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Journal articles
2020, 'Confidential, accessible point-of-care sexual health services to support the participation of key populations in biobehavioural surveys: Lessons for Papua New Guinea and other settings where reach of key populations is limited', PLoS ONE, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0233026
,2020, 'A comparison of ThinPrep-PreservCyt against four non-volatile transport media for HPV testing at or near the point of care', , http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2020.03.18.998104
,2020, 'Considerable distance to reach 90-90-90 targets among female sex workers, men who have sex with men and transgender women in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea: Findings from a cross-sectional respondent-driven sampling survey', Sexually Transmitted Infections, 96, pp. 143 - 150, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2019-053961
,2019, 'Cost and cost-effectiveness of point-of-care testing and treatment for sexually transmitted and genital infections in pregnancy in low-income and middle-income countries: A systematic review protocol', BMJ Open, 9, pp. e029945, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-029945
,2019, 'Cancer management in the Pacific region: a report on innovation and good practice', The Lancet Oncology, 20, pp. e493 - e502, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1470-2045(19)30414-0
,2019, 'Health communication messaging about HPV vaccine in Papua New Guinea.', Health Education Journal, 78, pp. 946 - 957, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0017896919856657
,2019, 'HPV vaccination in Papua New Guinea to prevent cervical cancer in women: Gender, sexual morality, outsiders and the de-feminization of the HPV vaccine', Papillomavirus Research, 8, pp. 100171, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pvr.2019.100171
,2019, 'One size does not fit all: HIV prevalence and correlates of risk for men who have sex with men, transgender women in multiple cities in Papua New Guinea', BMC Public Health, 19, pp. 623, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-6942-7
,2019, 'A diagnostic evaluation of a molecular assay used for testing and treating anorectal chlamydia and gonorrhoea infections at the point-of-care in Papua New Guinea', Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 25, pp. 623 - 627, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cmi.2018.08.001
,2019, 'Women's knowledge of maternal danger signs during pregnancy: Findings from a cross-sectional survey in Papua New Guinea', Midwifery, 72, pp. 7 - 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2019.02.001
,2019, 'Evaluation of self-collected vaginal specimens for the detection of high-risk human papillomavirus infection and the prediction of high-grade cervical intraepithelial lesions in a high-burden, low-resource setting', Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 25, pp. 496 - 503, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cmi.2018.05.025
,2019, 'Risk factors for infection with soil-transmitted helminths during an integrated community level water, sanitation, and hygiene and deworming intervention in Timor-Leste', International Journal for Parasitology, 49, pp. 389 - 396, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpara.2018.12.006
,2019, 'Point-of-care testing and treatment of sexually transmitted infections to improve birth outcomes in high-burden, low-income settings: Study protocol for a cluster randomized crossover trial (the WANTAIM Trial, Papua New Guinea)', , http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.15173.1
,2019, 'Health service delivery models for scaling use of point-of-care HPV 'test and treat' strategies in high-burden, low-income settings.', Journal of Virus Eradication, 5, pp. 1 - 3, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6428153/pdf/JVE-5-1.pdf
,2019, 'Developing a culturally appropriate illustrated tool for the self-collection of anorectal specimens for the testing of sexually transmitted infections: Lessons from Papua New Guinea', BMC Public Health, 19, pp. 214, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-6506-x
,2019, 'Kuantim mi tu ("Count me too"): Using multiple methods to estimate the number of female sex workers, men who have sex with men, and transgender women in Papua New Guinea in 2016 and 2017', JMIR Public Health and Surveillance, 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/11285
,2019, 'Point-of-care testing and treatment of sexually transmitted infections to improve birth outcomes in high-burden, low-income settings: Study protocol for a cluster randomized crossover trial (the wantaim trial, papua new guinea) [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 1 approved with reservations]', Wellcome Open Research, 4, pp. 53, http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.15173.1
,2019, 'Wash for worms: A cluster-randomized controlled trial of the impact of a community integrated water, sanitation, and hygiene and deworming intervention on soil-transmitted helminth infections', American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 100, pp. 750 - 761, http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.18-0705
,2019, 'Point-of-care testing and treatment of sexually transmitted infections to improve birth outcomes in high-burden, low-income settings: Study protocol for a cluster randomized crossover trial (the WANTAIM Trial, Papua New Guinea)', Wellcome Open Research, 4, pp. 53, http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.15173.2
,2019, 'Point-of-care testing and treatment of sexually transmitted infections to improve birth outcomes in high-burden, low-income settings: Study protocol for a cluster randomized crossover trial (the WANTAIM Trial, Papua New Guinea)', , http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.15173.2
,2018, 'Performance of clinical screening algorithms comprising point-of-care HPV-DNA testing using self-collected vaginal specimens, and visual inspection of the cervix with acetic acid, for the detection of underlying high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions in Papua New Guinea', Papillomavirus Research, 6, pp. 70 - 76, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pvr.2018.10.009
,2018, 'Adverse pregnancy and neonatal outcomes associated with Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Mycoplasma genitalium, M. hominis, Ureaplasma urealyticum and U. parvum: A systematic review and meta-analysis protocol', BMJ Open, 8, pp. e024175, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-024175
,2018, 'Association between visual inspection of the cervix with acetic acid examination and high-risk human papillomavirus infection, Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Trichomonas vaginalis in Papua New Guinea', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 58, pp. 576 - 581, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajo.12783
,2018, 'Youth-centred research to help prevent and mitigate the adverse health and social impacts of pregnancy amongst young Papua New Guineans', Reproductive Health Matters, 26, pp. 5 - 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09688080.2018.1512297
,2018, 'Ambiguous bodies, uncertain diseases: knowledge of cervical cancer in Papua New Guinea', Ethnicity and Health, 23, pp. 659 - 681, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13557858.2017.1283393
,2018, 'Use of quantitative PCR to assess the efficacy of albendazole against Necator americanus and Ascaris spp. in Manufahi District, Timor-Leste', Parasites and Vectors, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-018-2838-0
,2018, 'Acceptability of testing for anorectal sexually transmitted infections and self-collected anal swabs in female sex workers, men who have sex with men and transgender women in Papua New Guinea', BMC Public Health, 18, pp. 776, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-018-5684-2
,2018, 'Innovative approaches to cervical cancer screening in low- and middle-income countries', Climacteric, 21, pp. 235 - 238, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13697137.2018.1439917
,2018, 'A reliable and easy to transport quality control method for chlamydia and gonorrhoea molecular point of care testing', Pathology, 50, pp. 317 - 321, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pathol.2017.09.012
,2018, '‘I Was Attracted to Him Because of His Money’: Changing Forms of Polygyny in Contemporary Papua New Guinea', The Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology, 19, pp. 120 - 137, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14442213.2018.1440626
,2017, 'Performance of syndromic management for the detection and treatment of genital Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Trichomonas vaginalis among women attending antenatal, well woman and sexual health clinics in Papua New Guinea: A cross-sectional study', BMJ Open, 7, pp. e018630, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018630
,2017, 'Re-establishing safer medical-circumcision-integrated initiation ceremonies for HIV prevention in a rural setting in Papua New Guinea. A multi-method acceptability study', PLoS ONE, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0187577
,2017, 'Supervised and unsupervised birth and early newborn care practices in Papua New Guinea: Findings of a maternal and infant health survey conducted in three provinces', Papua New Guinea Medical Journal, 60
,2017, 'Investigations into the association between soil-transmitted helminth infections, haemoglobin and child development indices in Manufahi District, Timor-Leste', Parasites and Vectors, 10, pp. 192, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-017-2084-x
,2017, 'Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) and environmental risk factors for soil-transmitted helminth intensity of infection in Timor-Leste, using real time PCR', PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 11, pp. e0005393, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005393
,2017, 'Women's recall of provision of antenatal care in Papua New Guinea: Findings of a maternal and infant health survey conducted in three provinces', Papua New Guinea Medical Journal, 60
,2017, 'Dorsal longitudinal foreskin cut is associated with reduced risk of HIV, syphilis and genital herpes in men: A cross-sectional study in Papua New Guinea', Journal of the International AIDS Society, 20, pp. 21358, http://dx.doi.org/10.7448/IAS.20.1.21358
,2017, 'Point-of-care HPV testing for cervical screening in high-burden, low-income settings', Journal of Virus Eradication, 3, pp. 8 - 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s2055-6640(20)30515-x
,2016, 'Transgressive women don’t deserve protection: young men’s narratives of sexual violence against women in rural Papua New Guinea', Culture, Health and Sexuality, 18, pp. 1207 - 1220, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13691058.2016.1182216
,2016, 'Water, sanitation and hygiene related risk factors for soil-transmitted helminth and Giardia duodenalis infections in rural communities in Timor-Leste', International Journal for Parasitology, 46, pp. 771 - 779, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpara.2016.07.005
,2016, '“I have a heart to help the mothers” : 25 years of the Village Birth Attendant Program in Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea', Papua New Guinea Medical Journal, 59
,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, 'The Association between Cervical Human Papillomavirus Infection and Subsequent HIV Acquisition in Tanzanian and Ugandan Women: A Nested Case-Control Study', Journal of Infectious Diseases, 214, pp. 87 - 95, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiw094
,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, 'Factors associated with antiretroviral treatment uptake and adherence: A review. Perspectives from Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom', AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV, 27, pp. 1429 - 1438, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09540121.2015.1114992
,2015, 'HIV prevalence is strongly associated with geographical variations in male circumcision and foreskin cutting in Papua New Guinea: An ecological study', Sexually Transmitted Infections, 91, pp. 502 - 505, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2014-051970
,2015, 'Sex, violence and HIV on the inside: cultures of violence, denial, gender inequality and homophobia negatively influence the health outcomes of those in closed settings', Culture, Health and Sexuality, 17, pp. 990 - 1003, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13691058.2015.1020877
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