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2025, 'Tuberculosis treatment and undernutrition on Daru Island, Papua New Guinea: A qualitative exploration of a local foodscape', Social Science and Medicine, 365, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.117631
,2024, 'Young men’s everyday life experiences with contraception and unintended pregnancy in Papua New Guinea', PLOS Global Public Health, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0003925
,2024, 'Pre-market health systems barriers and enablers to infectious diseases point-of-care diagnostics in Australia: qualitative interviews with key informants', BMC Infectious Diseases, 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-024-10214-5
,2024, 'The urgency of now to end HIV vertical transmission for pregnant and breastfeeding women and their children in Asia and the Pacific', The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific, 53, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lanwpc.2024.101248
,2024, 'The role and value of counsellors in the treatment journeys of people with tuberculosis and their families: Qualitative insights from the South Fly District of Papua New Guinea', PLOS Global Public Health, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0002572
,2024, 'Collaborative governance in a primary health care partnership in Papua New Guinea', International Journal of Health Planning and Management, 39, pp. 1370 - 1382, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hpm.3808
,2024, 'The prioritisation of curable sexually transmitted infections among pregnant women in Zambia and Papua New Guinea: Qualitative insights', PLOS Global Public Health, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0003441
,2024, 'Effect of COVID-19 on Routine Immunization During Health Outreach in Western Province, Papua New Guinea', Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health, 36, pp. 391 - 393, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10105395241240803
,2024, 'Understanding how neglected tropical diseases programs in five asia-pacific countries adjusted to the covid-19 pandemic: A qualitative study', PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012221
,2024, 'Point-of-care testing and treatment of sexually transmitted and genital infections to improve birth outcomes in high-burden, low-resource settings (WANTAIM): a pragmatic cluster randomised crossover trial in Papua New Guinea', The Lancet Global Health, 12, pp. e641 - e651, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(24)00004-4
,2024, 'Collaboration in a Partnership for Primary Health Care: A Case Study From Papua New Guinea', Global Health Science and Practice, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-23-00040
,2024, 'Acceptability of self-collected vaginal swabs and point-of-care testing for sexually transmitted and genital infections among pregnant women in Papua New Guinea', Global Public Health, 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17441692.2024.2381685
,2024, 'HIV and sexual health needs of young key populations in Papua New Guinea: results of biobehavioural surveys (2016–2017)', AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09540121.2024.2414083
,2024, 'Inclusive language in health policy–a timely case (study) of cervical screening in Australia', Health Sociology Review, 33, pp. 325 - 341, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14461242.2024.2356868
,2024, 'Local Pathways of “Serodiscordant Couples”: Unpacking a Global HIV Population Category in Papua New Guinea', Medical Anthropology: Cross Cultural Studies in Health and Illness, 43, pp. 31 - 45, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01459740.2023.2282976
,2024, 'Memories of schooling amongst trans women and sexuality diverse men in Papua New Guinea', Gender and Education, 36, pp. 648 - 664, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09540253.2024.2350517
,2024, 'Stakeholder views on the relationship between human rights and the law in addressing the HIV epidemic in Papua New Guinea', Global Public Health, 19, pp. 2405976, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17441692.2024.2405976
,2024, 'The effects of COVID-19 on maternal, newborn and child health services in Papua New Guinea', Global Public Health, 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17441692.2024.2421404
,2023, '“This is really something: same place, same day result, same day treatment” women’s experiences of testing positive for HPV and receiving same-day treatment in Papua New Guinea: an interpretative phenomenological analysis', BMC Women's Health, 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12905-023-02557-z
,2023, 'Community perspectives and experiences of quality maternal and newborn care in East New Britain, Papua New Guinea', BMC Health Services Research, 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-023-09723-x
,2023, 'Sex, drugs and superbugs: The rise of drug resistant STIs', SSM - Qualitative Research in Health, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmqr.2023.100310
,2023, 'Global prevalence, cascade of care, and prophylaxis coverage of hepatitis B in 2022: a modelling study', The Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 8, pp. 879 - 907, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2468-1253(23)00197-8
,2023, 'The effect of the Xpert HIV-1 Qual test on early infant diagnosis of HIV in Myanmar and Papua New Guinea: a pragmatic, cluster-randomised, stepped-wedge, open-label trial', The Lancet HIV, 10, pp. e220 - e229, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2352-3018(23)00001-2
,2023, '“We Live Just Like a Normal Family”: Exploring Local Renderings of the Global HIV Normalisation Discourse Among Serodiscordant Couples in Papua New Guinea', Sexuality and Culture, 27, pp. 19 - 37, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12119-022-10001-x
,2023, 'Barriers and enablers to young people accessing sexual and reproductive health services in Pacific Island Countries and Territories: A scoping review', PLoS ONE, 18, pp. 1DUMNMY, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0280667
,2023, 'Beyond patient delay, navigating structural health system barriers to timely care and treatment in a high burden TB setting in Papua New Guinea', Global Public Health, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17441692.2023.2184482
,2023, 'Early pandemic use of face masks in Papua New Guinea under a mask mandate', Western Pacific Surveillance and Response Journal, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.5365/wpsar.2023.14.1.998
,2023, 'Economies of resistance', Critical Public Health, 33, pp. 763 - 775, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09581596.2023.2271140
,2023, 'Vulnerability and antimicrobial resistance', Critical Public Health, 33, pp. 308 - 317, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09581596.2022.2123733
,2023, 'Adapting the Safe Delivery App for Papua New Guinea', WOMEN AND BIRTH, 36, pp. S36 - S36, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2023.07.095
,2023, 'Exploring knowledge, attitudes and practices relating to maternal danger signs to reduce stillbirth risk in Papua New Guinea', WOMEN AND BIRTH, 36, pp. S43 - S43, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2023.07.113
,2022, 'High prevalence of pre-treatment HIV drug resistance in Papua New Guinea: findings from the first nationally representative pre-treatment HIV drug resistance study', BMC Infectious Diseases, 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-022-07264-y
,2022, 'Quality newborn care in East New Britain, Papua New Guinea: measuring early newborn care practices and identifying opportunities for improvement', BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12884-022-04735-7
,2022, 'Sexual and reproductive health needs and practices of female sex workers in Papua New Guinea: findings from a biobehavioral survey Kauntim mi tu (‘Count me too’)', Archives of Public Health, 80, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13690-022-00926-y
,2022, 'Women’s acceptability of a self-collect HPV same-day screen-and-treat program in a high burden setting in the Pacific', BMC Health Services Research, 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-022-08842-1
,2022, 'Exploring Tuberculosis Riskscapes in a Papua New Guinean ‘Hotspot’', Qualitative Health Research, 32, pp. 1747 - 1762, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10497323221111912
,2022, 'Point-of-care HPV DNA testing of self-collected specimens and same-day thermal ablation for the early detection and treatment of cervical pre-cancer in women in Papua New Guinea: a prospective, single-arm intervention trial (HPV-STAT)', The Lancet Global Health, 10, pp. e1336 - e1346, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(22)00271-6
,2022, 'Global change in hepatitis C virus prevalence and cascade of care between 2015 and 2020: a modelling study', The Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 7, pp. 396 - 415, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2468-1253(21)00472-6
,2022, 'Community perceptions and acceptability of mass drug administration for the control of neglected tropical diseases in Asia-Pacific countries: A systematic scoping review of qualitative research', PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010215
,2022, 'Partnership-defined quality approach to companionship during labour and birth in East New Britain, Papua New Guinea: A mixed-methods study', PLOS Global Public Health, 2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0000102
,2022, 'The Prevalence of Antimicrobial Resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Papua New Guinea: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19031520
,2022, 'Poliomyelitis Epidemic in Papua New Guinea, 2018', Global Biosecurity, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.31646/gbio.164
,2021, 'A socio-ecological analysis of factors influencing HIV treatment initiation and adherence among key populations in Papua New Guinea', BMC Public Health, 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-12077-w
,2021, 'High prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis among female sex workers, men who have sex with men, and transgender women in Papua New Guinea', Tropical Medicine and Health, 49, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s41182-020-00293-w
,2021, 'Operational experiences associated with the implementation of near point-of-care early infant diagnosis of HIV in Myanmar: a qualitative study', BMC Health Services Research, 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021-06797-3
,2021, 'Risk factors and knowledge associated with high unintended pregnancy rates and low family planning use among pregnant women in Papua New Guinea', Scientific Reports, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-79103-6
,2021, 'Self-collection for HPV-based cervical screening: a qualitative evidence meta-synthesis', BMC Public Health, 21, pp. 1503, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-11554-6
,2021, 'Resource Extraction, Gender and the Sexual Economy in Hela Province, Papua New Guinea: “Everything has Changed”', Sexuality and Culture, 25, pp. 1852 - 1870, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12119-021-09854-5
,2021, 'Fertility Preferences, Contraceptive Use, and the Unmet Need for Contraception in Papua New Guinea: Key Findings From 1996 to 2016', Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health, 33, pp. 780 - 783, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10105395211034299
,2021, 'Point-of-care testing and treatment of sexually transmitted and genital infections during pregnancy in Papua New Guinea (WANTAIM trial): Protocol for an economic evaluation alongside a cluster-randomised trial', BMJ Open, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046308
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