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​Prof. Johnson Zixin WANG 王子昕教授

BMed (PKU), MMed (PKU), PhD (CUHK)

Assistant Professor

Email: wangzx@cuhk.edu.hk

 

ORCID: 0000-0002-1158-2304

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Prof. Johnson Zixin WANG

王子昕教授

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 Assistant Professor in JC School of Public Health and Primary Care since 2020. Dr. Wang received the Early Career Award by the International Society of Behavioral Medicine in 2016. An innovative HIV self-testing service developed by Dr. Wang was listed in the compendium of evidence-based interventions and best practices for HIV prevention by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). He serves as a board member and a member of the service committee for AIDS Concern, a leading non-governmental organization in sexual health and HIV prevention in Hong Kong. He is also a member of executive committee of the Centre for Health Behaviours Research in the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He is the Principle Investigator (PI)/Co-PI of 22 research grants (over HK$ 21 million) and has published over 160 papers in peer-reviewed journals.

Research Interests

  • Inter-disciplinary behavioral health and mental health research

    • Applying artificial intelligence (e.g., fully-automated conversational agents “Chatbot”) in health promotion and health services delivery.

    • Applying behavioral change theories to understand determinants of health behaviors and to design health promotion programs.

    • Evaluation of health promotion programs

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  • Implementation science

    • Use theoretical framework of implementation science to identify and address barriers of transforming research evidence/evidence-based practices into routine service.

    • Promoting the systematic uptake of research findings/evidence-based health promotion into routine health services

Selected Publications

  1. Chen S, Fang Y, Chan PS, Kawuki J, Mo P, Wang Z*. Counseling Supporting HIV Self-Testing and Linkage to Care Among Men Who Have Sex With Men: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. JMIR Public Health & Surveillance, 2024;10:e45647

  2. Chan PSF, Fang Y, Cheung DH, Zhang Q, Sun F, Mo PKH, Wang Z*. The effectiveness of Chatbots in increasing uptake, intention and attitudes related to any types of vaccination: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Applied Psychology --- Health and Wellbeing. 2024. Accept in press

  3. Wang Z*, Chan PSF, Fang Y, Yu F-y, Ye D, Zhang Q, Wong MCS, Mo PKH. Chatbot-delivered online intervention to promote seasonal influenza vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Network Open, 2023, 6(9): e2332568

  4. Wang Z*, Fang Y, Chan PSF, Yu FY, Sun F. The changes in levels and barriers of physical activity among community-dwelling older adults during and after the fifth wave of COVID-19 outbreak in Hong Kong: repeated random telephone surveys. JMIR Aging, 2023, 6: e42223

  5. Wang Z*, Chan PSF, Xin M, Fang Y, Chidgey A, Yu FY, Ip M, Chen S, Mo PKH*. An online intervention promotion HIV testing service utilization among Chinese men who have sex with men during the COVID-19 pandemic: a quasi-experimental study. AIDS and Behavior, 2023; Online ahead of print.

  6. Kawuki J, Nambooze J, Chan PSF, Chen S, Liang X, Mo PKH, Wang Z*. Differential practice and associated factors of COVID-19 personal preventive measures among the slum and estate communities of Uganda: a community-based cross-sectional survey. Journal of Global Health, 2023; 13: 06039

  7. Wang H, Wang Z (co-1st author), Huang X, Chen Y, Wang H, Cui S, Zhang J, Chu Z, Hu Q, Ding H, Qian HZ, Zou H, Tang W, Gao Y, Jin X, Liu Z, Zhang L, Zhao J, He X, Jiang Y, Geng W, Xu J*, Shang H*. Association of HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis Use With HIV Incidence Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in China: A Nonrandomized Controlled Trial. JAMA Network Open, 2022, 5(2): e2148782. *First PrEP demonstration study in mainland China. Results were used for developing the National Guidelines on PrEP in China (2022).

  8. Wang Z*, Lau J, Ip M, Yu Y, Fong F, Fang Y, Mo PKH. Two web-based and theory-based intervention with and without brief motivational interviewing in the promotion of Human Papillomavirus vaccination among Chinese men who have sex with men: Randomized controlled trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 2021; 23(2):e21465

  9. Wang Z*, Yang X, Mo PKH, Fang Y, Ip M, Lau JT. Influence of social media on sexualized drug use and chemsex among men who have sex with men in Hong Kong: an observational prospective cohort study. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 2020. 22(7): e17894

  10. Wang Z, Lau JT, Ip M, Ho SPY, Mo PKH, Latkin C, Ma YL, Kim Y. A randomized controlled trial evaluating efficacy of promoting a home-based HIV self-testing with online counseling on increasing HIV testing among men who have sex with men. AIDS and Behavior, 2018; 22(1): 190-201

Last Updated: 22 May 2024

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