Professor Jonathan Ross

Professor of Sexual Health and HIV

Email:: jonathan.ross@uhb.nhs.uk
Phone:: +44 (0)121 237 5721

Jonathan's research is focused on improving the delivery of high quality sexual and reproductive healthcare through:

A program of health care services research
Increasing research capacity within the field of sexual health and HIV
Supporting the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Clinical Research Network

His research partners include University of Birmingham, Aston University, Warwick University, University of Nottingham, Glasgow Caledonian University, Oxford Jenner Institute and Public Health England.

The sexual health and HIV research team is based within the Umbrella sexual health partnership, and comprises 15 NHS consultant medical staff, six medical trainees, one research manager, two clinical research fellows, two research nurses and one research assistant. The major research themes of the unit are focused on sexual health service delivery, diagnosis and treatment of sexually transmitted infections and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

Jonathan is an editor of the UK National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Health Technology Assessment journal, and treasurer of the International Union against Sexually Transmitted Infections. He is a member of the editorial board for the European Sexually Transmitted Diseases Guidelines and the WHO Sexually Transmitted Guidelines Development Group.

He is the lead author of UK and European Guidelines on Pelvic Inflammatory Disease and has written a number of chapters on pelvic infection for medical textbooks. He is a member of the Editorial Board of the Cochrane Collaboration Sexually Transmitted Diseases Collaborative Review Group, and the International Journal of STD and AIDS journal.

Current Activity

Areas of Expertise

Qualifications

Memberships

Research

Postgraduate Supervision

Publications

Factors associated with severity and resolution of intramuscular injection site pain following treatment for uncomplicated gonorrhoea: A prospective cohort study of GToG trial participants
O Ayinde, JDC Ross
Sexual Health 2020 https://doi.org/10.1071/SH19176

Spontaneous clearance of genital and extra-genital Neisseria gonorrhoeae: data from the GToG trial
Mensforth S, Ross JDC
Sex Trans Infect 2020;96:556–561 doi:10.1136/sextrans-2020-054500

Antibiotic therapy for pelvic inflammatory disease
Savaris RF, Fuhrich DG, Maissiat J, Duarte RV, Ross JDC
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2020, Issue 8. Art. No.: CD010285. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD010285.pub3

The utilisation of pharmacy-based sexual and reproductive health services: A quantitative retrospective study
Gauly J, Atherton H, KimaniPK, Ross JDC
Sex Trans Infect 2021;97:126–133 doi:10.1136/sextrans-2020-054488

Assessing the costs and outcomes of control programmes for sexually transmitted infections: a systematic review of economic evaluations
Bloch SCM, Jackson LJ, Frew E, Ross JDC
Sex Trans Infect 2021 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2020-054873

The effect of intramuscular injection technique on injection associated pain; a systematic review and meta-analysis
Ayinde O, Hayward RS, Ross JDC
PLoS One 2021 16(5): e0250883 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0250883

2021 European Guideline on the management of proctitis, proctocolitis and enteritis caused by sexually transmissible pathogens
de Vries H.J.C., Nori A.V., Kiellberg Larsen H., Kreuter A., Padovese V., Pallawela S., Vall-Mayans M., Ross JDC
Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology 2021;35(7):1434-1443 http://doi.org/10.1111/jdv.17269

Exploring young people’s preferences for STI screening in the UK: a qualitative study and discrete choice experiment
Jackson LJ, Al-Janabi H, Roberts T, Ross JDC
Social Science & Medicine 2021;279:113945 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.113945

An Exploration of Patient satisfaction with and experience of a Sexual Abuse Survivors Clinic G Birdi, R Caswell JDC Ross, H Pattison, Ayinde O, Lorimer K
International Journal of STD & AIDS 2022;33:180-185
doi.org/10.1177/09564624211055962

Sexual exposure and sexual behaviour in the interval between gonorrhoea treatment and test of cure; a prospective cohort study
O Ayinde, JDC Ross
Sexually Transmitted Infections 2022;98:401-7 doi:10.1136/sextrans-2021-055029

What is the effectiveness of different community-based health promotion campaign methods on chlamydia screening uptake in young people and what barriers and facilitators have been identified? A mixed-methods systematic review
Pearce E, Jolly K, Harris I, Adriano A, Moore D, Price M, Ross JDC
Sexually Transmitted Infections 2022;98:62–69 doi:10.1136/sextrans-2021-055142

Clinical and cost-effectiveness of intravaginal lactic acid gel for treating recurrent bacterial vaginosis: the VITA randomised controlled trial
Armstrong-Buisseret L, Brittain C, Kai J, David M, Watkins JA, Ozolins M, Jackson L, Abdali Z, Hepburn T, Griffiths F, Montgomery A, Daniels J, Manley A, Dean G, and Ross JDC
NIHR Journals Library – HTA Journal 2022;26:Issue: 2
https://doi.org/10.3310/ZZKH4176

Association between health-related quality of life and menopausal status and symptoms in women living with HIV aged 45–60years in England: An analysis of the PRIME study
H Okhai, L Dragomir, ERM Pool, CA Sabin, A Miners, L Sherr, K Haag, R Dhairyawan, N Vora, B Sultan, R Gilson, F Burns, Ye Gilleece, Rl Jones, F Post, J Ross, A Ustianowski, S Tariq
Women’s Health 2022;18:1–11 DOI: 10.1177/17455065211068722

Increasing Attendance at Pre-booked Sexual Health Consultations: A Systematic Review
R Clarke G Heath, JDC Ross, C Farrow
Sexually Health 2022 https://doi.org/10.1071/SH21245
https://publications.aston.ac.uk/id/eprint/43555/

Providing a supportive environment for disclosure of sexual violence and abuse in a sexual and reproductive healthcare setting: a realist review
Caswell R; Maidment I, Ross JDC, Bradbury-Jones C
Trauma, Violence, & Abuse 2022 doi:10.1177/15248380221111466

Assessing the impact of online postal self-sampling for sexually transmitted infections on health inequalities, access to care and clinical outcomes in the UK: protocol for ASSIST, a realist evaluation
J Gibbs, A Howarth, J Sheringham, L Jackson, G Wong, A Copas, D Crundwell, C Mercer, H Mohammed, JDC Ross, A Sullivan, E Murray, F Burns
BMJ Open 2022;12:e067170. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2022-067170

The DEVA trial: protocol for a randomised controlled trial of dequalinium chloride versus usual care antibiotics for the treatment of bacterial vaginosis
Haydock R, Hepburn T, Ross JDC, Daniels J, Brittain C, Jackson L, Ozolins M, Wilson J
Trials 2022; 23: Article number: 1040 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-022-06954-x

STI testing and subsequent clinic attendance amongst test negative asymptomatic users of an internet STI testing service; one-year retrospective study
O Ayinde, L Jackson, J Phattey, JDC Ross
PLOS ONE 2023:18(2): e0281359 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0281359

The association between symptom or microscopy-based diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis (BV) and response to treatment in women with recurrent BV
O Ayinde, JDC Ross
International Journal of STD & AIDS 2023 https://doi.org/10.1177/09564624231158056

Intravaginal lactic acid gel versus oral metronidazole for treating women with recurrent bacterial vaginosis: the VITA randomised controlled trial
JDC Ross, C Brittain, JA Watkins, J Kai, M David, M Ozolins, L Jackson, Z Abdali, TM Hepburn , F Griffiths, A Montgomery, J Daniels, A Manley, G Dean and LK Armstrong‑Buisseret
BMC Women’s Health 2023:23:241 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-023-02303-5

Factors influencing non-attendance at pre-booked sexual healthcare appointments: A qualitative study
R Clarke G Heath, JDC Ross, C Farrow
Sexual Health 2023: https://doi.org/10.1071/SH23099

Immune Responses to Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Implications for Vaccine Development
MN Osnes, OB Brynildsrud, K Alfsnes, L van Dorp, B Raphael, K Town, SA McKeand, JDC Ross, J de Korne-Elenbaas, A van Dam, S Bruisten, BF de Blasio, DA Caugant, YH. Grad, DA Williamson , F Ballouxx, X Dideloty, V Eldholm
Frontiers in Immunology 2023 14:1248613 doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1248613

Inhibition of complement-mediated killing of Neisseria gonorrhoeae during acute gonorrhoea is dependent upon the IgG2:IgG3 antibody ratio
SA McKeand, SE Faustini, A Cook, N Kennett, M Drayson, AF Cunningham, IR Henderson, JDC Ross, Jeffrey A Cole, AE Rossiter
bioRxiv 2023 doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.09.26.558794

The frequency and duration of side-effects associated with the use of oral metronidazole; a prospective study of VITA trial participants
International Journal of STD & AIDS 2023;34(12) 897-902
doi:10.1177/09564624231179505

Interventions Supporting Engagement with Sexual Healthcare among People of Black Ethnicity: A Systematic Review of Behaviour Change Techniques
R Clarke G Heath, JDC Ross, C Farrow
Sexual Health (in press 2023)

The inter-continental population dynamics of Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Magnus N Osnes, Ola B Brynildsrud, Kristian Alfsnes, Lucy van Dorp, Samantha A McKeand, Jonathan Ross, Katy Town, Jolinda de Korne-Elenbaas, Alje van Dam, Sylvia Bruisten, Birgitte F de Blasio, Dominique A Caugant, Yonatan H. Grad, Deborah A Williamson , Francois Balloux, Xavier Didelot, Vegard Eldholm
eLife (in press 2023)

Where do those experiencing sexual violence seek help and is routine enquiry acceptable within a healthcare setting: findings from a population-based survey
Caswell R, Hodson J, Bradbury-Jones C, JDC Ross (in press 2023)

Economic evaluation of antimicrobial resistance in curable sexually transmitted infections; a systematic review and a case study
O Ayinde, L Jackson L, JDC Ross
PLoS ONE (in press 2023)