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Partner testing, linkage to care, and HIV-free survival in a program to prevent parent-to-child transmission of HIV in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea [PDF]

Global Health Action, 2014
Background: To eliminate new pediatric HIV infections, interventions that facilitate adherence, including those that minimize stigma, enhance social support, and mitigate the influence of poverty, will likely be required in addition to combination ...
Andy Carmone, Korai Bomai, Wayaki Bongi, Tarua Dale Frank, Huleve Dalepa, Betty Loifa, Mobumo Kiromat, Sarthak Das, Molly F. Franke   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Study of Climate Variability in Papua New Guinea

Journal of Geoscience and Environment Protection, 2019
This Papua New Guinea is nearly tropical and we get rain in almost all seasons. But over the past few decades, it was observed that climate is changing considerably.
Lae, P. Guinea
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Efficacy of artemether–lumefantrine and dihydroartemisinin–piperaquine for the treatment of uncomplicated malaria in Papua New Guinea

Malaria Journal, 2018
Background In 2009, the Papua New Guinea (PNG) Department of Health adopted artemether–lumefantrine (AL) and dihydroartemisinin–piperaquine (DHA-PPQ) as the first- and second-line treatments for uncomplicated malaria, respectively.
Livingstone Tavul, Manuel W. Hetzel, Albina Teliki, Dorish Walsh, Benson Kiniboro, Lawrence Rare, Justin Pulford, Peter M. Siba, Stephan Karl, Leo Makita, Leanne Robinson, Johanna H. Kattenberg, Moses Laman, Gilchrist Oswyn, Ivo Mueller   +14 more
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Analysis of insecticides in long-lasting insecticidal nets using X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy and correlation with bioefficacy

Frontiers in Parasitology, 2023
BackgroundLong-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) are a key vector control tool used for the prevention of malaria. Active ingredient (AI) measurements in LLINs are essential for evaluating their quality and efficacy. The main aim of the present study was
Melanie Koinari, Nakei Bubun, David Wilson, Evodia Anetul, Lincoln Timinao, Petrina Johnson, Petrina Johnson, Norelle L. Daly, Moses Laman, Tim Freeman, Stephan Karl, Stephan Karl   +11 more
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Diet of land birds along an elevational gradient in Papua New Guinea

Scientific Reports, 2017
Food preferences and exploitation are crucial to many aspects of avian ecology and are of increasing importance as we progress in our understanding of community ecology.
K. Sam, Bonny Koane, Samuel Jeppy, J. Sýkorová, V. Novotný   +4 more
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Tracking ancient beach-lines inland: 2600-year-old dentate-stamped ceramics at Hopo, Vailala River region, Papua New Guinea [PDF]

, 2014
The Lapita expansion took Austronesian seafaring peoples with distinctive pottery eastward from the Bismarck Archipelago to western Polynesia during the late second millennium BC, marking the first stage in the settlement of Oceania.
David, Bruno O., Leavesley, Matthew, Petchey, Fiona, Skelly, Robert   +3 more
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Vulnerable newborn types: analysis of subnational, population‐based birth cohorts for 541 285 live births in 23 countries, 2000–2021

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics &Gynaecology, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract Objective To examine prevalence of novel newborn types among 541 285 live births in 23 countries from 2000 to 2021. Design Descriptive multi‐country secondary data analysis. Setting Subnational, population‐based birth cohort studies (n = 45) in 23 low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs) spanning 2000–2021.
D. J. Erchick, E. A. Hazel, J. Katz, A. C. C. Lee, M. Diaz, L. S. F. Wu, S. Yoshida, R. Bahl, C. Grandi, A. B. Labrique, M. Rashid, S. Ahmed, A. D. Roy, R. Haque, S. Shaikh, A. H. Baqui, S. K. Saha, R. Khanam, S. Rahman, R. Shapiro, R. Zash, M. F. Silveira, R. Buffarini, P. Kolsteren, C. Lachat, L. Huybregts, D. Roberfroid, L. Zeng, Z. Zhu, J. He, X. Qiu, S. H. Gebreyesus, K. Tesfamariam, D. Bekele, G. Chan, E. Baye, F. Workneh, K. P. Asante, E. B. Kaali, S. Adu‐Afarwuah, K. G. Dewey, S. Gyaase, B. J. Wylie, B. R. Kirkwood, A. Manu, R. D. Thulasiraj, J. Tielsch, R. Chowdhury, S. Taneja, G. R. Babu, P. Shriyan, P. Ashorn, K. Maleta, U. Ashorn, C. Mangani, S. Acevedo‐Gallegos, M. J. Rodriguez‐Sibaja, S. K. Khatry, S. C. LeClerq, L. C. Mullany, F. Jehan, M. Ilyas, S. J. Rogerson, H. W. Unger, R. Ghosh, S. Musange, V. Ramokolo, W. Zembe‐Mkabile, M. Lazzerini, M. Rishard, D. Wang, W. W. Fawzi, D. T. R. Minja, C. Schmiegelow, H. Masanja, E. Smith, J. P. A. Lusingu, O. A. Msemo, F. M. Kabole, S. N. Slim, P. Keentupthai, A. Mongkolchati, R. Kajubi, A. Kakuru, P. Waiswa, D. Walker, D. H. Hamer, K. E. A. Semrau, E. B. Chaponda, R. M. Chico, B. Banda, K. Musokotwane, A. Manasyan, J. M. Pry, B. Chasekwa, J. Humphrey, R. E. Black, the Subnational Vulnerable Newborn Prevalence Collaborative Group and Vulnerable Newborn Measurement Core Group, Hasmot Ali, Parul Christian, Rolf D. W. Klemm, Alan B. Massie, Maithili Mitra, Sucheta Mehra, Kerry J. Schulze, Abu Ahmed Shamim, Alfred Sommer, MD. Barkat Ullah, Keith P. West, Nazma Begum, Nabidul Haque Chowdhury, Md. Shafiqul Islam, Dipak Kumar Mitra, Abdul Quaiyum, Modiegi Diseko, Joseph Makhema, Yue Cheng, Yixin Guo, Shanshan Yuan, Meselech Roro, Bilal Shikur, Frederick Goddard, Sebastien Haneuse, Bezawit Hunegnaw, Yemane Berhane, Alemayehu Worku, Seyram Kaali, Charles D. Arnold, Darby Jack, Seeba Amenga‐Etego, Lisa Hurt, Caitlin Shannon, Seyi Soremekun, Nita Bhandari, Jose Martines, Sarmila Mazumder, Yamuna Ana, R Deepa, Lotta Hallamaa, Juha Pyykkö, Mario I. Lumbreras‐Marquez, Claudia E. Mendoza‐Carrera, Atiya Hussain, Muhammad Karim, Farzana Kausar, Usma Mehmood, Naila Nadeem, Muhammad Imran Nisar, Muhammad Sajid, Ivo Mueller, Maria Ome‐Kaius, Elizabeth Butrick, Felix Sayinzoga, Ilaria Mariani, Willy Urassa, Thor Theander, Phillippe Deloron, Birgitte Bruun Nielsen, Alfa Muhihi, Ramadhani Abdallah Noor, Ib Bygbjerg, Sofie Lykke Moeller, Fahad Aftab, Said M. Ali, Pratibha Dhingra, Usha Dhingra, Arup Dutta, Sunil Sazawal, Atifa Suleiman, Mohammed Mohammed, Saikat Deb, Moses R. Kamya, Miriam Nakalembe, Jude Mulowooz, Nicole Santos, Godfrey Biemba, Julie M. Herlihy, Reuben K. Mbewe, Fern Mweena, Kojo Yeboah‐Antwi, Jane Bruce, Daniel Chandramohan, Andrew Prendergast, Joy E. Lawn, Hannah Blencowe, Eric Ohuma, Yemi Okwaraji, Judith Yargawa, Ellen Bradley, Joanne Katz   +189 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sustained Malaria Control Over an 8-Year Period in Papua New Guinea: The Challenge of Low-Density Asymptomatic Plasmodium Infections

Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2017
Continuous malaria control in Papua New Guinea has resulted in a marked decline of Plasmodium falciparum and P. vivax prevalence. Yet, an increasing proportion of submicroscopic infections, many of them carrying gametocytes, demands for novel strategies ...
C. Koepfli, M. Ome-Kaius, Shadrach Jally, Elisheba Malau, Samuel Maripal, Jason Ginny, L. Timinao, J. Kattenberg, T. Obadia, M. White, Patricia Rarau, N. Senn, A. Barry, J. Kazura, I. Mueller, L. Robinson   +15 more
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Tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS-attributed mortalities and associated sociodemographic factors in Papua New Guinea: evidence from the comprehensive health and epidemiological surveillance system

BMJ Open, 2022
Objective Tuberculosis (TB) and HIV/AIDS are public health concerns in Papua New Guinea (PNG). This study examines TB and HIV/AIDS mortalities and associated sociodemographic factors in PNG.Method As part of a longitudinal study, verbal autopsy (VA ...
Chalapati Rao, Willie Pomat, Tony Okely, Bang Nguyen Pham, Norah Abori, Vinson D Silas, Ronny Jorry   +6 more
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A novel point-of-care testing strategy for sexually transmitted infections among pregnant women in high-burden settings: results of a feasibility study in Papua New Guinea

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2016
BackgroundSexually transmitted and genital infections in pregnancy are associated with an increased risk of adverse maternal and neonatal health outcomes.
S. Badman, L. Vallely, P. Toliman, G. Kariwiga, B. Lote, W. Pomat, C. Holmér, R. Guy, S. Luchters, C. Morgan, S. Garland, S. Tabrizi, D. Whiley, S. Rogerson, G. Mola, H. Wand, B. Donovan, L. Causer, J. Kaldor, A. Vallely   +19 more
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