Health and Nutrition Promotion Programs in Papua New Guinea: A Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT: There is a rising prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Papua New Guinea (PNG), adding to the disease burden from communicable infectious diseases and thus increasing the burden on the healthcare system in a low-resource setting. The aim of this review was to identify health and nutrition promotion programs conducted in PNG and the enablers and barriers to these programs. Four electronic databases and grey literature were searched. Two reviewers completed screening and data extraction. This review included 23 papers evaluating 22 health and nutrition promotion programs, which focused on the Ottawa Charter action areas of developing personal skills (12 programs), reorienting health services (12 programs) and strengthening community action (6 programs). Nineteen programs targeted

SUBMITTER: Chen J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11243307 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature