Megan Lim

A descriptive analysis of young women's pornography use: a tale of exploration and harm

Angela C Davis, Meredith J Temple-Smith, Elise Carrotte, Margaret E Hellard, Megan SC Lim

Journal article  |  2020  |  Sexual Health

Background:Despite viewing less often than young men, young women view pornography. This study used an online survey to describe y..

A Health Education Website Developed to Meet Young People's Information Needs About Web-Based Pornography and Sharing of Sexually Explicit Imagery (SCOPE): Usability Study.

Angela C Davis, Cassandra JC Wright, Meredith J Temple-Smith, Margaret E Hellard, Megan SC Lim

Journal article  |  2019  |  JMIR Formative Research

BACKGROUND: Although we know that many young people watch online pornography and engage in sexting, there is limited literature ex..

"I aspire to look and feel healthy like the posts convey": engagement with fitness inspiration on social media and perceptions of its influence on health and wellbeing

Michelle Raggatt, Cassandra JC Wright, Elise Carrotte, Rebecca Jenkinson, Kate Mulgrew, Ivanka Prichard, Megan SC Lim

Journal article  |  2018  |  BMC Public Health

Anorectal swabs as a marker of male-to-male sexual exposure in STI surveillance systems

FH Ampt, C El Hayek, PA Agius, AL Bowring, N Bartnik, C Van Gemert, CK Fairley, EPF Chow, CS Bradshaw, N Stephens, MSC Lim, ME Hellard

Journal article  |  2017  |  Epidemiology and Infection

Alcohol and other substance use among a sample of young people in the Solomon Islands

Brendan Quinn, Elizabeth Peach, Cassandra JC Wright, Megan SC Lim, Lisa Davidson, Paul Dietze

Journal article  |  2017  |  Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Correlates of alcohol consumption on heavy drinking occasions of young risky drinkers: event versus personal characteristics

Paul Dietze, Paul A Agius, Michael Livingston, Sarah Callinan, Rebecca Jenkinson, Megan SC Lim, Cassandra JC Wright, Robin Room

Journal article  |  2017  |  Addiction

Young Australians' use of pornography and associations with sexual risk behaviours

Megan SC Lim, Paul A Agius, Elise R Carrotte, Alyce M Vella, Margaret E Hellard

Journal article  |  2017  |  Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Just not all ice users do that": investigating perceptions and potential harms of Australia's Ice Destroyss Live campaign in two studies

Caitlin H Douglass, Elizabeth C Early, Cassandra JC Wright, Anna Palmer, Peter Higgs, Brendan Quinn, Paul M Dietze, Megan SC Lim

Journal article  |  2017  |  Harm Reduction Journal

Cohort Profile: The Flu Watch Study

Ellen B Fragaszy, Charlotte Warren-Gash, Lili Wang, Andrew Copas, Oliver Dukes, W John Edmunds, Nilu Goonetilleke, Gabrielle Harvey, Anne M Johnson, Jana Kovar, Megan SC Lim, Andrew McMichael, Elizabeth RC Millett, Irwin Nazareth, Jonathan S Nguyen-Van-Tam, Faiza Tabassum, John M Watson, Fatima Wurie, Maria Zambon, Andrew C Hayward

Journal article  |  2017  |  International Journal of Epidemiology

"Fitspiration" on Social Media: A Content Analysis of Gendered Images

Elise Rose Carrotte, Ivanka Prichard, Megan Su Cheng Lim

Journal article  |  2017  |  Journal of Medical Internet Research

Correlates of sexually transmissible infection testing among a sample of at-risk young Australians

Caitlin H Douglass, Alyce M Vella, Margaret E Hellard, Megan SC Lim

Journal article  |  2017  |  Australian Journal of Primary Health

Reach, engagement, and effectiveness: a systematic review of evaluation methodologies used in health promotion via social networking sites

Megan SC Lim, Cassandra JC Wright, Elise R Carrotte, Alisa E Pedrana

Journal article  |  2016  |  Health Promotion Journal of Australia

Mental Health and Associated Sexual Health Behaviours in a Sample of Young People Attending a Music Festival in Melbourne, Victoria

Elise R Carrotte, Alyce M Vella, Margaret E Hellard, Megan SC Lim

Journal article  |  2016  |  Community Mental Health Journal

Safe Sex Messages Within Dating and Entertainment Smartphone Apps: A Review

Evelyn Tzu-Yen Huang, Henrietta Williams, Jane S Hocking, Megan SC Lim

Journal article  |  2016  |  JMIR mHealth and uHealth

Who 'likes' alcohol? Young Australians' engagement with alcohol marketing via social media and related alcohol consumption patterns

Elise R Carrotte, Paul M Dietze, Cassandra J Wright, Megan S Lim

Journal article  |  2016  |  Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

"I am yet to encounter any survey that actually reflects my life": a qualitative study of inclusivity in sexual health research

Elise R Carrotte, Alyce M Vella, Anna L Bowring, Caitlin Douglass, Margaret E Hellard, Megan SC Lim

Journal article  |  2016  |  BMC Medical Research Methodology

'A Drink That Makes You Feel Happier, Relaxed and Loving': Young People's Perceptions of Alcohol Advertising on Facebook

Emma RN Weaver, Cassandra JC Wright, Paul M Dietze, Megan SC Lim

Journal article  |  2016  |  Alcohol and Alcoholism

Challenges to translating new media interventions in community practice: a sexual health SMS program case study

Cassandra JC Wright, Kaytlyn Leinberger, Megan SC Lim

Journal article  |  2016  |  Health Promotion Journal of Australia

Participatory development of MIDY (Mobile Intervention for Drinking in Young people)

Cassandra JC Wright, Paul M Dietze, Belinda Crockett, Megan SC Lim

Journal article  |  2016  |  BMC Public Health

The impact of pornography on gender-based violence, sexual health and well-being: what do we know?

Megan SC Lim, Elise R Carrotte, Margaret E Hellard

Journal article  |  2016  |  Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Exploring attitudes towards sexting of young people: a cross-sectional study

Megan SC Lim, Alyce M Vella, Danielle R Horyniak, Margaret E Hellard

Journal article  |  2016  |  Sexual Health

Development and pilot of a framework to evaluate reproductive health call centre services: experience of Marie Stopes international

Pallavi Yagnik, Judy Gold, Mark Stoove, Barbara Reichwein, Caroline van Gemert, Nick Corby, Megan SC Lim

Journal article  |  2015  |  BMC Health Services Research

Predictors of "Liking" Three Types of Health and Fitness-Related Content on Social Media: A Cross-Sectional Study

Elise R Carrotte, Alyce M Vella, Megan SC Lim

Journal article  |  2015  |  Journal of Medical Internet Research

Young people's comparative recognition and recall of an Australian Government Sexual Health Campaign

Megan SC Lim, Judy Gold, Anna L Bowring, Alisa E Pedrana, Margaret E Hellard

Journal article  |  2015  |  International Journal of STD & AIDS

'Ice epidemic'? Trends in methamphetamine use from three Victorian surveillance systems

Megan SC Lim, Shelley Cogger, Brendan Quinn, Margaret E Hellard, Paul M Dietze

Journal article  |  2015  |  Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Sexual identity, same-sex partners and risk behaviour among a community-based sample of young people in Australia

Anna L Bowring, Alyce M Vella, Louisa Degenhardt, Margaret Hellard, Megan SC Lim

Journal article  |  2015  |  International Journal of Drug Policy

Sexual and Reproductive Health Knowledge, Contraception Uptake, and Factors Associated with Unmet Need for Modern Contraception among Adolescent Female Sex Workers in China

Megan SC Lim, Xu-Dong Zhang, Elissa Kennedy, Yan Li, Yin Yang, Lin Li, Yun-Xia Li, Marleen Temmerman, Stanley Luchters

Journal article  |  2015  |  PLOS ONE

A verbal invitation and specimen collection on the spot are crucial to maximise sexually transmissible infection testing uptake in non-traditional settings

Jane S Hocking, Jane L Goller, Megan SC Lim

Journal article  |  2015  |  Sexual Health

Timing, rates, and causes of death in a large South African tuberculosis programme

Nigel Field, Megan SC Lim, Jill Murray, Robert J Dowdeswell, Judith R Glynn, Pam Sonnenberg

Journal article  |  2014  |  BMC Infectious Diseases

Young people's comfort receiving sexual health information via social media and other sources

Megan SC Lim, Alyce Vella, Rachel Sacks-Davis, Margaret E Hellard

Journal article  |  2014  |  International Journal of STD & AIDS

Analysis of laboratory testing results collected in an enhanced chlamydia surveillance system in Australia, 2008-2010

Wayne Dimech, Megan SC Lim, Caroline Van Gemert, Rebecca Guy, Douglas Boyle, Basil Donovan, Margaret Hellard

Journal article  |  2014  |  BMC Infectious Diseases

Comparative community burden and severity of seasonal and pandemic influenza: results of the Flu Watch cohort study

Andrew C Hayward, Ellen B Fragaszy, Alison Bermingham, Lili Wang, Andrew Copas, W John Edmunds, Neil Ferguson, Nilu Goonetilleke, Gabrielle Harvey, Jana Kovar, Megan SC Lim, Andrew McMichael, Elizabeth RC Millett, Jonathan S Nguyen-Van-Tam, Irwin Nazareth, Richard Pebody, Faiza Tabassum, John M Watson, Fatima B Wurie, Anne M Johnson, et al.

Journal article  |  2014  |  The Lancet Respiratory Medicine

Trends in chlamydia positivity among heterosexual patients from the Victorian Primary Care Network for Sentinel Surveillance, 2007-2011

Megan SC Lim, Carol El-Hayek, Jane L Goller, Christopher K Fairley, Phuong LT Nguyen, Rochelle A Hamilton, Dorothy J Henning, Kathleen M McNamee, Margaret E Hellard, Mark A Stoove

Journal article  |  2014  |  Medical Journal of Australia

Early age at first sex: associations with sexual health and sociodemographic factors among a sample of young music festival attendees in Melbourne

Alyce M Vella, Paul A Agius, Anna L Bowring, Margaret E Hellard, Megan SC Lim

Journal article  |  2014  |  Sexual Health

Prevalence, correlates and attitudes towards sexting among young people in Melbourne, Australia

Timothy H Yeung, Danielle R Horyniak, Alyce M Vella, Margaret E Hellard, Megan SC Lim

Journal article  |  2014  |  Sexual Health

"Let's get Wasted!" and Other Apps: Characteristics, Acceptability, and Use of Alcohol-Related Smartphone Applications

Emma R Weaver, Danielle R Horyniak, Rebecca Jenkinson, Paul Dietze, Megan SC Lim

Journal article  |  2013  |  JMIR mhealth and uhealth

Is rectal gonorrhoea a lead indicator of HIV transmission among men who have sex with men in Victoria, Australia?

Anna L Wilkinson, Megan SC Lim, Mark Stoove, Christopher K Fairley, Marcus Chen, Carol El-Hayek, Ian Denham, Margaret Hellard

Journal article  |  2013  |  Sexual Health

Measuring the accuracy of self-reported height and weight in a community-based sample of young people

Anna L Bowring, Anna Peeters, Rosanne Freak-Poli, Megan SC Lim, Maelenn Gouillou, Margaret Hellard

Journal article  |  2012  |  BMC Medical Research Methodology

Trends in Sexual Behavior, Testing, and Knowledge in Young People; 2006-2011

Megan SC Lim, Anna L Bowring, Judy Gold, Campbell K Aitken, Margaret E Hellard

Journal article  |  2012  |  Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Quantifying errors in the estimation of tuberculosis mortality in a population of South African miners.

P Sonnenberg, MSC Lim, RJ Dowdeswell, N Field, JR Glynn, J Murray

Journal article  |  2012  |  The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

BACKGROUND: All-cause mortality, based on national tuberculosis programme (NTP) register deaths, may under- or overestimate tuberc..

The impact of HIV, an antiretroviral programme and tuberculosis on mortality in South African platinum miners, 1992-2010.

Megan SC Lim, Robert J Dowdeswell, Jill Murray, Nigel Field, Judith R Glynn, Pam Sonnenberg

Journal article  |  2012  |  PLoS ONE

BACKGROUND: HIV and tuberculosis (TB) are the most common causes of death in South Africa. Antiretroviral therapy (ART) programmes..

Impact of text and email messaging on the sexual health of young people: a randomised controlled trial

Megan SC Lim, Jane S Hocking, Campbell K Aitken, Christopher K Fairley, Lynne Jordan, Jennifer A Lewis, Margaret E Hellard

Journal article  |  2012  |  Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health

Correlates of Chlamydia trachomatis infection in a primary care sentinel surveillance network

Megan SC Lim, Jane L Goller, Rebecca Guy, Judy Gold, Mark Stoove, Jane S Hocking, Christopher K Fairley, Dot Henning, Kathy McNamee, Louise Owen, Penny Sheehan, Margaret E Hellard

Journal article  |  2012  |  Sexual Health

Public-Private Partnerships for Health Promotion: The Experiences of the S-5 Project

J Gold, ME Hellard, MS Lim, H Dixon, M Wakefield, CK Aitken

Journal article  |  2012  |  American Journal of Health Education

A randomised controlled trial using mobile advertising to promote safer sex and sun safety to young people

J Gold, CK Aitken, HG Dixon, MSC Lim, M Gouillou, T Spelman, M Wakefield, ME Hellard

Journal article  |  2011  |  Health Education Research

Determining the Impact of Text Messaging for Sexual Health Promotion to Young People

Judy Gold, Megan SC Lim, Jane S Hocking, Louise A Keogh, Tim Spelman, Margaret E Hellard

Journal article  |  2011  |  Sexually Transmitted Diseases

What's Your "Porn Star" Name? A Novel Method of Identifying Research Participants

Megan SC Lim, Anna Bowring, Judy Gold, Margaret E Hellard

Journal article  |  2011  |  Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Chilean miners: raising awareness of the plight of miners worldwide.

Nigel Field, Jill Murray, Megan Lim, Judith Glynn, Pam Sonnenberg

Journal article  |  2011  |  The Lancet

Unnatural deaths in South African platinum miners, 1992-2008.

Megan SC Lim, Jill Murray, Robert J Dowdeswell, Judith R Glynn, Pam Sonnenberg

Journal article  |  2011  |  PLoS ONE

BACKGROUND: The mortality rate from unnatural deaths for South Africa is nearly double the world average. Reliable data are limite..

Impact evaluation of a youth sexually transmissible infection awareness campaign using routinely collected data sources

Judy Gold, Jane Goller, Margaret Hellard, Megan SC Lim, Jane Hocking, Christopher K Fairley, Tim Spelman, Kathleen McNamee, Philip Clift, Rebecca Guy

Journal article  |  2011  |  Sexual Health

What's in a message? Delivering sexual health promotion to young people in Australia via text messaging

Judy Gold, Megan SC Lim, Margaret E Hellard, Jane S Hocking, Louise Keogh

Journal article  |  2010  |  BMC Public Health

Randomised controlled trial of paper, online and SMS diaries for collecting sexual behaviour information from young people

Megan SC Lim, Rachel Sacks-Davis, Campbell K Aitken, Jane S Hocking, Margaret E Hellard

Journal article  |  2010  |  Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health

Does the frequency of HIV and STI testing among men who have sex with men in primary care adhere with Australian guidelines?

R Guy, JL Goller, T Spelman, C El-Hayek, J Gold, M Lim, D Leslie, BK Tee, N Roth, J Anderson, CK Fairley, J Kaldor, M Hellard

Journal article  |  2010  |  Sexually Transmitted Infections

Surveillance of drug use among young people attending a music festival in Australia, 2005-2008

Megan SC Lim, Margaret E Hellard, Jane S Hocking, Tim D Spelman, Campbell K Aitken

Journal article  |  2010  |  Drug and Alcohol Review

Establishing a linked sentinel surveillance system for blood-borne viruses and sexually transmissible infections: methods, system attributes and early findings

Jane L Goller, Rebecca J Guy, Judy Gold, Megan SC Lim, Carol El-Hayek, Mark A Stoove, Isabel Bergeri, Christopher K Fairley, David E Leslie, Phillip Clift, Bethany White, Margaret E Hellard

Journal article  |  2010  |  Sexual Health

Surveillance of STI risk behaviour among young people attending a music festival in Australia, 2005-08

Megan SC Lim, Margaret E Hellard, Campbell K Aitken, Jane S Hocking

Journal article  |  2009  |  Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Discrepancies between young people's self-reported sexual experience and their perceptions of 'normality'

Megan S Lim, Campbell K Aitken, Jane S Hocking, Margaret E Hellard

Journal article  |  2009  |  Sexual Health

Neurologic disorders are prevalent in HIV-positive outpatients in the Asia-Pacific region.

E Wright, B Brew, A Arayawichanont, K Robertson, K Samintharapanya, S Kongsaengdao, M Lim, S Vonthanak, L Lal, C Sarim, S Huffam, P Li, D Imran, J Lewis, WH Lun, A Kamarulzaman, G Tau, ST Ali, K Kishore, MP Bain, et al.

Journal article  |  2008  |  Neurology

BACKGROUND: A total of 8.3 million HIV-positive people live in the Asia-Pacific region. The burden of HIV-associated neurocognitiv..

Enhanced case detection for newly acquired hepatitis C infection: epidemiological findings and health service implications.

Rebecca Guy, Darshini Devadason, Megan Lim, Nasra Higgins, Alisa Pedrana, Katharine Gibson, Jenny Lewis, Tim Spelman, Bethany White, John Kaldor, Margaret Hellard

Journal article  |  2008  |  Communicable diseases intelligence

Identifying newly acquired hepatitis C infections and describing their epidemiological characteristics has public health importanc..

SMS STI: a review of the uses of mobile phone text messaging in sexual health

Megan SC Lim, Jane S Hocking, Margaret E Hellard, Campbell K Aitken

Journal article  |  2008  |  International Journal of STD & AIDS

Using a surveillance system to identify and treat newly acquired hepatitis C infection

N Walsh, M Lim, M Hellard

Journal article  |  2008  |  Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

A cross-sectional survey of young people attending a music festival: associations between drug use and musical preference

Megan SC Lim, Margaret E Hellard, Jane S Hocking, Campbell K Aitken

Journal article  |  2008  |  Drug and Alcohol Review

A new surveillance system for monitoring HIV infection in Victoria, Australia.

Rebecca Guy, Megan SC Lim, Yung-Hsuan J Wang, Nicholas Medland, Jonathan Anderson, Norman Roth, Margaret E Hellard

Journal article  |  2007  |  Sexual Health

OBJECTIVES: To establish a new mechanism for monitoring patterns of HIV infection, in the context of a sustained increase in HIV d..

Sexual-risk behaviour, self-perceived risk and knowledge of sexually transmissible infections among young Australians attending a music festival

Megan SC Lim, Margaret E Hellard, Campbell K Aitken, Jane S Hocking

Journal article  |  2007  |  Sexual Health

Blood-borne viruses and risk behaviours among injecting drug users recruited from needle and syringe programs in Victoria's Eastern Metropolitan Region

MSC Lim, K Sundaram, CK Altken, ME Hellard

Journal article  |  2007  |  Australian Journal of Primary Health

Chlamydia testing in general practice - a survey of Victorian general practitioners.

Jane S Hocking, Megan SC Lim, Janaki Vidanapathirana, Tim RH Read, Margaret Hellard

Journal article  |  2006  |  Sexual Health

BACKGROUND: To assess the current chlamydia testing practices of Victorian general practitioners (GPs). METHODS: GPs were randomly..

Carriage of multiple subtypes of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus by intensive care unit patients

Megan SC Lim, Caroline L Marshall, Denis Spelman

Journal article  |  2006  |  Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Postal surveys of physicians gave superior response rates over telephone interviews in a randomized trial

JS Hocking, MSC Lim, T Read, M Hellard

Journal article  |  2006  |  Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

A profile of HIV testing in Victoria, 1984 to 2004.

Megan SC Lim, Rebecca J Guy, Margaret E Hellard

Journal article  |  2006  |  Communicable diseases intelligence

HIV testing is an important public health strategy and collection of HIV testing data is a component of overall HIV surveillance a..

The case of the disappearing teaspoons: longitudinal cohort study of the displacement of teaspoons in an Australian research instittite

MSC Lim, ME Hellard, CK Aitken

Journal article  |  2005  |  BMJ