[HTML][HTML] Improving performance of the Tariff Method for assigning causes of death to verbal autopsies

…, D Praveen, Z Premji, D Ramirez-Villalobos, P Rarau… - BMC medicine, 2015 - Springer
Background Reliable data on the distribution of causes of death (COD) in a population are
fundamental to good public health practice. In the absence of comprehensive medical …

[HTML][HTML] Blood-Stage Parasitaemia and Age Determine Plasmodium falciparum and P. vivax Gametocytaemia in Papua New Guinea

C Koepfli, LJ Robinson, P Rarau, M Salib, N Sambale… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
… Each 10-fold increase in parasite density led to a 1.8-fold and 3.3-fold increase in the
odds of carrying P. falciparum and P. vivax gametocytes. Thus the proportion of gametocyte …

Prevalence and risk factors of Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Trichomonas vaginalis and other sexually transmissible infections among women …

…, P Rarau, S Phuanukoonnon, H Wand, P Siba… - Sexual …, 2016 - CSIRO Publishing
… women from Central were significantly less likely to be so (P < 0.001). Overall, three-quarters
of … to never have attended school (P < 0.001), and to not be in paid employment (P < 0.001). …

Sustained malaria control over an 8-year period in Papua New Guinea: the challenge of low-density asymptomatic Plasmodium infections

…, T Obadia, M White, P Rarau… - The Journal of …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
… Owing to differences in the biology of P. falciparum and P. vivax, the effects of control are
often remarkably different for the 2 species, and in many countries P. vivax has proven more …

[HTML][HTML] Reduced Risk of Plasmodium vivax Malaria in Papua New Guinean Children with Southeast Asian Ovalocytosis in Two Cohorts and a Case-Control Study

A Rosanas-Urgell, E Lin, L Manning, P Rarau… - 2012 - journals.plos.org
… In three independent studies, we observed strong associations between SAO and protection
against P. vivax malaria by a mechanism that is independent of the Duffy antigen. P. vivax …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of the asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax gametocyte reservoir under different transmission intensities

…, E Kattenberg, M Ome-Kaius, P Rarau… - PLoS neglected …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
… To advance our understanding of P. falciparum and P. vivax gametocyte carriage across
a range of … We observed substantial differences in the proportion of P. falciparum and …

Prevalence of non-communicable disease risk factors in three sites across Papua New Guinea: a cross-sectional study

P Rarau, G Vengiau, H Gouda, S Phuanukoonon… - BMJ global …, 2017 - gh.bmj.com
… As shown in table 2, 65% and 58% of all participants reported the consumption of root and
green vegetables, respectively, for at least 5 days of the week but this varied across sites (p<…

[HTML][HTML] Socio-economic status and behavioural and cardiovascular risk factors in Papua New Guinea: A cross-sectional survey

P Rarau, J Pulford, H Gouda, S Phuanukoonon… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
… Patricia Rarau. The funder of the study had no role in study design, data collection, data
analysis, data interpretation, or writing of this manuscript. The corresponding author had full …

[HTML][HTML] Use of antibiotics within the IMCI guidelines in outpatient settings in Papua New Guinean children: an observational and effectiveness study

N Senn, P Rarau, M Salib, D Manong, P Siba… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Introduction There is a need to investigate the effectiveness and appropriateness of antibiotics
prescription within the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) strategy in the …

Prevalence of non-communicable diseases and their risk factors in Papua New Guinea: A systematic review

P Rarau, S Guo, SN Baptista, J Pulford… - SAGE open …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Introduction: The mortality associated with non-communicable diseases has increased
significantly in most countries in the World Health Organization Western Pacific Region over the …