Andrew J Vallely

Dados Biográficos

ID206091
NOMEAndrew J Vallely
PRENOMESAndrew J
SOBRENOMEVallely
ASSINATURAVALLELY A J
AFILIAÇÕESUNSW Sydney
ORCID0000-0003-1558-4822
VERIFICADOSim
TOTAL DE OBRAS35
TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES16
TOTAL COMO AUTOR35
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO2007
ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO2026
ÍNDICE H2

  • Promises and Tensions

    Open AccessSujith Kumar Prankumar, Ruthy Boli-Neo et al.ARTICLEMedical Anthropology2026Referências: 40

    Using a sociomaterial perspective based on interviews with health workers, we examine how clinic-based HIV viral load testing and early infant diagnosis technologies reshape health care realities in Papua New Guinea. The use of such technologies redefine professional roles and health care experiences by empowering health workers to translate biomedical data into client-centered clinical management, while also contributing systemic tensions, such …

  • HIV and sexual health needs of young key populations in Papua New Guinea

    Open AccessAngela Kelly-Hanku, Xinyi Li et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2025

    Papua New Guinea lacks data characterising the sexual health needs of younger key populations (KP): female sex workers (FSW) and commercially and sexually exploited girls (CSE), men who have sex with men (MSM), and transgender women (TGW). Biobehavioural surveys among KP were conducted in three cities. We conducted unweighted and weighted analysis for sample and population proportions, respectively. Variables associated with younger versus older …

  • Access to and utilization of Covid-19 antigen rapid diagnostic tests (Ag-RDTs) among people living with HIV (PLWH)

    Open AccessKennarey Seang, Florian Vogt et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    Several COVID-19 antigen rapid diagnostic tests have been approved in Cambodia, but no evidence exists about the access to and utilization of these tests. This limits public health interventions to increase testing, especially among vulnerable populations such as people living with HIV (PLWH). We conducted a mixed method study among PLWH in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, between July and August 2022 to understand their current Ag-RDT access and utilizatio…

  • The prioritisation of curable sexually transmitted infections among pregnant women in Zambia and Papua New Guinea

    Open AccessLisa Vallely, Kelvin Kapungu et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    Curable sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are neglected in public health policy, services and society at large. Effective interventions are available for some STI but seem not to be prioritised at global, regional or local levels. Zambia and Papua New Guinea (PNG) have a high burden of STIs among pregnant women but little is known about the prioritisation of STI treatment and care among this group. We undertook a qualitative study to explore…

  • The role and value of counsellors in the treatment journeys of people with tuberculosis and their families

    Open AccessPaula Jops, John Cowan et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    Combined education and counselling can contribute to person-centred care for tuberculosis (TB), improving uptake, adherence, and outcomes of treatment for TB disease and TB infection. Though strongly recommended by the World Health Organization for all people diagnosed with TB, education and counselling is not widely implemented in TB programs around the world. In 2016, a pilot TB education and counselling program, delivered by trained profession…

  • Acceptability of self-collected vaginal swabs and point-of-care testing for sexually transmitted and genital infections among pregnant women in Papua New Guinea

    Open AccessLisa Vallely, Priscilla Poga et al.ARTICLEGlobal Public Health2024

    The self-collection of vaginal swabs and point-of-care testing and treatment of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) is reported from several low-and middle-income countries. However, the reporting on women's experiences of self-collection and same-day testing and treatment of STIs is less well described. In this paper, we present the acceptability of self-collected vaginal swabs and point-of-care testing and treatment among pregnant women enro…

  • Exploring the association between multidimensional poverty and antenatal care utilization in two provinces of Papua New Guinea

    Open AccessOlga PM Saweri, William Pomat et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal for Equity…2024

    This study indicated high levels of multidimensional poverty in PNG and that ANC utilization was regressive; highlighting the need to encourage pregnant women, especially those who are economically more vulnerable to visit clinics regularly throughout pregnancy

  • Beyond patient delay, navigating structural health system barriers to timely care and treatment in a high burden TB setting in Papua New Guinea

    Open AccessPaula Jops, John Cowan et al.ARTICLEGlobal Public Health2023

    Tuberculosis (TB) is a major public health issue in Papua New Guinea, with incidence rates particularly high in the South Fly District of Western Province. We present three case studies, along with additional vignettes, that were derived from interviews and focus groups carried out between July 2019 and July 2020 of people living in rural areas of the remote South Fly District depicting their challenges accessing timely TB diagnosis and care; mos…

  • Towards the elimination of cervical cancer in low-income and lower-middle-income countries

    Open AccessDiep Nguyen, Kate T Simms et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2022

    INTRODUCTION: WHO has launched updated cervical screening guidelines, including provisions for primary HPV screen-and-treat. Papua New Guinea (PNG) has a high burden of cervical cancer, but no national cervical screening programme. We recently completed the first field trials of a screen-and-treat algorithm using point-of-care self-collected HPV and same-day treatment (hereafter self-collected HPV S&T) and showed this had superior clinical perfor…

  • Exploring Tuberculosis Riskscapes in a Papua New Guinean 'Hotspot

    Open AccessPaula Jops, Martha Kupul et al.ARTICLEQualitative Health Research2022Citada por: 2Referências: 31

    This article explores socio-spatial dimensions of risk and how they can enhance understanding of a high burden tuberculosis (TB) context in the South Fly District of Papua New Guinea. We report on select findings from a qualitative study that included 128 semi-structured in-depth interviews and 10 focus group discussions with a wide range of South Fly District community members. Using the conceptual framework of 'riskscapes' to examine emic persp…

  • A socio-ecological analysis of factors influencing HIV treatment initiation and adherence among key populations in Papua New Guinea

    Open AccessElke Mitchell, Avi J Hakim et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2021

    Exploring health promotion messages that highlight the positive health impacts of early treatment initiation and adherence; providing client-friendly services and community-based treatment initiation and supply; and rolling out HIV viral load testing across the country could improve health outcomes for these key populations

  • Perpetration of Violence by Female Sex Workers in Papua New Guinea

    Open AccessAngela Kelly-Hanku, Heather Worth et al.ARTICLEThe British Journal of Criminology2021Referências: 54

    There is a small but important body of literature on female sex workers’ (FSWs) violence towards others, but little of that focused on low- and middle-income countries. Drawn from a larger biobehavioural study of FSWs in three cities in Papua New Guinea, we analyse the interviews from 19 FSWs who reported having perpetrated physical violence towards four major groups: (1) ex-husbands; (2) clients; (3) other sex workers and (4) other people (mainl…

  • Gaps in HIV Testing and Treatment Among Female Sex Workers in Lae and Mt. Hagen, Papua New Guinea

    Open AccessAvi J Hakim, Kelsey C Coy et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2020

  • One size does not fit all

    Open Accesson behalf of the Kauntim mi tu Study Team, Avi J Hakim et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2019

    The large proportion of MSM and TGW with concurrent sexual partnerships, combined with the low testing coverage, indicates strong potential for the spread of HIV. The different correlates of HIV in Port Moresby and Lae highlight the importance of conducting surveys in multiple locations and using data to develop locally appropriate interventions even within a country

  • Developing a culturally appropriate illustrated tool for the self-collection of anorectal specimens for the testing of sexually transmitted infections

    Open AccessAngela Kelly-Hanku, Stephen Bell et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2019

    This paper describes the development of a culturally and linguistically appropriate tool for a biomedical and clinical intervention with key populations in PNG based around self-collection of anorectal specimens for molecular STI testing. The final tools have been used to facilitate the self-collection of anorectal specimens following a clear clinical protocol during a large bio-behavioural survey in PNG

  • 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

    Open AccessStephen Bell, Johanna Wapling et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2018

    This qualitative research is the first study of acceptability of anorectal STI testing and specimen self-collection procedures in PNG, and Pacific Asia more broadly. Our qualitative findings show support for anorectal STI testing including the use of self-collected swabs among key populations in PNG. Study findings informed the inclusion of anorectal STI testing in a large bio-behavioural survey to be used to estimate anorectal STI prevalence amo…

  • Youth-centred research to help prevent and mitigate the adverse health and social impacts of pregnancy amongst young Papua New Guineans

    Stephen Bell, Elissa Kennedy et al.ARTICLEReproductive Health Matters2018Citada por: 1Referências: 11

  • I Was Attracted to Him Because of His Money

    Agnes Mek, Agnes K Mek et al.ARTICLECanberra Anthropology2018Citada por: 11Referências: 11

    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, especially as pertains to reinforcing patriarchy and exacerbating gender inequality. Based on qualitative research with women, we identify a new ‘emerging polygyny’ that is located in women’s and girls’ choices, de…

  • Ambiguous bodies, uncertain diseases

    Angela Kelly-Hanku, Sophie Ase et al.ARTICLEEthnicity and Health2017Referências: 8

    Local understandings of cervical cancer reflected the limitations of Tok Pisin as a lingua franca as well as the wider uncertain biomedical environment where diagnoses are assembled and shared. There is a clear need to improve understanding of the female reproductive organs in order that people, women in particular, can be better informed about cervical cancer and ultimately better receptive to intervention strategies

  • Transgressive women don’t deserve protection

    Angela Kelly-Hanku, Herick Aeno et al.ARTICLECulture Health & Sexuality2016

    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 overlooked, an oversight that undermines the effectiveness of prevention efforts. This paper draws on interviews conducted with young men as part of a qualitative longitudinal study of masculinity and male sexuality …

  • Factors impacting HIV testing

    Katarzyna Bolsewicz, A Vallely et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2015

    With the current global focus on strengthening HIV prevention through greater testing and treatment uptake, it is increasingly salient to identify and address barriers to testing. A review of the published, peer-reviewed literature and national reports from Australia, Canada, and the UK (2003-2013) on barriers to HIV testing was conducted to provide new information relevant to Australia and to complement earlier reviews from Canada and the UK. A …

  • Factors associated with antiretroviral treatment uptake and adherence

    Katarzyna Bolsewicz, Joseph Debattista et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2015

    International focus on reducing onward HIV transmission emphasizes the need for routine HIV testing and early uptake of antiretroviral treatment (ART). Strategic targets have been set for 2020 to achieve the goal of 90% of people infected with HIV diagnosed, 90% of identified cases on treatment, and 90% of persons on treatment virally suppressed (90-90-90). It is vital to understand the complexity of factors influencing a person's treatment decis…

  • Sex, violence and HIV on the inside

    Angela Kelly-Hanku, Thomas Kawage et al.ARTICLECulture Health & Sexuality2015

    To map the context of HIV in closed settings in Papua New Guinea (PNG), semi-structured interviews were undertaken with 56 prisoners and detainees and 60 key stakeholders. The nature of HIV-related risk differs for detained women and men, and reflects important gender-based issues present in PNG society more broadly. Women in detention are vulnerable to sexual violence and exploitation and at greatest risk of HIV while detained in police holding …

  • Global, regional, and national incidence and mortality for HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria during 1990–2013

    Open AccessChristopher J L Murray, Katrina F Ortblad et al.ARTICLEThe Lancet2014

  • Global, regional, and national levels and causes of maternal mortality during 1990–2013

    Open AccessNicholas J Kassebaum, Amelia Bertozzi-Villa et al.ARTICLEThe Lancet2014