Select Publications
Journal articles
2016, 'Field evaluation of xpert HPV point-of-care test for detection of human papillomavirus infection by use of self-collected vaginal and clinician-collected cervical specimens', Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 54, pp. 1734 - 1737, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.00529-16
,2016, 'Prevalence and risk factors of Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Trichomonas vaginalis and other sexually transmissible infections among women attending antenatal clinics in three provinces in Papua New Guinea: a cross-sectional survey.', Sex Health, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH15227
,2016, 'Feasibility and acceptability of clean birth kits containing misoprostol for self-administration to prevent postpartum hemorrhage in rural Papua New Guinea', International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 133, pp. 301 - 306, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijgo.2015.10.018
,2016, '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, 16, pp. 250, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-016-1573-4
,2016, 'Prevalence and risk factors of Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Trichomonas vaginalis and other sexually transmissible infections among women attending antenatal clinics in three provinces in Papua New Guinea: A cross-sectional survey', Sexual Health, 13, pp. 420 - 427, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH15227
,2015, 'Unsafe abortion requiring hospital admission in the Eastern Highlands of Papua New Guinea - A descriptive study of women's and health care workers' experiences', Reproductive Health, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12978-015-0015-x
,2015, 'Childbirth in a rural highlands community in Papua New Guinea: A descriptive study', Midwifery, 31, pp. 380 - 387, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2014.11.002
,2014, 'Hospital admission following induced abortion in Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea - A descriptive study', PLoS ONE, 9, pp. e110791, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0110791
,2013, 'Exploring women's perspectives of access to care during pregnancy and childbirth: A qualitative study from rural papua new guinea', Midwifery, 29, pp. 1222 - 1229, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2013.03.011
,2013, 'Infant feeding in the context of HIV: A qualitative study of health care workers' knowledge of recommended infant feeding options in Papua New Guinea', International Breastfeeding Journal, 8, pp. 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1746-4358-8-6
,2012, 'Post-Project Assessment of Community-supported Emergency Transport Systems for Health Care Services in Tanzania', International Electronic Journal of Health Education, 15, pp. 1 - 15
,2011, 'Outcome of infants born to unbooked mothers: a short report from Goroka General Hospital, Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea.', Papua and New Guinea medical journal, 54, pp. 185 - 188
,2011, 'Sociodemographic factors associated with maternal health care utilization in Wosera, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea.', Papua and New Guinea medical journal, 54, pp. 154 - 163
,2010, 'Sustainability of community-capacity to promote safer motherhood in northwestern Tanzania: What remains?', Global Health Promotion, 17, pp. 39 - 49, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1757975909356627
,2010, 'How informed is consent in vulnerable populations? Experience using a continuous consent process during the MDP301 vaginal microbicide trial in Mwanza, Tanzania', BMC Medical Ethics, 11, pp. 10 - 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6939-11-10
,2008, 'A model for community representation and participation in HIV prevention trials among women who engage in transactional sex in Africa', AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio - Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV, 20, pp. 1039 - 1049, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09540120701842803
,2008, 'Treating malaria in pregnancy in developing countries: priorities in clinical research and drug development', Expert Review of Clinical Pharmacology, 1, pp. 61 - 72
,2007, 'Intermittent preventive treatment for malaria in pregnancy in Africa: What's new, what's needed?', Malaria Journal, 6, pp. 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-6-16
,2005, 'Postpartum maternal morbidity requiring hospital admission in Lusaka, Zambia - A descriptive study', BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 5, pp. 1, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2393-5-1
,1999, 'Reaching Rabaraba.', Nursing times, 95, pp. 32 - 33
,1998, 'Seabather's Eruption in Papua New Guinea', Tropical Doctor, 28, pp. 53, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/004947559802800116
,Conference Papers
2021, 'O16.1 High burden of reproductive tract infections and poor sexual and reproductive health in pregnancy and postpartum in Papua New Guinea', in Female reproductive health for STIs and HIV, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, pp. A52.2 - A53, presented at Abstracts for the STI & HIV World Congress, July 14–17 2021, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2021-sti.140
,2020, 'KNOWLEDGE OF DANGER SIGNS AND PLANNING FOR OBSTETRIC EMERGENCIES DURING PREGNANCY, CHILDBIRTH AND IN THE POSTNATAL PERIOD AMONG WOMEN IN EAST NEW BRITAIN PROVINCE, PAPUA NEW GUINEA', in INTERNAL MEDICINE JOURNAL, WILEY, pp. 11 - 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/imj.7_14847
,2019, 'OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE OF A HIGHLY-SENSITIVE DIAGNOSTIC METHOD FOR DETECTION OF MALARIA INFECTIONS IN PREGNANCY IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA', in AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE, AMER SOC TROP MED & HYGIENE, MD, National Harbor, pp. 280 - 280, presented at 68th Annual Meeting of the American-Society-for-Tropical-Medicine-and-Hygiene (ASTMH), MD, National Harbor, 20 November 2019 - 24 November 2019, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000507364503270&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2019, 'P643 Adverse pregnancy and neonatal outcomes associated withneisseria gonorrhoeae:a systematic review and meta-analysis', in Poster Presentations, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, pp. A284.1 - A284, presented at Abstracts for the STI & HIV World Congress (Joint Meeting of the 23rd ISSTDR and 20th IUSTI), July 14–17, 2019, Vancouver, Canada, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2019-sti.711
,2015, 'FIELD EVALUATION OF THE XPERT HPV TEST FOR THE DETECTION OF HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTION IN WOMEN USING SELF-COLLECTED VAGINAL COMPARED TO CLINICIAN-COLLECTED CERVICAL SPECIMENS', in SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS, BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP, pp. A165 - A165, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000416106400432&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2015, 'POINT-OF-CARE TESTING AND IMMEDIATE TREATMENT OF CURABLE SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED AND GENITAL INFECTIONS AMONG ANTENATAL WOMEN IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA', in SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS, BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP, pp. A27 - A27, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2015-052270.85
,2002, ''Out of the sun': The evolution of optical engineering programmes in Carlow and Essex from 1979-2002', in Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, pp. 1344 - 1356, http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.463948
,Conference Presentations
2023, 'Young people's abortion trajectories in Papua New Guinea', presented at Sexual and Reproductive Health 2023, Sydney, 18 September 2023 - 20 September 2023
,Conference Abstracts
2022, 'Maternal, perinatal and newborn outcomes among women enrolled into the WANTAIM trial, Papua New Guinea', in WOMEN AND BIRTH, ELSEVIER, Vol. 35, pp. S28 - S28, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2022.07.076
,Reports
2022, COVID-19 and its impacts on primary health services and public health infectious disease programs in Papua New Guinea, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/6mhp-gc18
,2017, Prevention and Retention: A mixed method study of the prevention of parent to child transmission of HIV and women’s retention in care and treatment, PNG Institute of Medical Research and UNSW Australia, Goroka, Papua New Guinea
,2017, Young and Positive: Adolescent girls and young women living with HIV in Papua New Guinea.
,2014, Technical Report: PNG Institute of Medical Research, Patnership in Health Project Report,
,2013, HIV, pregnancy and parenthood: A qualitative study of the prevention and treatment of HIV in pregnant women, parents and their infants in Papua New Guinea.
,2013, Pregnancy LossPregnancy Loss: A mixed method study of spontaneous and induced abortion at Eastern Highlands Provincial Hospital, Goroka
,Preprints
2024, Investigation of factors associated with delayed initiation of breastfeeding in Papua New Guinea: a cross-sectional study, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2024.09.18.24313839
,2023, “If I am alive, I am happy”: Defining quality of care from the perspectives of key maternal and newborn health stakeholders in Papua New Guinea, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2023.10.10.23296848
,2023, The use of newborn foot length to identify low birth weight and preterm babies in Papua New Guinea: A diagnostic accuracy study, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2023.01.04.23284192
,2020, High burden ofMycoplasma genitaliumand other reproductive tract infections among pregnant women in Papua New Guinea, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2020.05.22.109983
,2019, Strengthening routine immunization in Papua New Guinea: a cross-sectional provincial assessment of front-line services., http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.2.10403/v2
,Low Knowledge of Newborn Danger Signs Among Pregnant Women in Papua New Guinea and Implications for Health Seeking Behaviour in Early Infancy – Findings from a Longitudinal Study, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4111169
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