Reducing Unintended Pregnancies Among Female Sex Workers In Kenya Using MHealth: A Randomised Controlled Trial
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$92,161.00
Summary
This research aims to reduce the high rates of unintended pregnancy experienced by female sex workers (FSW) in Kenya. It involves the development of a health promotion program delivered by mobile phone (mHealth intervention) to improve FSWs’ knowledge of SRH and reduce their risk of unintended pregnancy. The intervention will be trialled with 860 FSWs from 86 sex work venues in Mombasa. If effective, it can be implemented to improve women’s health in many and diverse settings.
Pathophysiological Decision-making In Children With Obsessive-compulsive Disorder And Tic Disorders: Action-selection And Imaging Correlates
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$124,676.00
Summary
Why is it that a person with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) has trouble deciding whether or not to wash their hands? We scanned the brains of teenagers with OCD while they made decisions and found that they had difficulty using cues in their environment to direct choices. This may be an early vulnerability for the development of the disorder that could guide prevention. We plan to check if that difficulty is present in younger children with OCD and their family members.
Antiretroviral drugs reduce morbidity and mortality for people living with HIV however there is currently no cure for HIV. I will undertake a series of studies that will contribute to HIV cure research in Australia. This includes describing novel strategies to identify and measure residual dormant HIV in individuals on suppressive antiretroviral therapy, determining the effect of cancer drugs on dormant HIV, and exploring the attitudes of people living with HIV towards cure research.
Are We Missing Opportunities: Understanding Health Behaviours Associated With Overweight In Pregnancy
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$79,225.00
Summary
Pregnancy is a critical period for health and wellbeing in childhood and beyond. While maternal obesity, excess pregnancy weight gain and lifestyle behaviours are associated with future overweight for both mothers and babies, there is limited research on how best to intervene. The New Beginnings Healthy Mothers and Babies Study aims to identify factors that influence healthy lifestyle behaviours during pregnancy to help health professionals support women and improve health outcomes for mothers a ....Pregnancy is a critical period for health and wellbeing in childhood and beyond. While maternal obesity, excess pregnancy weight gain and lifestyle behaviours are associated with future overweight for both mothers and babies, there is limited research on how best to intervene. The New Beginnings Healthy Mothers and Babies Study aims to identify factors that influence healthy lifestyle behaviours during pregnancy to help health professionals support women and improve health outcomes for mothers and their babies.Read moreRead less
Maximising The Population Impact Of Digital Self-management Programs To Improve Type 2 Diabetes Outcomes
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$64,713.00
Summary
My PhD research will determine how user engagement with a digital diabetes program improves sustained diabetes outcomes and which program features contribute most to this improvement within disadvantaged people with diabetes. In addition to ensuring that such programs are equitable and optimise health gains of all Australians with T2DM, findings from my research will also help realise the potential of this technology to be used to address other chronic illness management.