Ms. Huei-Jiuan (Joyce) Wu joined the Kirby Institute as a new Scientia PhD student in SERP under the supervision of Dr Richard Gray, Professor Virginia Wiseman and Dr Tanya Applegate. Joyce has a Masters in Epidemiology from National Taiwan University, Taiwan. Her research interests include HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases control, mathematical modeling and cost-effectiveness analysis and the mHealth. Her research project will be looking at the cost-effectiveness of point-of-care tests for infectious diseases in the Asia-Pacific.
Publications
Preprints
Wu H-J; Applegate TL; Kwon JA; Cunningham EB; Grebely J; Gray RT; Shih STF, 2024, The Cost-Effectiveness of Integrating Simplified HCV Testing into HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) and Treatment Services Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Taiwan, , http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4718220
2024
Wu H-J; Shih STF; Applegate TL; Kwon J; Cunningham EB; Grebely J; Gray RT, 2023, Impact of Simplified HCV Diagnostic Strategies on the HCV Epidemic Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Taiwan: A Modelling Study, , http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4431789
2023
Fang C-T; Wu H-J; Cheng Y-P; Chen Y-H; Chang C-C; Lo T, 2023, Preexposure Prophylaxis to Eliminate HIV in Taiwan by 2030: A Modeling Study, , http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-3311713/v1
2023
Journal articles
Hsu JH; Ku SWW; Chen TW; Li CW; Huang P; Wu HJ; Bourne A; Strong C, 2023, 'Preferences for long-acting pre-exposure prophylaxis among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men in Taiwan: findings from the 2021 HEART Survey', Journal of the International AIDS Society, 26, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jia2.26163
2023
Awards
Scientia Scholarship
Research activities
Journal articles
Wu HJ; Yu YF; Ku SWW; Tseng YC; Yuan CW; Li CW; Huang PH; Ko NY; Anderson PL; Strong C, 2022, 'Usability and effectiveness of adherence monitoring of a mobile app designed to monitor and improve adherence to event-driven and daily HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis among men who have sex with men in Taiwan', Digital Health, vol. 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/20552076221102770
Strong C; Huang P; Li C-W; Ku SW-W; Wu H-J; Bourne A, 2022, 'HIV, chemsex, and the need for harm-reduction interventions to support gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men.', Lancet HIV, vol. 9, pp. e717 - e725, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2352-3018(22)00124-2
Yu YF; Wu HJ; Wen-Wei Ku S; Huang PH; Li CW; Huang P; Strong C, 2021, 'Condomless Anal Sex Associated with Heterogeneous Profiles of HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Use and Sexual Activities among Men Who Have Sex with Men:A Latent Class Analysis Using Sex Diary Data on a Mobile App', Journal of Medical Internet Research, vol. 23, pp. e33877, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/33877
Yuan C-WT; Tseng Y-C; Hung Y-C; Wu H-J; Yu Y-F; Ku SW-W; Li C-W; Strong C, 2021, 'Understanding Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Use Among Men Who Have Sex with Men for Technological Design in Taiwan: A Qualitative Interview Study (Preprint)', , http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/preprints.30994
Wu HJ; Wen-Wei Ku S; Chang HH; Li CW; Ko NY; Strong C, 2021, 'Imperfect adherence in real life: a prevention-effective perspective on adherence to daily and event-driven HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis among men who have sex with men – a prospective cohort study in Taiwan', Journal of the International AIDS Society, vol. 24, pp. e25733, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jia2.25733
Wu H-J; Ko N-Y; Lin W-L; Ko W-C; Lee N-Y; Chen P-L, 2021, 'Mandatory mask-wearing policy and universal anti-viral treatment mitigate influenza outbreaks during the COVID-19 pandemic', JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY IMMUNOLOGY AND INFECTION, vol. 54, pp. 117 - 119, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmii.2020.10.007
Strong C; Wu HJ; Tseng YC; Yuan CW; Yu YF; Liao JC; Chen YW; Hung YC; Li CW; Huang PH; Ko NY; Ku SWW, 2020, 'Mobile App (UPrEPU) to monitor adherence to pre-exposure prophylaxis in men who have sex with men: Protocol for a user-centered approach to mobile app design and development', JMIR Research Protocols, vol. 9, pp. e20360, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/20360
Wu H-J; Ku SW-W; Li C-W; Ko N-Y; Yu T; Chung A-C; Strong C, 2020, 'Factors Associated with Preferred Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Dosing Regimen Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Real-World Settings: A Mixed-Effect Model Analysis', AIDS AND BEHAVIOR, vol. 25, pp. 249 - 258, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10461-020-02964-5
Chu IY-H; Ku SW-W; Li C-W; Toh HS; Yang C-J; Wu K-S; Wu H-J; Chen S-S; Kuo J-H; Lin H-H; Ko N-Y, 2020, 'Taiwan guideline on oral pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention-2018 update', JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY IMMUNOLOGY AND INFECTION, vol. 53, pp. 1 - 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmii.2019.09.003
Huang P; Wu H-J; Strong C; Jan F-M; Mao L-W; Ko N-Y; Li C-W; Cheng C-Y; Ku SW-W, 2019, 'Unspeakable PrEP: a qualitative study of sexual communication, problematic integration, and uncertainty management among men who have sex with men in Taiwan', JOURNAL OF APPLIED COMMUNICATION RESEARCH, vol. 47, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00909882.2019.1693608
Ko N-Y; Wu H-J; Strong C; Li C-W; Ku W-W; Hsu S-T, 2018, 'Differences in awareness of and willingness to use pre-exposure prophylaxis and anticipated condom use among serodiscordant couples in Taiwan', AIDS CARE-PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIO-MEDICAL ASPECTS OF AIDS/HIV, vol. 30, pp. 1306 - 1310, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09540121.2018.1481195
Preprints
Yu Y-F; Wu H-J; Ku SW-W; Huang P-H; Li C-W; Huang P; Strong C, 2021, Condomless Anal Sex Associated With Heterogeneous Profiles Of HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Use and Sexual Activities Among Men Who Have Sex With Men: A Latent Class Analysis Using Sex Diary Data on a Mobile App (Preprint), http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/preprints.33877