By Professor Matthew Hickman

Book Chapters

Hickman M; Taylor C, 2005, 'Indirect methods to estimate prevalence', in Epidemiology of Drug Abuse, pp. 113 - 131, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/0-387-24416-6_8

Journal articles

Simmons R; Harris R; Lim AG; Leeman D; Ramsay ME; Hickman M; Mandal S, 2025, 'Estimating Prevalence and Number of People With Chronic Hepatitis B: A Multiplier Method Based on Public Health Surveillance Data in UK (2015–2021)', Journal of Viral Hepatitis, 32, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvh.14019

Kassa GM; Weldemariam AG; Abrahim SA; French CE; Wolday D; Dagne E; Mulu A; Adane A; Inglis SK; Radley A; Tasew G; Vickerman P; Yesuf EA; Paltiel O; Hailu M; Amogne W; Dillon JF; Hickman M; Lim AG; Walker JG; Abdella S; Abay Z; Hailu W; Awoke T; Tamiru MT; Cabral C; Baissa O; Speakman E; Malaguti A; Yohannes M; Taddele B; Abraha H; Erkie M; Alamneh TS, 2025, 'Seroprevalence of Hepatitis C in Ethiopia: First National Study Based on the 2016 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey', Journal of Viral Hepatitis, 32, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvh.14037

Stewart AC; Hickman M; Agius PA; Scott N; Stone J; Roxburgh A; O'Keefe D; Higgs P; Kerr T; Stoové MA; Thompson A; Crawford S; Norman J; Vella-Horne D; Lloyd Z; Clark N; Maher L; Dietze P, 2025, 'Supervised Injecting Room Cohort Study (SIRX): study protocol', BMJ Open, 15, pp. e091337, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-091337

Simmons R; Powell AA; Ijaz S; Mandal S; Shute J; Mohammadi Y; Lattimore M; McOwat K; Moore HL; O’Rourke A; Desai M; Macleod J; Asgharzadeh A; Ward Z; Vickerman P; Harris RJ; Foster GR; Roberts K; Hickman M, 2025, 'Pilot postal birth cohort hepatitis C virus screening in UK primary care: HepCAPP study', British Journal of General Practice, 75, pp. e122 - e128, http://dx.doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2024.0219

Fraser R; Yeung A; Glancy M; Hickman M; Jones HE; Priyadarshi S; Horsburgh K; Hutchinson SJ; McAuley A, 2025, 'Suicide in people prescribed opioid-agonist therapy in Scotland, United Kingdom, 2011–2020: A national retrospective cohort study', Addiction, 120, pp. 276 - 284, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.16680

Jones NR; Hickman M; Bharat C; Nielsen S; Larney S; Ghouse NF; Lappin J; Degenhardt L, 2025, 'Identifying key risk factors for intentional self-harm, including suicide, among a cohort of people prescribed opioid agonist treatment: A predictive modelling study', Addiction, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.70095

Santo TJ; Chaillon A; Martin N; Hickman M; Jones N; Farrell M; Bharat C; Degenhardt L; Borquez A, 2025, 'Quantifying the impact of a large-scale opioid agonist treatment program on suicide prevention in New South Wales, Australia: A data-modeling study', Addiction, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.70018

Abdelsalam S; Agius PA; Sacks-Davis R; Roxburgh A; Livingston M; Maher L; Hickman M; Dietze P, 2024, 'Characteristics of attrition within the SuperMIX cohort of people who inject drugs: a multiple event discrete-time survival analysis', BMC Medical Research Methodology, 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12874-024-02377-1

Garnett C; Dinu LM; Oldham M; Perski O; Loebenberg G; Beard E; Angus C; Burton R; Field M; Greaves F; Hickman M; Kaner E; Michie S; Munafò M; Pizzo E; Brown J, 2024, 'Do engagement and behavioural mechanisms underpin the effectiveness of the Drink Less app?', Npj Digital Medicine, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41746-024-01169-7

Denford S; Holt L; Essery R; Kesten J; Cabral C; Weston D; Horwood J; Hickman M; Amlôt R; Yardley L, 2024, 'Engagement in rapid public health research among young people from underserved communities: maximising opportunities and overcoming barriers', BMC Public Health, 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-19762-6

Fisher H; Denford S; Audrey S; Finn A; Hajinur H; Hickman M; Mounier-jack S; Mohamed A; Roderick M; Tucker L; Yates J; Chantler T, 2024, 'Information needs of ethnically diverse, vaccine-hesitant parents during decision-making about the HPV vaccine for their adolescent child: a qualitative study', BMC Public Health, 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-17540-4

Kassa GM; Walker JG; Alamneh TS; Tamiru MT; Bivegete S; Adane A; Amogne W; Dillon JF; Vickerman P; Dagne E; Yesuf EA; Hickman M; French CE; Lim AG; Paltiel O; Wolday D; Abdella S; Abay Z; Hailu W; Awoke T; Mulu A; Weldemariam AG; Cabral C; Baissa O; Speakman E; Radley A; Malaguti A; Inglis SK; Yohannes M; Taddele B; Abraha H; Erkie M, 2024, 'Prevalence, trends, and distribution of hepatitis C virus among the general population in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis', Liver International, 44, pp. 3238 - 3249, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/liv.16102

Howkins J; Packer S; Walsh E; Kumar D; Edeghere O; Hickman M; Oliver I, 2024, 'Risk of transmission of SARS-CoV-2 on international flights, a retrospective cohort study using national surveillance data in England', BMC Infectious Diseases, 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-024-09052-2

Archer AJ; May T; Bowers H; Kesten J; Tilden S; Abeysekera K; Gordon FH; Hickman M; Yardley L, 2024, 'Qualitative service evaluation of a multimodal pilot service for early detection of liver disease in high-risk groups: 'Alright My Liver?'', BMJ Open Gastroenterology, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgast-2024-001560

Sawyer G; Howe LD; Hickman M; Zammit S; Hines LA, 2024, 'Does maternal education moderate the relationship between adolescent cannabis use and mental health in early adulthood?', Drug and Alcohol Review, 43, pp. 1773 - 1780, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.13945

Thomas KH; Dalili MN; Cheng HY; Dawson S; Donnelly N; Higgins JPT; Hickman M, 2024, 'Prevalence of problematic pharmaceutical opioid use in patients with chronic non-cancer pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis', Addiction, 119, pp. 1904 - 1922, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.16616

Holland A; Freeman TP; Nicholls J; Burke C; Howkins J; Harris M; Hickman M; Attwood A; Carlisle V; Krykant P; Maynard OM, 2024, 'Making sense of drug use and dependence—A scoping review of mass media interventions intended to reduce stigma towards people who use drugs', International Journal of Drug Policy, 132, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104543

Fisher H; Denford S; Chantler T; Audrey S; Finn A; Hajinur H; Hickman M; Mounier-Jack S; Roderick M; Tucker L; Yates J; Mohamed A, 2024, 'Developing films to support vaccine-hesitant, ethnically diverse parents’ decision-making about the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine: a codesign study', BMJ Open, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-079539

Glancy M; Palmateer N; Yeung A; Hickman M; Macleod J; Bishop J; Barnsdale L; Trayner KM; Priyadarshi S; Wallace J; Hutchinson S; McAuley A, 2024, 'Risk of drug-related death associated with co-prescribing of gabapentinoids and Z-drugs among people receiving opioid-agonist treatment: A national retrospective cohort study', Psychiatry Research, 339, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2024.116028

Papastavrou Brooks C; Kidger J; Hickman M; Le Gouais A, 2024, 'The role of emotion in urban development decision-making: A qualitative exploration of the perspectives of decision-makers', Health and Place, 89, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2024.103332

Markoulidakis A; Hickman M; McAuley A; Barnsdale LR; Welton NJ; Glancy M; Shivaji T; Collins C; Lang J; de Wit F; Hunt G; Wilkinson L; Fraser R; Yeung A; Horsburgh K; Priyadarshi S; Hutchinson SJ; Jones HE, 2024, 'Prevalence of opioid dependence in Scotland 2015–2020: A multi-parameter estimation of prevalence (MPEP) study', Addiction, 119, pp. 1410 - 1420, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.16500

Allen LI; Fraser H; Stone J; McAuley A; Trayner KMA; Metcalfe R; Peters SE; Hutchinson SJ; Vickerman P; Hickman M, 2024, 'Testing and Treatment Interventions in Community Settings Key to Controlling a Recent Human Immunodeficiency Virus Outbreak Among People Who Inject Drugs in Glasgow: A Modeling Study.', J Infect Dis, 230, pp. e48 - e59, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiae206

Allen LI; Fraser H; Stone J; McAuley A; Trayner KMA; Metcalfe R; Peters SE; Hutchinson SJ; Vickerman P; Hickman M, 2024, 'Testing and Treatment Interventions in Community Settings Key to Controlling a Recent Human Immunodeficiency Virus Outbreak Among People Who Inject Drugs in Glasgow: A Modeling Study', Journal of Infectious Diseases, 230, pp. e48 - e59, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiae206

Webb P; Ireland J; Colledge-Frisby S; Peacock A; Leung J; Vickerman P; Farrell M; Hickman M; Grebely J; Degenhardt L, 2024, 'Patterns of drug use among people who inject drugs: A global systematic review and meta-analysis', International Journal of Drug Policy, 128, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104455

Archer AJ; Phillips J; Subhani M; Ward Z; Gordon FH; Hickman M; Dhanda AD; Abeysekera KWM, 2024, 'Proactive case finding of alcohol-related liver disease in high-risk populations: A systematic review', Liver International, 44, pp. 1298 - 1308, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/liv.15895

Marshall AD; Willing AR; Kairouz A; Cunningham EB; Wheeler A; O'Brien N; Perera V; Ward JW; Hiebert L; Degenhardt L; Hajarizadeh B; Colledge S; Hickman M; Jawad D; Lazarus JV; Matthews GV; Scheibe A; Vickerman P; Dore GJ; Grebely J; Sargsyants N; Suleymanova L; Salkic N; Simonova M; Nemeth-Blazic T; Mravcik V; Kivimets K; Salupere R; Butsashvili M; Soselia G; Makara M; Tolmane I; Jancorienė L; Stratulat S; Flisiak R; Gheorghe L; Cernat R; Lakhov A; Stanevich O; Jarcuska P; Peck-Radosavljevic M; Robaeys G; Øvrehus A; Foster G; Sutinen J; Farkkila M; Rautiainen H; Vuoti S; Nikolova D; Pawlotsky JM; Rockstroh J; Sypsa V; Papatheodoridis G; Olafsson S; Feeney E; Teti E; Seguin-Devaux C; Pocock J; Reiff S; McDougall N; Van der Valk M; Dalgard O; Tato Marinho R; Dillon J; Peters E; Bojovic K; Matičič M; Kåberg M; Bruggmann P; Healy B; Chong VH; Yi S; Tucker J; Pasaribu LR; Tanaka J; Ashley EA; Abu Hassan MR; Mohammed NS; Chan HK; Gidaagaya S; Kyi KP; Hyung Joon K; Chin B; Baladjay PC; Kao JH; Wansom T; da Cruz B; Flower B; Ehsan E; Al Mahtab M; Khandu L; Bhadoria AS; Alavi M; KC P; Hamid S; Biryukov S; Alymbaeva D; Alaei A; Bakieva S; Flichman D, 2024, 'Direct-acting antiviral therapies for hepatitis C infection: global registration, reimbursement, and restrictions', Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 9, pp. 366 - 382, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2468-1253(23)00335-7

Oldham M; Beard E; Loebenberg G; Dinu L; Angus C; Burton R; Field M; Greaves F; Hickman M; Kaner E; Michie S; Munafò M; Pizzo E; Brown J; Garnett C, 2024, 'Effectiveness of a smartphone app (Drink Less) versus usual digital care for reducing alcohol consumption among increasing-and-higher-risk adult drinkers in the UK: a two-arm, parallel-group, double-blind, randomised controlled trial', Eclinicalmedicine, 70, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2024.102534

McDonald SA; Hickman M; Dillon JF; Yeung A; McAuley A; Fraser A; Hayes PC; Hutchinson SJ, 2024, 'A transient positive association between direct-acting antiviral therapy for hepatitis C infection and drug-related hospitalization among people who inject drugs: Self-controlled case-series analysis of national data', Addiction, 119, pp. 369 - 378, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.16344

Oldham M; Dina LM; Loebenberg G; Perski O; Brown J; Angus C; Beard E; Burton R; Field M; Greaves F; Hickman M; Kaner E; Michie S; Munafò MR; Pizzo E; Garnett C, 2024, 'Evaluating the Acceptability of the Drink Less App and the National Health Service Alcohol Advice Web Page: Qualitative Interview Process Evaluation', Journal of Medical Internet Research, 26, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/42319

Gliddon HD; Ward Z; Heinsbroek E; Croxford S; Edmundson C; Hope VD; Simmons R; Mitchell H; Hickman M; Vickerman P; Stone J, 2024, 'Has the HCV cascade of care changed among people who inject drugs in England since the introduction of direct-acting antivirals?', International Journal of Drug Policy, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104324

Oldham M; Dinu L; Loebenberg G; Field M; Hickman M; Michie S; Brown J; Garnett C, 2024, 'Methodological Insights on Recruitment and Retention From a Remote Randomized Controlled Trial Examining the Effectiveness of an Alcohol Reduction App: Descriptive Analysis Study', Jmir Formative Research, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/51839

French CE; Troy DM; Dawson S; Dalili MN; Hickman M; Thomas KH, 2024, 'Primary care-based interventions for secondary prevention of opioid dependence in patients with chronic non-cancer pain taking pharmaceutical opioids: a systematic review', Bjgp Open, 8, pp. 1 - 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0122

Kesten J; Hussey D; Lord C; Roberts L; Bayliss J; Erswell H; Preston A; Telfer M; Scott J; Harris M; Mellon D; Hickman M; MacArthur G; Fisher H, 2023, 'Development, acceptability and feasibility of a personalised, behavioural intervention to prevent bacterial skin and soft tissue infections among people who inject drugs: a mixed-methods Person-Based Approach study', Harm Reduction Journal, 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12954-023-00823-9

Brothers TD; Lewer D; Jones N; Colledge-Frisby S; Bonn M; Wheeler A; Grebely J; Farrell M; Hickman M; Hayward A; Degenhardt L, 2023, 'Effect of incarceration and opioid agonist treatment transitions on risk of hospitalisation with injection drug use-associated bacterial infections: A self-controlled case series in New South Wales, Australia', International Journal of Drug Policy, 122, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2023.104218

Trickey A; Bivegete S; Duffell E; McNaughton AL; Nerlander L; Walker JG; Fraser H; Hickman M; Vickerman P; Brooks-Pollock E; Christensen H, 2023, 'Estimating hepatitis B virus prevalence among key population groups for European Union and European Economic Area countries and the United Kingdom: a modelling study', BMC Infectious Diseases, 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-023-08433-3

Hajarizadeh B; Kairouz A; Ottaviano S; Ireland J; Willing A; Cunningham E; Webb P; Colledge-Frisby S; Wheeler A; Leung J; Tran LT; Price O; Vickerman P; Farrell M; Hickman M; Dore GJ; Bergenström A; Degenhardt L; Grebely J, 2023, 'Global, regional, and country-level coverage of testing and treatment for HIV and hepatitis C infection among people who inject drugs: a systematic review', Lancet Global Health, 11, pp. e1885 - e1898, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(23)00461-8

Robinson E; Byrne CJ; Carberry J; Radley A; Beer LJ; Inglis SK; Tait J; Macpherson I; Goldberg D; Hutchinson SJ; Hickman M; Dillon JF, 2023, 'Laying the foundations for hepatitis C elimination: evaluating the development and contribution of community care pathways to diagnostic efforts', BMC Public Health, 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-14911-1

May T; Towler L; Smith LE; Horwood J; Denford S; Rubin GJ; Hickman M; Amlôt R; Oliver I; Yardley L, 2023, 'Mpox knowledge, behaviours and barriers to public health measures among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men in the UK: a qualitative study to inform public health guidance and messaging', BMC Public Health, 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-17196-0

Fisher H; Audrey S; Chantler T; Dominey M; Evans K; Henden L; Hickman M; Letley L; Towson A; Thomas C, 2023, 'Towards successful implementation of public health research into practice: Experiences and lessons learned from EDUCATE', Public Health in Practice, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.puhip.2023.100447

Robin C; Reynolds R; Lambert H; Hickman M; Rubin GJ; Smith LE; Yardley L; Cai S; Zhang T; Mook P; McManus O; Lasseter G; Compston P; Denford S; Zhang J; Amlôt R; Oliver I, 2023, 'Understanding adherence to self-isolation in the first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic in England: a cross-sectional mixed-methods study', BMC Public Health, 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-16674-9

Curtis SJ; Colledge-Frisby S; Stewardson AJ; Doyle JS; Higgs P; Maher L; Hickman M; Stoové MA; Dietze PM, 2023, 'Prevalence and incidence of emergency department presentations and hospital separations with injecting-related infections in a longitudinal cohort of people who inject drugs', Epidemiology and Infection, 151, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0950268823001784

Hotham J; Cannings-John R; Moore L; Hawkins J; Bonell C; Hickman M; Zammit S; Hines LA; Adara L; Townson J; White J, 2023, 'Association of cannabis, cannabidiol and synthetic cannabinoid use with mental health in UK adolescents', British Journal of Psychiatry, 223, pp. 478 - 484, http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2023.91

Findlater L; Pierotti L; Turner C; Wensley A; Chen C; Seaman S; Samartsidis P; Charlett A; Anderson C; Hughes G; Hickman M; Edeghere O; Oliver I, 2023, 'Evaluating the impact on health outcomes of an event that resulted in a delay in contact tracing of COVID-19 cases in England, September 2020: An observational study', BMJ Open, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-064982

Downing BC; Hickman M; Jones NR; Larney S; Sweeting MJ; Xu Y; Farrell M; Degenhardt L; Jones HE, 2023, 'Prevalence of opioid dependence in New South Wales, Australia, 2014–16: Indirect estimation from multiple data sources using a Bayesian approach', Addiction, 118, pp. 1994 - 2006, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.16268

Artenie A; Stone J; Facente SN; Fraser H; Hecht J; Rhodes P; Mcfarland W; Wilson E; Hickman M; Vickerman P; Morris MD, 2023, 'Impact of HCV Testing and Treatment on HCV Transmission Among Men Who Have Sex With Men and Who Inject Drugs in San Francisco: A Modelling Analysis', Journal of Infectious Diseases, 228, pp. 662 - 673, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiad169

Bharat C; Webb P; Wilkinson Z; McKetin R; Grebely J; Farrell M; Holland A; Hickman M; Tran LT; Clark B; Peacock A; Darke S; Li JH; Degenhardt L, 2023, 'Agreement between self-reported illicit drug use and biological samples: a systematic review and meta-analysis', Addiction, 118, pp. 1624 - 1648, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.16200

Larney S; Jones NR; Hickman M; Nielsen S; Ali R; Degenhardt L, 2023, 'Does opioid agonist treatment reduce overdose mortality risk in people who are older or have physical comorbidities? Cohort study using linked administrative health data in New South Wales, Australia, 2002–17', Addiction, 118, pp. 1527 - 1539, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.16178

Lambert H; Shen X; Chai J; Cheng J; Feng R; Chen M; Cabral C; Oliver I; Shen J; MacGowan A; Bowker K; Hickman M; Kadetz P; Zhao L; Pan Y; Kwiatkowska R; Hu X; Wang D, 2023, 'Prevalence, drivers and surveillance of antibiotic resistance and antibiotic use in rural China: Interdisciplinary study', Plos Global Public Health, 3, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0001232

Rathnayake K; Agius PA; Ward B; Hickman M; Maher L; Stoové M; Doyle JS; Hellard M; Wilkinson A; Quinn B; Crawford S; Sutton K; Dietze P, 2023, 'The impacts of COVID-19 measures on drug markets and drug use among a cohort of people who use methamphetamine in Victoria, Australia', Addiction, 118, pp. 1557 - 1568, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.16189

Back to profile page