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| Charlotte PaulSummaryAffiliation: University of Otago Country: New Zealand Publications
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Circumcision and risk of sexually transmitted infections in a birth cohortNigel P Dickson
Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
J Pediatr 152:383-7. 2008..To determine the impact of early childhood circumcision on sexually transmitted infection (STI) acquisition to age 32 years...
The destination of Pacific Island health professional graduates from a New Zealand universityShiva M Nair
Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Otago, PO Box 913, Dunedin, New Zealand
Hum Resour Health 10:24. 2012..abstract:..- Obstacles to researching the researchers: a case study of the ethical challenges of undertaking methodological research investigating the reporting of randomised controlled trialsJoanne E McKenzie
School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
Trials 11:28. 2010..Finally, we contend that the research community could benefit from quality improvement approaches used in allied sectors... 
Making policy decisions about population screening for breast cancer: the role of citizens' deliberationCharlotte Paul
Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Otago, PO Box 913, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand
Health Policy 85:314-20. 2008..In particular, whether the New Zealand government should offer free mammography screening to all women aged 40-49 years...- Consequences in women of participating in a study of the natural history of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia 3Margaret R E McCredie
Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol 50:363-70. 2010..A comparison is made with women who were diagnosed earlier (1955-1964) and later (1975-1976)... - Child sexual abuse and persistence of risky sexual behaviors and negative sexual outcomes over adulthood: findings from a birth cohortThea van Roode
Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Child Abuse Negl 33:161-72. 2009..To determine the impact of child sexual abuse (CSA) on adult sexual behaviors and outcomes over three age periods... - Public good, personal privacy: a citizens' deliberation about using medical information for pharmacoepidemiological researchLianne Parkin
Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
J Epidemiol Community Health 65:150-6. 2011..How the public weighs up these public interest and privacy arguments is unclear... - Strengthening health research capacity from within SamoaTamasailau Suaalii-Sauni
Centre for International Health, Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Otago, based at National University of Samoa, Apia, Samoa
Asia Pac J Public Health 23:100-9. 2011..These can be ably led by Samoans for the ultimate development of an affordable and sustainable quality health and education infrastructure for Samoa... - Causes of excess hospitalizations among Pacific peoples in New Zealand: implications for primary careFaafetai Sopoaga
Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Otago, New Zealand
J Prim Health Care 2:105-10. 2010..Pacific people suffer disproportionately poorer health and reduced life expectancy at birth compared to the total New Zealand population... - Commentary: Hormone therapy and breast cancer incidence: did epidemiologists miss an effect on national trends?Charlotte Paul
Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Otago Medical School, PO Box 913, Dunedin, New Zealand
Int J Epidemiol 37:638-40. 2008 - Natural history of cervical neoplasia and risk of invasive cancer in women with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia 3: a retrospective cohort studyMargaret R E McCredie
Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Lancet Oncol 9:425-34. 2008..We aimed to estimate the long-term risk of invasive cancer in these two groups of women. A judicial inquiry referred for independent clinical review in 1988 all women for whom there remained doubt about the adequacy of their management... - Longitudinal study of self-reported sexually transmitted infection incidence by gender and age up to age thirty-two yearsCharlotte Paul
Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand charlotte
Sex Transm Dis 36:63-9. 2009..To examine how incidence of self-reported sexually transmitted infections (STIs) varies by gender and age, and the factors that influence this... - Male circumcision and serologically determined human papillomavirus infection in a birth cohortNigel P Dickson
Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Otago Medical School, P O Box 913, Dunedin, New Zealand
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 18:177-83. 2009..001). Circumcision was not found to be protective, with the adjusted odds ratio (95% confidence interval) for HPV6/11/16/18 seropositivity among the circumcised compared with the uncircumcised being 1.4 (0.89-2.2)... - Access to elective surgery in New Zealand: considering equity and the private and public mixSarah Derrett
Injury Prevention Research Unit, Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, New Zealand
Int J Health Plann Manage 24:147-60. 2009..Consequences of two-tier health systems, as in New Zealand, need more investigation and public discussion... - Consistency and reliability of self-reported lifetime number of heterosexual partners by gender and age in a cohort studyMelanie L Bell
Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Sex Transm Dis 37:425-31. 2010..The reported number of sexual partners is a variable used extensively in sexual health research. However, the reliability and consistency of this measure, and the statistical assessment of these attributes, are not well understood... - Perceived "out of control" sexual behavior in a cohort of young adults from the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development StudyKeren Skegg
Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Otago Medical School, Dunedin, New Zealand
Arch Sex Behav 39:968-78. 2010..CSA was associated with OCSE among men. In conclusion, this population-based study has provided the first empirical estimations of the occurrence of OCSE and its relationship to a range of sexual behaviors in a representative sample... - Surveillance of working conditions and the work environment: development of a national hazard surveillance tool in New ZealandRebbecca Lilley
Injury Prevention Research Unit, Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Otago, PO Box 913, Dunedin, New Zealand
Int J Public Health 55:49-57. 2010..This paper describes the establishment of an instrument suitable for use as a hazard surveillance tool for New Zealand workers... - Childhood behavior problems linked to sexual risk taking in young adulthood: a birth cohort studySandhya Ramrakha
Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Research Unit, Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Otago Medical School, Dunedin, New Zealand
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 46:1272-9. 2007..To study whether behavioral and emotional problems during childhood predicted early sexual debut, risky sex at age 21 years, and sexually transmitted infections up to age 21 years. Some possible mediational pathways were also explored... - Review of cytologic slides from the national women's hospital, New Zealand, cohort of women with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia 3 diagnosed in 1955-1976Margaret R E McCredie
Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin New Zealand
Acta Cytol 50:632-6. 2006..To review cytologic slides, mostly at least 25 years old, from women attending National Women's Hospital, Auckland, who had been diagnosed histologically with cervical carcinoma in situ in 1955-1976... - Body piercing, personality, and sexual behaviorKeren Skegg
Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Otago Medical School, Dunedin, New Zealand
Arch Sex Behav 36:47-54. 2007..The theory of meaning for body piercing was generally supported, offering the possibility of a richer understanding of this phenomenon in the general population... - Unwanted pregnancies involving young women and men in a New Zealand birth cohortNigel Dickson
Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Otago Medical School, Dunedin
N Z Med J 115:155-9. 2002..To examine the circumstances of wanted and unwanted pregnancies before age 25 years for both women and men, and compare the circumstances of the most undesired pregnancies with all others... - Vasectomy and risk of prostate cancerBrian Cox
Hugh Adam Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Otago Medical School, PO Box 913, Dunedin, New Zealand
JAMA 287:3110-5. 2002..Vasectomy is a common method of contraception, but concern exists about a reported association with risk of prostate cancer... - Sexual orientation and self-harm in men and womenKeren Skegg
Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Otago Medical School, Dunedin, New Zealand
Am J Psychiatry 160:541-6. 2003..The purpose of this study was to determine associations between self-harm and sexual orientation for men and women separately, defining sexual orientation by sexual attraction rather than by behavior... - Same-sex attraction in a birth cohort: prevalence and persistence in early adulthoodNigel Dickson
Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Otago Medical School, Dunedin, New Zealand
Soc Sci Med 56:1607-15. 2003..Overall these findings argue against any single explanation for homosexual attraction... - Core group evolution over time: high-risk sexual behavior in a birth cohort between sexual debut and age 26Olivier Humblet
AIDS Epidemiology Group, Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Otago Medical School, Dunedin, New Zealand
Sex Transm Dis 30:818-24. 2003..CONCLUSION: The high degree of variability in sexual behavior over time of individuals adds another degree of complexity to the identification of a core group for STD transmission... - PSA testing and digital rectal examination in New ZealandMary Jane Sneyd
Hugh Adam Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Aust N Z J Public Health 27:502-6. 2003..To investigate the use of digital rectal examination and prostate specific antigen (PSA) testing in a population-based sample of men in New Zealand... - National audit of women with abnormal cervical smears in New ZealandDiana Sarfati
Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Otago Medical School, Dunedin, New Zealand
Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol 43:152-6. 2003..Most women were managed within current clinical guidelines. Areas requiring improvement were identified, in particular in relation to longer than recommended waiting times for assessment and treatment... - The relentless therapeutic imperativeCharlotte Paul
Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Otago Medical School, Dunedin, New Zealand
BMJ 329:1457-9. 2004 - Herpes simplex virus type 2 status at age 26 is not related to early circumcision in a birth cohortNigel Dickson
Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Otago Medical School, Dunedin, New Zealand
Sex Transm Dis 32:517-9. 2005..The objective of this study was to determine if circumcision in early childhood affects the risk of acquiring herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) infection... - Risk factors for prostate cancer: A national case-control studyBrian Cox
Hugh Adam Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Int J Cancer 119:1690-4. 2006..Men less than or equal to 1.7 m in height at age 20 years had a lower risk of prostate cancer than men taller at that age. There was no association between weight or body mass index and risk of prostate cancer... - Air travel and fatal pulmonary embolismLianne Parkin
Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Otago, P O Box 913, Dunedin, New Zealand
Thromb Haemost 95:807-14. 2006..Long-distance air travellers have a higher risk of dying from pulmonary embolism than non-travellers, but the absolute risk in people aged 15-59 years appears to be very small... - Psychotropic drugs and fatal pulmonary embolismLianne Parkin
Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Otago, PO Box 913, Dunedin, New Zealand
Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 12:647-52. 2003..9 (95% CI: 1.1-22.5). CONCLUSIONS: Our results for conventional antipsychotics are consistent with previous studies of non-fatal venous thromboembolism. The finding for antidepressants needs to be replicated in other studies... - New Zealand's cervical cytology history: implications for the control of cervical cancerCharlotte Paul
N Z Med J 117:U1170. 2004 - What is the middle position on screening?Charlotte Paul
N Z Med J 118:U1336. 2005 - Socio-economic factors and death ratesCharlotte Paul
N Z Med J 115:91-2. 2002 - Evaluation of explicit prioritisation for elective surgery: a prospective studySarah Derrett
Centre for Health Planning and Management, Keele University, Staffordshire, UK
J Health Serv Res Policy 7:S14-22. 2002.... - Audit of cervical screening, the law and ethics committeesCharlotte Paul
N Z Med J 115:25. 2002