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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
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Measuring Wasting and Stunting Prevalence Among Children Under 5 Years of Age and Associated Risk Factors in Papua New Guinea: New Evidence From the Comprehensive Health and Epidemiological Surveillance System

Frontiers in Nutrition, 2021
Background: Papua New Guinea (PNG) has undergone a significant health transition, with the prevalence of non-communicable diseases increasing. Many children under 5 years of age suffer from the burden of malnutrition.
Bang Nguyen Pham, Vinson D. Silas, Anthony D. Okely, William Pomat   +3 more
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Donovanosis in Papua New Guinea. [PDF]

Sexually Transmitted Infections, 1976
Clinical and epidemiological observations on 87 cases of donovanosis seen at Port Moresby General Hospital are presented, with detailed reports of three cases in which the disease was more severe. The circumstances of infection described were consistent with venereal transmission.
I Maddocks, Elizabeth S. Dennis, E M Anders   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Melioidosis in Papua New Guinea and Oceania [PDF]

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2018
Melioidosis has only been sporadically reported throughout Melanesia and the Pacific region since the first report from Guam in 1946; therefore, its contribution to the disease burden in this region is largely unknown. However, the outcome of a small number of active surveillance programs, serological surveys, and presumptive imported cases identified ...
Jeffrey Warner, Bart Currie
openaire   +5 more sources

Blood-Stage Parasitaemia and Age Determine Plasmodium falciparum and P. vivax Gametocytaemia in Papua New Guinea

PLoS ONE, 2015
A better understanding of human-to-mosquito transmission is crucial to control malaria. In order to assess factors associated with gametocyte carriage, 2083 samples were collected in a cross-sectional survey in Papua New Guinea.
C. Koepfli, L. Robinson, Patricia Rarau, M. Salib, Naomi Sambale, Rahel Wampfler, I. Betuela, Wang Nuitragool, A. Barry, P. Siba, I. Felger, I. Mueller   +11 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Reflecting on loss in Papua New Guinea [PDF]

, 2006
This article takes up the conundrum of conducting anthropological fieldwork with people who claim that they have 'lost their culture,' as is the case with Suau people in the Massim region of Papua New Guinea.
Albert Steve, Anere David Lusa, Armstrong W. A., Battaglia Debbora, Bergendorff Steen, Bolton Lissant, Brown Michael F., Damon Frederick H., de Coppet Daniel, Demian Melissa, Demian Melissa, Demian Melissa, Epstein A. L., Errington Frederick, Foster Robert J., Geschiere Peter, Jolly Margaret, Keesing Roger M., Macintyre Martha, Mallett Shelley, McDowell Nancy, Melissa Demian, Mosko Mark, Mosko Mark, Munn Nancy, Narokobi Bernard, Prendergast Patricia A., Sanders Todd, Stasch Rupert, Strathern Marilyn, Strathern Marilyn, Toft Susan, Tonkinson Robert, Wagner Roy, Weiner James, Wetherell David, Williams F. E., Young Michael, Young Michael   +38 more
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Papua New Guinea terrestrial‐vertebrate richness: elevation matters most for all except reptiles

, 2017
To examine species richness patterns in Papua New Guinea's terrestrial vertebrates and test for geographical congruence between the four classes, and between lizard and snake subgroups.
Oliver Tallowin, A. Allison, A. Algar, F. Kraus, Shai Meiri   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Prevalence of malaria across Papua New Guinea after initial roll‐out of insecticide‐treated mosquito nets

Tropical medicine & international health, 2015
To assess the population prevalence of malaria in villages across Papua New Guinea (PNG) following the first roll‐out of free long‐lasting insecticidal nets (LLIN).
M. Hetzel, Hector Morris, Nandao Tarongka, Celine Barnadas, J. Pulford, L. Makita, P. Siba, I. Mueller   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Lamivudine and tenofovir pharmacokinetic variability in people with HIV in Papua New Guinea

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aims Demographics and kidney function contribute to variability in lamivudine and tenofovir drug concentrations. The aim was to assess, for the first time, the pharmacokinetic variability of lamivudine and tenofovir in Papua New Guinean (PNG) HIV/AIDS patients.
Natália Bordin Andriguetti, Daniel Thomas Barratt, Joseph Tucci, Paul Pumuye, Andrew Alexander Somogyi   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Wolf spiders of the Pacific region: the genus \u3ci\u3eZoica\u3c/i\u3e (Araneae, Lycosidae) [PDF]

, 2009
The wolf spider genus Zoica Simon 1898 is currently known only from the Indo-Australasian region, including India in the west to northern Western Australia and Papua New Guinea in the east.
Beatty, Joseph A., Berry, James W., Framenau, Volker W.   +2 more
core   +2 more sources