Journal article
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, IH Kevau, C Bullen, R Scragg, I Riley, G Marks, M Umezaki, A Morita, B Oldenburg, B McPake, J Pulford
BMJ Global Health | BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP | Published : 2017
Abstract
Papua New Guinea (PNG) is a culturally, environmentally and ethnically diverse country of 7.3 million people experiencing rapid economic development and social change. Such development is typically associated with an increase in non-communicable disease (NCD) risk factors. Aim To establish the prevalence of NCD risk factors in three different regions across PNG in order to guide appropriate prevention and control measures. Methods A cross-sectional survey was undertaken with randomly selected adults (15–65 years), stratified by age and sex recruited from the general population of integrated Health and Demographic Surveillance Sites in West Hiri (periurban), Asaro (rural highland) and Karkar ..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The authors wish to thank all research participants, Provincial Government, church health authorities and community representatives in the respective sites. The authors are grateful to the dedicated NCD Study field and laboratory staff members. The authors also acknowledge the PNGIMR for providing the administrative and technical support to conduct this study. Lastly, we acknowledge the financial support via an unrestricted grant provided by PNG ExxonMobil to conduct this survey in the three sites. The governance and management of the study was completely independent from the funders.