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View article: Socio-structural influences on unintended pregnancy among girls aged 15–17 years in Papua New Guinea
Socio-structural influences on unintended pregnancy among girls aged 15–17 years in Papua New Guinea Open
Introduction Unintended pregnancy among adolescent girls is a public health priority globally, particularly in Papua New Guinea (PNG), where low contraceptive use among young people has resulted in some of the highest adolescent fertility …
View article: Agency in young people’s unsafe abortion trajectories in Papua New Guinea
Agency in young people’s unsafe abortion trajectories in Papua New Guinea Open
Unsafe abortion is a preventable contributor to maternal morbidity and mortality, particularly for young unmarried women in low resource settings. In Papua New Guinea, abortion is legally restricted and highly stigmatised, limiting access …
View article: Young men’s everyday life experiences with contraception and unintended pregnancy in Papua New Guinea
Young men’s everyday life experiences with contraception and unintended pregnancy in Papua New Guinea Open
Unintended adolescent pregnancy is a public health priority in Papua New Guinea (PNG), where national policies specify need for easier access to reliable modern contraceptives. To reduce young people’s experiences of unintended pregnancy i…
View article: The effects of COVID-19 on maternal, newborn and child health services in Papua New Guinea
The effects of COVID-19 on maternal, newborn and child health services in Papua New Guinea Open
Papua New Guinea's health system faces ongoing challenges in the provision of maternal and child health and has some of the poorest health indicators in the world. In this paper, we describe the impact of COVID-19 on maternal and child hea…
View article: “We Live Just Like a Normal Family”: Exploring Local Renderings of the Global HIV Normalisation Discourse Among Serodiscordant Couples in Papua New Guinea
“We Live Just Like a Normal Family”: Exploring Local Renderings of the Global HIV Normalisation Discourse Among Serodiscordant Couples in Papua New Guinea Open
The contemporary global discourse of “HIV normalisation” is intimately linked to the scientific consensus that, with effective antiretroviral therapy, an “undetectable” viral load renders HIV “non-infectious” and “untransmittable” between …
View article: Loss to follow up of pregnant women with HIV and infant HIV outcomes in the prevention of maternal to child transmission of HIV programme in two high-burden provinces in Papua New Guinea: a retrospective clinical audit
Loss to follow up of pregnant women with HIV and infant HIV outcomes in the prevention of maternal to child transmission of HIV programme in two high-burden provinces in Papua New Guinea: a retrospective clinical audit Open
Introduction Despite early adoption of the WHO guidelines to deliver lifelong antiretroviral (ARV) regimen to pregnant women on HIV diagnosis, the HIV prevention of mother to child transmission programme in Papua New Guinea remains subopti…
View article: Polygyny, Serodiscordance and HIV Prevention in Papua New Guinea: A Qualitative Exploration of Diverse Configurations
Polygyny, Serodiscordance and HIV Prevention in Papua New Guinea: A Qualitative Exploration of Diverse Configurations Open
Polygyny is practised in vastly different cultural contexts, including in Papua New Guinea (PNG). The literature is contradictory, arguing that polygyny is either protective against HIV or a critical risk factor. Neither argument accounts …
View article: A retrospective study of tuberculosis outcomes in Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea
A retrospective study of tuberculosis outcomes in Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea Open
The study findings highlight the need to improve TB diagnosis, access to HIV testing, treatment adherence, patient support and the quality of TB programme data in Gulf Province.
View article: “Vibrant Entanglements”: HIV Biomedicine and Serodiscordant Couples in Papua New Guinea
“Vibrant Entanglements”: HIV Biomedicine and Serodiscordant Couples in Papua New Guinea Open
The global ambition to "end AIDS" hinges on the universal uptake of HIV treatment-as-prevention and is undergirded by the assumption that biomedical technologies have consistent, predictable effects across highly diverse settings. But as a…
View article: ‘I Was Attracted to Him Because of His Money’: Changing Forms of Polygyny in Contemporary Papua New Guinea
‘I Was Attracted to Him Because of His Money’: Changing Forms of Polygyny in Contemporary Papua New Guinea Open
Substantial economic transition in Papua New Guinea (PNG) is giving rise to increased wealth, rapid social change and changing cultural practices. Polygyny practices in PNG have come under increasing domestic attention in recent years, esp…
View article: Transgressive women don’t deserve protection: young men’s narratives of sexual violence against women in rural Papua New Guinea
Transgressive women don’t deserve protection: young men’s narratives of sexual violence against women in rural Papua New Guinea Open
Sexual violence against women and girls is commonplace in Papua New Guinea (PNG). While the experiences of women are rightly given central place in institutional responses to sexual violence, the men who perpetrate violence are often overl…