https://www.selleckchem.com/products/7acc2.html 8% vs 31.1%) and had greater AO (based on WC, WHR, WHtR) compared with those from private schools. Predictors of obesity based on BMI were consuming less than five servings of F/V (adjusted OR (AOR) 2.41, 95% CI 1.73 to 3.36), being physically inactive (AOR 2.09, CI 1.36 to 3.22) and being men (AOR 3.35, 95% CI 2.20 to 5.10). Predictors of AO were being men (WC AOR 1.42, 95% CI 1.01 to 2.00; WHtR AOR 2.72, 95% CI 1.81 to 4.08); studying at public school (WHR AOR 1.67, 95% CI 1.06 to 2.66); being Emirati (WHR AOR 0.62, 95% CI 0.43 to 0.90); consuming less than five servings of F/V (WC AOR 1.71, 95% CI 1.27 to 2.30; WHtR AOR 1.46, 95% CI 1.05 to 2.03), and being physically inactive (WC AOR 1.63; 95% CI 1.13 to 2.35). Focused interventions are needed to combat obesity while considering AO indicators and BMI to diagnose obesity in adolescents. Focused interventions are needed to combat obesity while considering AO indicators and BMI to diagnose obesity in adolescents. Despite early adoption of the WHO guidelines to deliver lifelong antiretroviral (ARV) regimen to pregnant women on HIV diagnosis, the HIV prevention of mother to child transmission programme in Papua New Guinea remains suboptimal. An unacceptable number of babies are infected with HIV and mothers not retained in treatment. This study aimed to describe the characteristics of this programme and to investigate the factors associated with programme performance outcomes. We conducted a retrospective analysis of clinical records of HIV-positive pregnant women at two hospitals providing prevention of mother to child transmission services. All women enrolled in the prevention of mother to child transmission programme during the study period (June 2012-June 2015) were eligible for inclusion. Using logistic regression, we examined the factors associated with maternal loss to follow-up (LTFU) before birth and before infant registration in a paediatric ARV programme. 763