Select Publications
Book Chapters
2023, 'Fofola e fala ka e talanoa e kāinga (roll out the mat so that the family can talk): Unplanned pregnancy and support for young women and girls in Tonga', in Sex and Gender in the Pacific, Routledge, pp. 123 - 137, http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003142072-12
,Journal articles
2024, 'Adult mortality from non-communicable diseases in Fiji's major ethnic groups 2013–17', Global Epidemiology, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gloepi.2024.100157
,2024, 'Improving the timeliness of birth registration in Fiji through a financial incentive', Global Epidemiology, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gloepi.2024.100162
,2024, 'Tubulointerstitial nephropathy is the predominant finding in men in a review of more than 3000 renal biopsies over a 10-year period from Sri Lanka', BMC Nephrology, 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12882-024-03731-7
,2023, 'Effects of inappropriate cause-of-death certification on mortality from cardiovascular disease and diabetes mellitus in Tonga', BMC Public Health, 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-17294-z
,2023, 'Ethnic disparity in cancer mortality in adult Fijian women, 2013-17', European Journal of Public Health, 33, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckad160.796
,2023, 'Digital health and universal health coverage: opportunities and policy considerations for low- and middle-income Pacific Island countries and territories', Pacific Health, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.24135/pacifichealth.v6i.64
,2022, 'Two decades of chronic kidney disease of unknown aetiology (CKDu) research: Existing evidence and persistent gaps from epidemiological studies in Sri Lanka', Nephrology, 27, pp. 238 - 247, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/nep.13989
,2021, 'Mortality in Tonga over three triennia, 2010–2018', BMC Public Health, 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-10023-w
,2021, 'Trends in mortality and life expectancy in Fiji over 20 years', BMC Public Health, 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-11186-w
,2020, 'Sexual intercourse and its correlates among school-aged adolescents in Indonesia: Analysis of the 2015 global school-based health survey', Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, 53, pp. 323 - 331, http://dx.doi.org/10.3961/JPMPH.20.028
,2020, 'Community intervention for cardiovascular disease risk factors in Kalutara, Sri Lanka', BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12872-020-01427-y
,2020, 'Deaths at sea in the Pacific Islands: Challenges and opportunities for civil registration and vital statistics systems', Asia-Pacific Sustainable Development Journal, 2019, pp. 107 - 126, http://dx.doi.org/10.18356/6726a0fb-en
,2020, 'General practitioners' perceptions on the feasibility and acceptability of implementing a risk prediction checklist to support their end-of-life discussions in routine care: A qualitative study', Family Practice, 37, pp. 703 - 710, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/FAMPRA/CMAA036
,2018, 'Continued increases in blood pressure over two decades in Samoa (1991–2013); around one-third of the increase explained by rising obesity levels', BMC Public Health, 18, pp. 1122, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-018-6016-2
,2018, 'Overview of trends in cardiovascular and diabetes risk factors in Fiji', Annals of Human Biology, 45, pp. 188 - 201, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03014460.2018.1465122
,2017, 'Maternal mortality in Sierra Leone: from civil war to Ebola and the Sustainable Development Goals', International Journal of Public Health, 63, pp. 431 - 432, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00038-017-1061-7
,2017, 'Maternal mortality in Sierra Leone: from civil war to Ebola and the Sustainable Development Goals', International Journal of Public Health, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00038-017-1061-7
,2017, 'Declines and plateaux in smoking prevalence over three decades in Fiji', Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 19, pp. 1315 - 1321, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntw292
,2017, 'Response to comments by Hoyer and Brinks (2017) on: ‘Diabetes incidence and projections from prevalence surveys in Samoa over 1978–2013’', International Journal of Public Health, pp. 1 - 2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00038-017-1042-x
,2017, 'Differentials in Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Diabetes by Socioeconomic Status and Sex in Kalutara, Sri Lanka', Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health, 29, pp. 401 - 410, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1010539517709028
,2017, 'Tobacco smoking trends in Samoa over four decades: can continued globalization rectify that which it has wrought?', Globalization and Health, 13, pp. 31, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12992-017-0256-2
,2017, 'Trends in diabetes and obesity in Samoa over 35 years, 1978–2013', Diabetic Medicine, 34, pp. 654 - 661, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dme.13197
,2017, 'Diabetes incidence and projections from prevalence surveys in Samoa over 1978–2013', International Journal of Public Health, 62, pp. 687 - 694, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00038-017-0961-x
,2016, 'Diabetes incidence and projections from prevalence surveys in Fiji', Population Health Metrics, 14, pp. 45, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12963-016-0114-0
,2016, 'Erroneous inflation of diabetes prevalence: Are there global implications?', Journal of Diabetes, 8, pp. 766 - 769, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1753-0407.12447
,2016, 'Diabetes and obesity trends in Tonga over 40 years', Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health, 28, pp. 475 - 485, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1010539516645156
,2016, 'Continued increases in hypertension over three decades in Fiji, and the influence of obesity', Journal of Hypertension, 34, pp. 402 - 409, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/HJH.0000000000000807
,2016, 'Absolute cardiovascular risk in a Fiji medical zone', BMC Public Health, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-2806-6
,2015, 'Changes in cardiovascular disease risk factors over 30 years in Polynesians in the French Pacific Territory of Wallis Island', European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2047487315604833
,2015, 'Diabetes and obesity trends in Fiji over 30 years', Journal of Diabetes, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1753-0407.12326
,2014, 'Trends in Sri Lankan cause-specific adult mortality 1950-2006', BMC Public Health, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-14-644
,2014, 'Measuring progress towards achieving Millennium Development Goals in small populations: Is under-five mortality in Tuvalu declining?', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 38, pp. 390 - 394, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12169
,2013, 'Divergent mortality trends by ethnicity in Fiji', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 37, pp. 509 - 515, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12116
,Conference Presentations
2016, 'Plenary Session: An Australian early career researcher’s experience working with the Pacific Community', presented at Australasian Epidemiological Association Conference, Canberra, 14 September 2016 - 16 September 2016
,2015, 'Trends in Neonatal and Infant Mortality in Pacific Island Countries and Territories', presented at Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) Global Health Workshop, Osaka, Japan, 30 October 2015 - 01 November 2015
,2015, 'Strengthening Cause of Death Certification in Pacific Island Countries and Territories through a collaborative approach', presented at Pasifika Medical Association Conference, Vanuatu, -
,2014, 'Trends in blood pressure in Fiji', presented at Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) Global Health Conference, Taiwan, -
,2013, 'Trends in Cardiovascular Disease Mortality and Life Expectancy in Fiji', presented at Annual Association of Pacific Rim Universities Global Health Workshop, Hangzhou, China, 29 October 2013 - 01 November 2013
,Conference Abstracts
2015, 'Using Wikis to promote equitable student collaboration in the on-line environment,', Hobart, presented at Council of Academic Public Institutions in Australia, Public Health Teaching & Learning Forum, Sept 2015, Hobart, 10 September 2015 - 11 September 2015
,2015, 'Using Wikis to promote equitable student collaboration in the on-line environment', Hobart, Tasmania, presented at CAPHIA Public Health Teaching and Learning Forum, Hobart, Tasmania, 10 September 2015 - 11 September 2015
,Reports
2022, Digital health and universal health coverage: opportunities and policy considerations for Pacific Island health authorities, WHO, New Delhi, India, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28338, https://apo.who.int/publications/i/item/digital-health-and-universal-health-coverage-opportunities-and-policy-considerations-for-pacific-island-health-authorities
,2022, Investing in our future: building strong and resilient health systems in the Indo-Pacific region, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28279
,2021, Adolescent unplanned pregnancy in the Pacific: Vanuatu, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/27940
,2020, Adolescent unplanned pregnancy in the Pacific: Chuuk, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, UNSW, Sydney, Australia, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/27931
,2020, Adolescent unplanned pregnancy in the Pacific: Tonga, UNSW, Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/27896
,2019, Fertility trends in Pacific Island countries and territories, Pacific Community (SPC), Noumea, New Caledonia, https://www.spc.int/updates/blog/2019/07/fertility-trends-in-pacific-island-countries-and-territories
,2015, Trends in Neonatal and Infant Mortality for Pacific Island States, Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Noumea, New Caledonia, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/25647
,2014, Mortality Trends in Pacific Island States, Noumea, New Caledonia, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/25580
,Preprints
2024, Improving the timeliness of birth registration in Fiji through a financial incentive, http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-3968637/v1
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