Parental alcohol use is a growing public health concern with significant implications for the emotional well-being and academic performance of children and adolescents. Evidence from Pacific Island countries, including Papua New Guinea (PNG), remains limited. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 109 upper secondary school students in Port Moresby. Data were collected using a structured self-administered questionnaire assessing parental alcohol use, parental involvement, home environment, emotional outcomes, and academic performance. Descriptive statistics, Fisher’s exact test, and binary logistic regression analyses were performed to examine associations between household factors and learning and concentration difficulties. Nearly 70% of students reported parental alcohol use, and approximately three-quarters indicated minimal or no parental involvement in their education. Emotional distress was reported by 66.1% of participants, while over two-thirds demonstrated poor to average academic performance.

Anaemia is among the major public health problems in most resource limited countries. It occurs when the haemoglobin (Hb) concentration in the blood is lower than the recommended WHO cut-off values. Some recent studies revealed that most female university students had an appropriate level of knowledge about anaemia, but showed a lack of positive attitude and good practices towards preventing it. The aims of this study were to determine the prevalence of anaemia and to evaluate the Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices and Concerns (KAPC) about anaemia among female students in the University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG). In this institution-based cross-sectional observational descriptive study, 217 female students consented to participate. The Point-of-Care HemoCue® Hb 301 was used to determine the haemoglobin levels of the consented female students.