Socioeconomic Factors Influencing the Marketing Margins of Smallholder Taro Farmers in the Selected Market Centers of Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 61
Author(s):  
Peter Manus ◽  
Jeromy Kavi
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Factors ◽  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Marketing Margins

Socioeconomic factors that lead to overfishing in small-scale coral reef fisheries of Papua New Guinea

2006 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.E. CINNER ◽  
T.R. McCLANAHAN
Keyword(s):  
Coral Reef ◽  
Socioeconomic Factors ◽  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
Trophic Level ◽  
Growth Promotion ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Fishing Effort ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Fishing Pressure ◽  
Endogenous Factors

The coral reefs of Papua New Guinea are among the most species diverse in the world, support an important artisanal fishery, but lack an effective national conservation programme. Increased commercialization, population growth, promotion of fisheries development projects, and the live reef food fish trade are expected to increase demand for the country's reef fish. This paper examines how socioeconomic factors affect the condition of the artisanal multi-species coral reef fishery in six sites in Papua New Guinea. Catch characteristics such as diversity, trophic level and body size by landing site were examined along a fishing pressure gradient. Both exogenous factors such as markets and endogenous factors such as fishing pressure were related to the condition of fish catch. In general, the trophic level and lengths of fish captured in Papua New Guinea were relatively high, but were reduced on reefs with high fishing effort near fish markets. Fisheries showed signs of depletion above c. 25 fishing trips per km2 per day and the proximity of markets was a better indicator of overfishing than human population size. A cross-scale approach to fisheries management is required in Papua New Guinea to coordinate decentralized local management, limit the intrusion of extractive enterprises, and develop policies that seek to minimize exogenous pressures on marine resources.

scholarly journals Measuring Wasting and Stunting Prevalence Among Children Under 5 Years of Age and Associated Risk Factors in Papua New Guinea: New Evidence From the Comprehensive Health and Epidemiological Surveillance System

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bang Nguyen Pham ◽  
Vinson D. Silas ◽  
Anthony D. Okely ◽  
William Pomat
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Factors ◽  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
Surveillance System ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Epidemiological Surveillance ◽  
Overweight Children ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Comprehensive Health ◽  
Epidemiological Surveillance System ◽  
Children Under 5

Background: Papua New Guinea (PNG) has undergone a significant health transition, with the prevalence of non-communicable diseases increasing. Many children under 5 years of age suffer from the burden of malnutrition. While wasting and stunting still remain high, children who are overweight and obese are reportedly increasing.Objective: This study reports the prevalence of wasting, stunting, underweight, and overweight children under five in PNG and explores potential household and maternal socioeconomic factors associated with malnutrition.Method: Data were drawn from the Comprehensive Health and Epidemiological Surveillance System (CHESS) in PNG. Height and weight were directly measured, and wasting, stunting, overweight, and underweight statistics were determined using the 2006 WHO Standard Growth Standards. Household and maternal factors were assessed with parent interviews conducted by trained data collectors. Multivariate logistic regression analyses were conducted to report associations between selected socioeconomic correlates and child malnutrition outcomes.Result: The prevalence of wasting, stunting, underweight, and overweight children was 13.8, 46.5, 18.2, and 18%, respectively. Children from households with food shortage were more likely to be wasted than those from households without such an experience [OR: 1.43 (95% CI: 0.93–2.21)]. Children from the poor quintile were more likely to be stunted than those from the richest quintile [OR: 1.2 (95% CI: 0.79–1.82)]. Other factors associated with wasting included living in an urban vs. rural area [OR: 1.36 (0.77–2.4)], middle household wealth quintile vs. richest quintile [OR: 0.77 (0.38–1.55)], mothers in union with a man vs. mother unmarried or live in union [OR: 0.76 (0.4–1.42)], and male children vs. female [OR: 0.77 (0.53–1.11)]. Factors associated with stunting included residing in urban vs. rural areas [OR: 1.13 (0.8–1.6)], mother in union vs. single mother [OR: 0.86 (0.59–1.24)], and mothers with preparatory/elementary vs. mothers with vocational/college education [OR: 0.15 (0.02–1.01)].Conclusion: An integrated approach is needed to comprehensively address the household socioeconomic factors at the household level, contributing to the improvement of child health and development in PNG.

The seasonal factors influencing child malnutrition on the Nembi Plateau, Papua New Guinea

Human Ecology ◽  
1986 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 191-223 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Crittenden ◽  
Janis Baines
Keyword(s):  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Child Malnutrition ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Seasonal Factors

scholarly journals Factors Influencing Antiretroviral Adherence and Virological Outcomes in People Living with HIV in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea

PLoS ONE ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. e0134918 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janet Gare ◽  
Angela Kelly-Hanku ◽  
Claire E. Ryan ◽  
Matthew David ◽  
Petronia Kaima ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
People Living With Hiv ◽  
Antiretroviral Adherence ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Virological Outcomes ◽  
Living With Hiv

scholarly journals Site Suitability Analysis for Road in Mountainous Terrain Region of Papua New Guinea (A Case Study of Salt Noname Karimui District of Simbu Province)

2021 ◽  
pp. 9-20
Author(s):  
N Poi ◽  
S. Samanta ◽  
T. Sekac
Keyword(s):  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Geographical Information ◽  
Mountainous Terrain ◽  
Suitability Analysis ◽  
Site Suitability ◽  
Technical Data ◽  
Forest Road ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Suitability Map

Road infrastructure developments in rural Papua New Guinea (PNG) have not picked up pace due to mountainous and difficult geographical landscape. Hence road accessibility in rural Salt Nomane Karimui (SNK) District of Simbu province is emerged as a serious concern particularly with regard to impact of poor accessibility and mobility on agricultural produce and ability to access public amenities. Governing agencies have plans in place for road connectivity in Karimui region and other parts of SNK district but their attempts remain unsuccessful due to difficult geography and lack of technical data. This study utilized Geographical Information System (GIS) and multi-criteria evaluation (MCE) techniques through Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) to develop site suitability model to evaluate mountainous terrain and forest road connectivity in SNK district. The approach looking at in this research is to classify suitability factors into two principle classes’ i.e. Geophysical and Geotechnical influence as principle factors. Relatively important geophysical factors influencing road suitability sites including altitude, slope, river network, road and rainfall data are integrated to generate alternatively suitability map one. Geotechnical factors influencing road suitability sites including Lithology, Soil Texture and Landform are integrated to generate alternatively suitability map two. The final suitability map is produced by integrating the thematic layers of two principle factors and classified into five suitability classes i.e. less suitable, marginally less suitable, moderately suitable, suitable and highly suitable.

Public Health in Papua New Guinea

1989 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald Denoon ◽  
Kathleen Dugan ◽  
Leslie Marshall
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Searching for a Fit Between Child, Culture, and School

1984 ◽  
Vol 29 (10) ◽  
pp. 786-788
Author(s):  
Patricia M. Greenfield
Keyword(s):  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Child Culture
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