Beverley-Ann Biggs

Seropositivity and geographical distribution of Strongyloides stercoralis in Australia: A study of pathology laboratory data from 2012-2016.

Jennifer Shield, Sabine Braat, Matthew Watts, Gemma Robertson, Miles Beaman, James McLeod, Robert W Baird, Julie Hart, Jennifer Robson, Rogan Lee, Stuart McKessar, Suellen Nicholson, Johanna Mayer-Coverdale, Beverley-Ann Biggs

Journal article  |  2021  |  PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases

BACKGROUND: There are no national prevalence studies of Strongyloides stercoralis infection in Australia, although it is known to ..

Enteric pathogen infection and consequences for child growth in young Aboriginal Australian children: a cross-sectional study

Sarah Hanieh, Siddhartha Mahanty, George Gurruwiwi, Therese Kearns, Roslyn Dhurrkay, Veronica Gondarra, Jenny Shield, Norbert Ryan, Francesca Azzato, Susan A Ballard, Nicole Orlando, Sullen Nicholson, Katherine Gibney, Julie Brimblecombe, Wendy Page, Leonard C Harrison, Beverley-Ann Biggs

Journal article  |  2021  |  BMC Infectious Diseases

BACKGROUND: To determine the prevalence of enteric infections in Aboriginal children aged 0-2 years using conventional and molecul..

HTLV-I and Strongyloides in Australia: The worm lurking beneath.

Catherine A Gordon, Jennifer M Shield, Richard S Bradbury, Stephen Muhi, Wendy Page, Jenni A Judd, Rogan Lee, Beverley-Ann Biggs, Kirstin Ross, Johanna Kurscheid, Darren J Gray, Donald P McManus

Journal article  |  2021  |  Advances in parasitology

Strongyloidiasis and HTLV-I (human T-lymphotropic virus-1) are important infections that are endemic in many countries around the ..

Immediate impact of stay-at-home orders to control COVID-19 transmission on socioeconomic conditions, food insecurity, mental health, and intimate partner violence in Bangladeshi women and their families: an interrupted time series

Jena Derakhshani Hamadani, Mohammed Imrul Hasan, Andrew J Baldi, Sheikh Jamal Hossain, Shamima Shiraji, Mohammad Saiful Alam Bhuiyan, Syeda-Fardina Mehrin, Jane Fisher, Fahmida Tofail, SM Mulk Uddin Tipu, Sally Grantham-McGregor, Beverley-Ann Biggs, Sabine Braat, Sant-Rayn Pasricha

Journal article  |  2020  |  The Lancet Global Health

BACKGROUND: Stay-at-home orders (lockdowns) have been deployed globally to control COVID-19 transmission, and might impair economi..

A mixed-method analysis of screening for Strongyloides stercoralis prior to immunosuppression: A problem of limited bandwidth?

Stephen Muhi, Dong-Kyoon Ko, Sarah L McGuinness, Beverley-Ann Biggs, Siddhartha Mahanty, Clare Delany

Journal article  |  2020  |  Internal Medicine Journal

BACKGROUND: Guidelines recommend screening for strongyloidiasis prior to immunosuppression in those at epidemiological risk, as hy..

Social and economic development and pregnancy mental health: secondary analyses of data from rural Vietnam

Ruby Stocker, Trang Nguyen, Thach Tran, Ha Tran, Tuan Tran, Sarah Hanieh, Beverley-Ann Biggs, Jane Fisher

Journal article  |  2020  |  BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

BACKGROUND: This study aimed to establish whether changes in the socioeconomic context were associated with changes in population-..

Dietary intake of Aboriginal Australian children aged 6-36 months in a remote community: a cross-sectional study

Emma Tonkin, Dani Kennedy, Sarah Hanieh, Beverley-Ann Biggs, Therese Kearns, Veronica Gondarra, Roslyn Dhurrkay, Julie Brimblecombe

Journal article  |  2020  |  NUTRITION JOURNAL

BACKGROUND: Scarce literature comprehensively captures the transition to solid foods for children in remote Aboriginal Australian ..

Using telehealth to improve access to hepatitis C treatment in the direct-acting antiviral therapy era

Thomas R Schulz, Kudzai Kanhutu, Joseph Sasadeusz, Sally Watkinson, Beverley-Ann Biggs

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Introduction One-third of the Australian population lives outside major cities and this group has worse health outcomes. Telehealt..

Importance of Follow-up Studies to Examine Sustained Effects of Early Nutrition Interventions

Leila M Larson, Beverley-Ann Biggs

Journal article  |  2020  |  Pediatrics

Protocol for an economic evaluation alongside a cluster randomised controlled trial: cost-effectiveness of Learning Clubs, a multicomponent intervention to improve women's health and infant's health and development in Vietnam

Trang Nguyen, Kim Sweeny, Thach Tran, Stanley Luchters, David B Hipgrave, Sarah Hanieh, Tuan Tran, Ha Tran, Beverley-Ann Biggs, Jane Fisher

Journal article  |  2019  |  BMJ OPEN

INTRODUCTION: Economic evaluations of complex interventions in early child development are required to guide policy and programme ..