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Adam Bourne is affiliated with La Trobe University in Australia and has substantial contributions in the fields of medicine, psychology, and social sciences, with a particular focus on infectious diseases, epidemiology, social psychology, sociology and political science, and general health professions.

Their research primarily addresses topics related to HIV/AIDS research and interventions, HIV, drug use, and sexual risk, LGBTQ health, identity, and policy, as well as issues connected to sex work, homelessness, social issues, sexuality, behavior and technology, and mental health and patient involvement.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Adam Bourne include:

  • Physical Distancing Due to COVID-19 Disrupts Sexual Behaviors Among Gay and Bisexual Men in Australia: Implications for Trends in HIV and Other Sexually Transmissible Infections (2020), published in JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
  • HIV, chemsex, and the need for harm-reduction interventions to support gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (2022), published in The Lancet HIV
  • Private Lives 3: The health and wellbeing of LGBTIQ people in Australia (2021), published by La Trobe University
  • Substantial Decline in Use of HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis Following Introduction of COVID-19 Physical Distancing Restrictions in Australia: Results From a Prospective Observational Study of Gay and Bisexual Men (2020), published in JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
  • Chems4EU: chemsex use and its impacts across four European countries in HIV-positive men who have sex with men attending HIV services (2021), published in HIV Medicine

Adam Bourne collaborates frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Anthony Lyons
  • Marina Carman
  • Adam O. Hill
  • Jennifer Power
  • Garrett Prestage

They have published in various academic journals and platforms with notable numbers of contributions in:

  • AIDS and Behavior
  • International Journal of Drug Policy
  • Sexuality Research and Social Policy
  • OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • Culture Health & Sexuality

Adam Bourne has also contributed to book publications, including:

  • Remaking HIV Prevention in the 21st Century (2021), published by Springer International Publishing
  • Pride in Prevention: A guide to primary prevention of family violence experienced by LGBTIQ communities (2021), published by La Trobe University

Best Publications

  • Illicit drug use in sexual settings (‘chemsex’) and HIV/STI transmission risk behaviour among gay men in South London: findings from a qualitative study

    Adam Bourne;D Reid;F Hickson;S Torres-Rueda

  • “Chemsex” and harm reduction need among gay men in South London

    Adam Bourne;David Reid;Ford Hickson;Sergio Torres-Rueda

  • Illicit drug use among gay and bisexual men in 44 cities: Findings from the European MSM Internet Survey (EMIS).

    Axel J. Schmidt;Adam Bourne;Peter Weatherburn;David Reid

  • The Chemsex study: drug use in sexual settings among gay and bisexual men in Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham

    A Bourne;D Reid;F Hickson;S Torres Rueda

  • Motivations and values associated with combining sex and illicit drugs (‘chemsex’) among gay men in South London: findings from a qualitative study

    P Weatherburn;F Hickson;D Reid;S Torres-Rueda

  • Substance use among men who have sex with men: patterns, motivations, impacts and intervention development need

    Adam Bourne;Peter Weatherburn

  • Illicit drug use and its association with sexual risk behaviour among MSM: more questions than answers?

    G.J. Melendez-Torres;Adam Bourne

  • Social norms related to combining drugs and sex ("chemsex") among gay men in South London

    Alysha-Karima Ahmed;Peter Weatherburn;David Reid;Ford Hickson

  • Physical Distancing Due to COVID-19 Disrupts Sexual Behaviors Among Gay and Bisexual Men in Australia: Implications for Trends in HIV and Other Sexually Transmissible Infections.

    Mohamed A. Hammoud;Lisa Maher;Martin Holt;Louisa Degenhardt

  • Mental health, drug use and sexual risk behavior among gay and bisexual men.

    Garrett Prestage;Mohamed Hammoud;Fengyi Jin;Louisa Degenhardt

  • Low levels of chemsex among men who have sex with men, but high levels of risk among men who engage in chemsex: analysis of a cross-sectional online survey across four countries.

    Jamie Frankis;Paul Flowers;Lisa McDaid;Adam Bourne

  • Private Lives 3: The health and wellbeing of LGBTIQ people in Australia

    Adam Hill;Adam Bourne;Ruth McNair;Marina Carman

  • Exploring acceptability of oral PrEP prior to implementation among female sex workers in South Africa.

    Robyn Eakle;Robyn Eakle;Adam Bourne;Judie Mbogua;Nyaradzo Mutanha

  • Substantial Decline in Use of HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis Following Introduction of COVID-19 Physical Distancing Restrictions in Australia: Results From a Prospective Observational Study of Gay and Bisexual Men.

    Mohamed A. Hammoud;Andrew Grulich;Martin Holt;Lisa Maher

  • Use of HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Associated With Lower HIV Anxiety Among Gay and Bisexual Men in Australia Who Are at High Risk of HIV Infection: Results From the Flux Study.

    Phillip Keen;Mohamed A Hammoud;Adam Bourne;Benjamin R Bavinton

  • The new MTV generation: Using methamphetamine, Truvada™, and Viagra™ to enhance sex and stay safe

    Mohamed A. Hammoud;Stefanie Vaccher;Fengyi Jin;Adam Bourne

  • Responses to criminal prosecutions for HIV transmission among gay men with HIV in England and Wales

    Catherine Dodds;Adam Bourne;Matthew Weait

  • HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Uptake Among Gay and Bisexual Men in Australia and Factors Associated With the Nonuse of PrEP Among Eligible Men: Results From a Prospective Cohort Study

    Mohamed A Hammoud;Stefanie Vaccher;Fengyi Jin;Adam Bourne

  • Wasted opportunities: problematic alcohol and drug use among gay men and bisexual men

    P Keogh;D Reid;A Bourne;P Weatherburn

  • Perceiving risk and (re)constructing safety: The lived experience of having ‘safe’ sex

    Adam H. Bourne;Margaret A. Robson

  • Intensive sex partying with gamma-hydroxybutyrate: factors associated with using gamma-hydroxybutyrate for chemsex among Australian gay and bisexual men - results from the Flux Study.

    Mohamed A Hammoud;Adam Bourne;Lisa Maher;Fengyi Jin

  • Willingness to use pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention among men who have sex with men in Malaysia:Findings from an online survey

    Sin How Lim;Gitau Mburu;Adam Bourne;Adam Bourne;Joselyn Pang

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Weatherburn
Peter Weatherburn London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Lisa Maher
Lisa Maher University of New South Wales
Garrett Prestage
Garrett Prestage University of New South Wales
Ford Hickson
Ford Hickson University of London
Anthony Lyons
Anthony Lyons La Trobe University
Louisa Degenhardt
Louisa Degenhardt University of New South Wales
Martin Holt
Martin Holt University of New South Wales
Chris Bonell
Chris Bonell London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Graham Brown
Graham Brown University of Melbourne
Ruth McNair
Ruth McNair University of Melbourne

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