom use among men who have sex with men (MSM) in low-income and middle-income countries', JAIDS: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 52, pp. s143 - s151, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/QAI.0b013e3181baf111
2009
Mathers BM; Degenhardt LJ; Adam P; Toskin I; Nashkhoev M; Lyerla R; Rugg D, 2009, 'Estimating the level of HIV prevention coverage, knowledge and protective behavior among injecting drug users: what does the 2008 UNGASS reporting round tell us?', JAIDS: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 52, pp. s132 - s142, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/QAI.0b013e3181baf0c5
2009
Mathers BM; Degenhardt LJ, 2008, 'Global epidemiology of injecting drug use and HIV among people who inject drugs: a systematic review', Lancet, 372, pp. 1733 - 1745
2008
Mathers B, 2013, 'Chapter 77 Policies and Interventions to Reduce HIV Risk', in Interventions for Addiction, Elsevier, pp. 757 - 766, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-398338-1.00077-4
2013
Kelly AM; Mathers BM; Kawage T; Vallely A, 2012, Emerging HIV epidemics in Papua New Guinea: An assessment of HIV risk in relation to alcohol and other drugs (particularly injecting) and; HIV risk in prisons and access to prevention, treatment and care, Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research, SPHCM, University of New South Wales, Sydney, http://www.pngimr.org.pg/research%20publications/Kelly%20et%20al%202012%20%20Emerging%20HIV%20Risk%20in%20PNG.pdf
2012
Degenhardt LJ; Mathers BM; Sabin M, 2011, We can protect drug users from becoming infected with HIV: Context and progress of the global response to HIV among people who inject drugs, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, Univeristy of New South Wales, Sydney, http://ndarc.med.unsw.edu.au/resource/we-can-protect-drug-users-becoming-infected-hiv-context-and-progress-global-response-hiv
2011
Ali H; Calabria B; Phillips B; Singleton J; Sigmundsdottir L; Congreve E; Roberts A; McLaren JA; Mathers BM; Degenhardt LJ, 2010, Searching the grey literature to access information on drugs, alcohol and HIV/AIDS research: An update, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, http://ndarc.med.unsw.edu.au/resource/searching-grey-literature-access-information-drugs-alcohol-and-hivaids-research-update
2010
Roberts A; Mathers BM; Degenhardt LJ, 2010, Women who inject drugs: A review of their risks, experiences and needs, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, Sydney, http://ndarc.med.unsw.edu.au/resource/women-who-inject-drugs-review-their-risks-experiences-and-needs
2010
Degenhardt LJ; Larance BK; Mathers BM; Azim T; Kamarulzaman A; Mattick RP, 2007, Benefits and risks of pharmaceutical opioids: Essential treatment and diverted medication. A global review of availability, extra-medical use, injection and the association with HIV., Sydney: National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of NSW., Sydney, 2/2007, http://ndarc.med.unsw.edu.au/resource/benefits-and-risks-pharmaceutical-opioids-essential-treatment-and-diverted-medication
2007
Degenhardt LJ; Mathers BM; Guarinieri M; Panda S; Phillips B; Strathdee S; Tyndall M; Wiessing L; Wodak AD, 2007, The global epidemiology of methamphetamine injection: A review of the evidence on use and associations with HIV and other harm, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, Univeristy of New South Wales, Sydney, http://ndarc.med.unsw.edu.au/resource/global-epidemiology-methamphetamine-injection-review-evidence-use-and-associations-hiv-and
2007
Mathers BM; Degenhardt LJ; Mattick RP; Wodak AD; Howard J; Ali H, 2010, Consensus statement of the Reference Group to the United Nations on HIV and Injecting Drug Use 2010, The Secretariat of the Reference Group to the United Nations on HIV and Injecting Drug Use. National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre. University of New South Wales, Sydney
2010
Mathers BM; Wodak AD; Shakeshaft AP; Khoei EM; Dolan K, 2009, A rapid assessment and reponse to HIV and drug use in Mongolia, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, Sydney, NSW, http://ndarc.med.unsw.edu.au/resource/rapid-assessment-and-response-hiv-and-drug-use-mongolia
2009