Professor Johnson Zixin WANG (王子昕教授)     
BMed (PKU), MMed(PKU),PhD (CUHK)                                                                                    
Research Assistant Professor

 


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Biography 

Dr. Johnson Wang obtained his Bachelor of Medicine and Master of Medicine from School of Public Health, Peking University, and his Doctor of Philosophy in Public Health from JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He has been appointed as Research Assistant Professor in JC School of Public Health and Primary Care since 2016. Dr. Wang is awarded the Early Career Award by the International Society of Behavioral Medicine in 2016. He is the Principle Investigator of four research grants including Health and Medical Research Fund and AIDS Trust Fund. He is a member of the Hong Kong Society of Behavioral Health, and the Associate Director of the Community Research Program on AIDS.

Postgraduate Supervision
  • Pei QIN: PhD student, 2016 – Present, Co-supervised with Prof. Joseph Lau. 

  • Rui SHE: PhD student, 2016 – Present, Co-supervised with Prof. Joseph Lau.

  • Xueying YANG: PhD student, 2016 – Present, Co-supervised with Prof. Joseph Lau.

  • Cactus WANG: Master of Public Health, Capstone project, 2016 – Present 
Research interests 
  • Inter-disciplinary behavioral health research including behavioral health theories and behavioral interventions related to risk and preventive behaviors:

  • HIV related risk behaviors:
  • Sexual risk behaviors and substance use among at risk population (e.g. male sexually transmitted diseases patients,men who have sex with men, clients of female sex workers and transgender women)
  • Theory-based behavioral interventions: 
  • Applying health behavioral theories in promoting preventive behaviors (e.g., HIV testing, condom use) and biomedicalHIV/STD intervention (e.g. male circumcision, pre-exposure prophylaxis, HPV vaccination, treatment as prevention) among at risk population
Grants (Principle Investigator) 
  • A randomized controlled trial promoting Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination among Chinese men who have sex with men. Principle Investigator. Health and Medical Research Fund. (Ref#13141651). (01/09/2016 – 31/08/2018, HKD 1,193,740)

  • Perceptions on Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) and Post-exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) among men who have sex with men in Hong Kong. Principle Investigator. Funded by AIDS Trust Fund. (Ref#: MSS 239R). (01/08/2015 – 31/07/2016, HKD 382,564)

  • Prevalence, perceptions and intention related to various forms of HIV testing among male clients of female sex workers. Principle Investigator. Funded by AIDS Trust Fund. (Ref#: MSS 240R). (01/12/2015 – 30/11/2016, HKD 376,108)

  • A randomized controlled trial evaluating the efficacy of enhanced and standard versions of HIV testing and counseling (HTC) in reducing sexual risk behaviors, increasing HIV retesting rate and risk perception among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Hong Kong. Principle Investigator. Funded by AIDS Trust Fund (Ref#: MSS 249R). (01/12/2016 – 30/11/2017, HKD 386,956)
Publications
2016

1. Cai Y, Wang Z (Co-1st author), Lau JT*, Li J, Ma T, Liu Y. Prevalence and associated factors of unprotected receptive anal intercourse with male clients among transgender women sex worker (TSW) in Shenyang, China. International Journal of AIDS Society 2016, 19(3Suppl 2). IF = 6.256

2. Wang Z, Feng T, Lau JT*. Prevalence and associated factors of anticipated risk compensation related to voluntary medical male circumcision among male sexually transmitted diseases patients in China. AIDS Care 2016. Epub ahead of print.

3. Wang Z, Feng T, Lau JT*, Kim Y. Acceptability of voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) among male sexually transmitted diseases patients (MSTDP) in China. PLos One 2016, 11(2): e0149801

4. Lau JT*, Wang Z, Kim Y, Gu J. Wu AM, Zhou Q, Hao C, Cheng P, Hao Y. Anticipated negative responses by students to possible Ebola Virus outbreak, Guangzhou, China. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2016, 22(1): 154-6.

5. Tsui HY, Lau JT*, Wang Z, Gross D, Wu AMS, Cao W, Li S. Applying the pre-intentional phase of the Health Action Process Approach (HAPA) Model to investigate factors associated with intention on consistent condom use with various types of female sex partners among male injecting drug users in China. AIDS Care 2016. [Epub ahead of print]

6. Li D, Yang X, Zhang Z, Wang Z, Qi X, Ruan Y, Zhou Y, Li C, Luo F, Lau JT*. Incidence of co-infection of men who have sex with men in Beijing, China. PLoS One 2016, 11(1): e0147422

7. Lau JT*, Lee AL, Tse VWS, Mo PKH, Fong F, Wang Z, Cameron L. A randomized control trial for evaluating efficacies of two online cognitive interventions with and without fear-appeal imagery approaches in preventing unprotected anal intercourse among men who have sex with men. AIDS and Behavior 2016. Epub ahead of print. 



2015

1. Wang Z, Feng T, Lau JT*. Needs assessment and theory-based promotion of voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) among male sexually transmitted diseases patients (MSTDP) in China. AIDS and Behavior 2015. [Epub ahead of print]

2. Wang Z, Li D, Lau JT*, Yang X, Shen H, Cao W. Prevalence and associated factors of inhaled nitrites use among men who have sex with men in Beijing, China – an application of the Health Belief Model. Drug and Alcohol Dependence 2015, 149: 93-9.

3. Gu J*, Lau JT, Wang Z, Wu AMS, Tan XH. Perceived empathy of service providers mediates the association between perceived discrimination and behavioral intention to take up HIV antibody testing again among men who have sex with men. PLos One 2015, 10(2): e0117376.

4. Li D, Li C, Wang Z, Lau JT*. Prevalence and associated factors of unprotected anal intercourse with regular male sex partners among HIV negative men who have sex with men in China: a cross-sectional survey. PLos One 2015, 10(3): e0119977.

5. Lau JT*, Li D, Wang Z, Lai C. Repeated HIV voluntary counseling and testing may increase risk behaviors among men who have sex with men in China: a prospective cohort study. AIDS and Behaviors 2015, 19(11): 1966-77

6. Lau JT*, Gu J, Tsui HY, Wang Z. Prevalence and associated factors of intention to participate in HIV voluntary counseling and testing for the first time among men who have sex with men in Hong Kong, China. Preventive Medicine 2015, 57(6): 813-8.


2014

1. Lau JT*, Wang Z, Lau M, Lai CH. Perceptions of HPV, genital warts, and penile/anal cancer and high-risk sexual behaviors among men who have sex with men in Hong Kong. Archive of Sexual Behaviors 2014, 43(4): 789-800

2. Gu J, Xu H, Lau JT*, Chen L, Wang Z, Hao C, Hao Y. Situation-specific factors predicting non-adherence to Methadone Maintenance Treatment: A cross-sectional study using the case-crossover design in Guangzhou, China. AIDS Care 2014; 26 Suppl 1: S107-12.

3. Liao W, Lau JT*, Tsui HY, Gu J, Wang Z. Relationship between sexual compulsivity and sexual risk behaviors among Chinese sexually active males. Archive of Sexual Behavior 2014; [Epub ahead of print].

4. Lau JT*, Zhou H, Su X, Feng T, Hong F, Tsui HY, Ma YL, Wang Z, Walden D. Condom used by sex not well protected. AIDS and Behavior 2014. [Epub ahead of print].

5. Lau JT*, Feng T, Liu XL, Gu J, Tsui HY, Hong F, Wang Z, Cao W. Associations between cognitive, socio-contextual and affective variables and unprotected anal intercourse among men who have sex with men – A comparative study conducted in two Chinese Cities. Biomedical Research International 2014.


2013

1. Wang Z, Mo PK, Lau JT*, Lau M, Lai CH. Acceptability of HPV vaccines and perceptions related to genital warts and penile/anal cancers among men who have sex with men in Hong Kong. Vaccine 2013, 31(41): 4675-81.

2. Wang Z, Lau JT*, Hao C, Yang H, Huan X, Yan H, Guan W. Syphilis-related perceptions not associated with risk behaviors among men who have sex with men having regular male sex partner(s) in Nanjing, China. AIDS Care 2013, 25(8): 1010-7.

3. Lau JT*, Wang Z, Kim JH, Lau M, Lai CH, Mo PK. Acceptability of HPV vaccines and associations with perceptions related to HPV and HPV vaccines among men who have sex with men in Hong Kong. PLos One 2013, 8(2): e57204.

4. You H, Lau JT*, Gu J, Tsui HY, Wang Z, Kim JH. Awareness and acceptability of female condoms among monogamous Hong Kong Chinese female sexually transmitted infection patients. AIDS and Behaviors 2013, 17(3): 1195-1204.

5. Lau JT*, Yu X, Mak WW, Cheng Y, Lv Y, Zhang J, Su X, Wang Z. Prevalence of inconsistent condom use and associated factors among HIV discordant couples in a rural county in China. AIDS and Behaviors 2013, 17(5): 1888-1894.


2012

1. Wang Z, Lau JT*, Gu J. Accepability of circumcision among clients of female sex worker in Hong Kong. AIDS and Behaviors 2012, 16(7): 1836-45.

2. Yan J, Lau JT*, Tsui HY, Gu J, Wang Z. Prevalence and factors associated with condom use among Chinese monogamous female patients with sexually transmitted infection in Hong Kong. Journal of Sexual Medicine 2012, 9(12): 3009-3017.

3. Tsui HY, Lau JT*, Xiang W, Gu J, Wang Z. Should associations between HIV-related risk perceptions and behaviors or intentions be positive or negative. PLoS One 2012, 7(12): e52124.
















 
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