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Health inequity in the Northern Territory, Australia

1 Jan 2013

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Yuejen Hao, Jiqiong You, Jo Wright, Steven L. Guthridge, Andy H. Lee

BioMed Central

International Journal for Equity in Health

Introduction: Understanding health inequity is necessary for addressing the disparities in health outcomes in many populations, including the health gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. This report investigates the links between Indigenous health outcomes and socioeconomic disadvantage in the Northern Territory of Australia (NT). Methods:...

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Adherence to management guidelines for growth faltering and anaemia in remote dwelling Australian Aboriginal infants and barriers to health service delivery

1 Jan 2013

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Sarah J. Bar-Zeev, Sue G. Kruske, Lesley M. Barclay, Naor Bar-Zeev, Sue V. Kildea

BioMed Central

BMC Health Services Research

Remote dwelling Aboriginal infants from northern Australia have a high burden of disease and frequently use health services. Little is known about the quality of infant care provided by remote health services. This study describes the adherence to infant guidelines for anaemia and growth faltering...

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A qualitative study of a social and emotional well-being service for a remote Indigenous Australian community: Implications for access, effectiveness, and sustainability

1 Jan 2013

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Timothy A. Carey

BioMed Central

BMC Health Services Research

People living in rural and remote Australia experience increased mental health problems compared with metropolitan Australians. Moreover, Indigenous Australians are twice as likely as non Indigenous Australians to report high or very high levels of mental health problems. It is imperative, therefore, that effective and...

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Population movement can sustain STI prevalence in remote Australian indigenous communities

1 Jan 2013

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Ben B. Hui, Richard T. Gray, David P. Wilson, James S. Ward, Anthony M.A. Smith, David J. Philip, Matthew G. Law, Jane S. Hocking, David G. Regan

BioMed Central

BMC Infectious Diseases

or almost two decades, chlamydia and gonorrhoea diagnosis rates in remote Indigenous communities have been up to 30 times higher than for non-Indigenous Australians. The high levels of population movement known to occur between remote communities may contribute to these high rates.

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Pregnancy and Neonatal Diabetes Outcomes in Remote Australia (PANDORA) study

1 Jan 2013

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Louise J. Maple-Brown, Alex Brown, I-Lynn Lee, Christine Connors, Jeremy Oats, Harold D. McIntyre, Cherie Whitbread, Elizabeth Moore, Danielle Longmore, Glynis Dent, Sumaria Corpus, Marie Kirkwood, Stacey Svenson, Paula van Dokkum, S. Chitturi

BioMed Central

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Background: Diabetes in pregnancy carries an increased risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes for both the mother and foetus, but it also provides an excellent early opportunity for intervention in the life course for both mother and baby. In the context of the escalating epidemic of...

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The relationship between number of primary health care visits and hospitalisations: Evidence from linked clinic and hospital data for remote Indigenous Australians

1 Jan 2013

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Yuejen Zhao, Jo Wright, Steven Guthridge, Paul Lawton

BioMed Central

BMC Health Services Research

rimary health care (PHC) is widely regarded as essential for preventing and treating ill health. However, the evidence on whether improved PHC reduces hospitalisations has been mixed. This study examines the relationship between PHC and hospital inpatient care in a population with high health need,...