Maintaining sexual health in commercial sex workers in Australia: condom effectiveness, screening, and management after acquiring sexually transmissible infections.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To develop a consistent set of epidemiological estimates (incidence, prevalence, remission, mortality) for physical activity in New Zealand; project these estimates in the light of demographic trends; and predict the effectiveness of different health promotion strategies. METHOD:Multi-state life tables were ...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Tobias MI,Roberts MG

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Universal hepatitis B immunisation of young adolescents was included in the Australian Standard Vaccination Schedule in 1998. However, rates of immunisation among adolescents world-wide have often been inadequate. Australia's experience in this area is no exception, particularly in States where school-based delivery i...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Skinner R,Nolan T

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate time trends in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) incidence disparities, and ethnic differences in risk factors, comorbidity and treatment pathways among HCC patients. METHODS:Cohorts of the NZ population (1981-2004) were created and probabilistically linked to cancer registry records to investiga...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Chamberlain J,Sarfati D,Cunningham R,Koea J,Gurney J,Blakely T

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article reports on terminations of pregnancy done in New South Wales (NSW) for NSW residents, using routinely collected data from the Health Insurance Commission (HIC) and the NSW Inpatient Statistics Collection (ISC). The HIC and ISC recorded 29,348 terminations for NSW residents in 1990, representing a terminat...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Adelson PL,Frommer M,Weisberg E

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Effective tobacco control policies include price increases through taxes, restrictions on smoking in public and work places, adequately funded mass media campaigns, bans on advertising, health warnings on packages and cessation assistance. As these policies have been largely implemented in Australia, what nex...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Freeman B,Gartner C,Hall W,Chapman S

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the evidence for association between obesity risk outcomes >12 months of age and timing of solid introduction in healthy term infants in developed countries, the large majority of whom are not exclusively breastfed to six months of age. METHODS:Studies included were published 1990 to March 2013. ...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Daniels L,Mallan KM,Fildes A,Wilson J

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine education differences in five-year weight change among mid-aged adults, and to ascertain if this may be due to socioeconomic differences in perceived weight status or weight control behaviours (WCBs). METHODS:Data were used from the Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle Study. Mid-aged men a...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Siu J,Giskes K,Shaw J,Turrell G

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine age group- and cause-of-death-specific contributions to area socioeconomic status (SES), sex and remoteness life expectancy inequalities. METHODS:Mortality and estimated residential population data from New South Wales, Australia, over 2010-2012 was used to calculate life expectancy. Inequaliti...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Stephens AS,Blyth F,Gupta L,Broome RA

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Q fever is a serious but vaccine-preventable infectious disease that predominantly affects those working in the meat and agricultural industries. In October 2000, the Commonwealth Government introduced the National Q Fever Management Program. This economic evaluation assesses the cost-effectiveness and cos...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Kermode M,Yong K,Hurley S,Marmion B

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the types of and circumstances surrounding unintentional farm-related fatal injuries involving children aged less than 15 years in Australia. METHODS:Information concerning 115 deaths were obtained from inspection of coronial files for the period 1989-92. RESULTS:Children less than 15 years made...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Mitchell RJ,Franklin RC,Driscoll TR,Fragar LJ

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify areas of relative need and inform future planning of health workforce and health services in discrete Indigenous communities. METHOD:Descriptive analysis of relevant variables from the 1999 Community Housing and Infrastructure Needs Survey (CHINS), including all discrete Indigenous communities in...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Carson BE,Bailie RS

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the prevalence of low serum folate and vitamin B12, in association with elevated serum homocysteine, in a representative sample of older Australians. METHODS:During 1997-2000, 3,508 persons aged 50+ years were examined in a population-based cohort study conducted in two postcodes, west of Sydney, ...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Flood VM,Smith WT,Webb KL,Rochtchina E,Anderson VE,Mitchell P

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the leading mechanisms of hospitalised unintentional injury in Australian Aboriginal children and identify the injury mechanisms with the largest inequalities between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children. METHODS:We used linked hospital and mortality data to construct a whole of population birt...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Möller H,Falster K,Ivers R,Falster MO,Clapham K,Jorm L

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Allergic rhinitis and allergic asthma are important chronic diseases posing serious public health issues in Australia with associated medical, economic, and societal burdens. Pollen are significant sources of clinically relevant outdoor aeroallergens, recognised as both a major trigger for, and cause of, alle...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Beggs PJ,Katelaris CH,Medek D,Johnston FH,Burton PK,Campbell B,Jaggard AK,Vicendese D,Bowman DM,Godwin I,Huete AR,Erbas B,Green BJ,Newnham RM,Newbigin E,Haberle SG,Davies JM

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:International trade agreements, including the General Agreement on Trade in Services, are central elements of globalization. These agreements are likely to have significant implications for population health in rich nations such as Australia as well as in the developing world. But the technical language of the legal a...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Broom D

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the reservoir and risk factors of HCV infection in a hospital population. METHODS:The presence of anti-HCV in 2,119 endoscopy patients was related to putative risk factors for exposure using the SAS statistical package. RESULTS:Most of the 4.7% of anti-HCV positive patients had multiple risk fa...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Vickery K,Tawk HM,Bisset L,Selby W,Cossart YE

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe Aboriginal community members' perspectives on the outcomes and origins of resilience among Aboriginal children. METHODS:Face-to-face interviews were conducted with 36 Aboriginal adults (15 health service professionals, 8 youth workers and 13 community members) at two urban and one regional Aborig...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Young C,Tong A,Nixon J,Fernando P,Kalucy D,Sherriff S,Clapham K,Craig JC,Williamson A

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To explore the relationship between sun protection and physical activity in young adults (18-30 years) involved in four organised sports. METHODS:Participants (n=237) in field hockey, soccer, tennis and surf sports completed a self-administered survey on demographic and sun-protective behaviours while playi...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Lawler S,Spathonis K,Eakin E,Gallois C,Leslie E,Owen N

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In 1991, an intervention trial of the efficacy of an asthma self-management plan was carried out in partnership with a rural Mäori community. The program relied on Mäori community health workers and other health professionals working in partnership, was delivered through clinics in traditional Mäori communit...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Ratima MM,Fox C,Fox B,Te Karu H,Gemmell T,Slater T,D'Souza WJ,Pearce NE

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the associations between generational status, acculturation and substance use among immigrant and non-immigrant secondary school students in New Zealand. METHODS:A nationally representative sample of secondary school students in New Zealand was selected using a two-stage cluster sample design....

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Di Cosmo C,Milfont TL,Robinson E,Denny SJ,Ward C,Crengle S,Ameratunga SN

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the effect of the application, and removal, in the Northern Territory of a levy on the sale of cask wine--a beverage shown to contribute disproportionately to alcohol-related harm. METHOD:Using data on licensee purchases of alcoholic beverages and ABS population data, estimates were made of per ca...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Gray D,Chikritzhs T,Stockwell T

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate an abattoir outbreak of Q fever in southem New South Wales with reference to the protective effect and safety of the formalin-inactivated Q fever vaccine (Q Vax) administered before and during the outbreak. METHODS:In September 1998, after notification of four Q fever cases in the abattoir, a...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Gilroy N,Formica N,Beers M,Egan A,Conaty S,Marmion B

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The effectiveness of the National Death Index (NDI) in identifying deaths among different populations has been studied before. Prisoners represent a segment of the population that might be expected to be difficult to link. The objective of this research was to evaluate the accuracy of the Australian NDI to as...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Kariminia A,Butler T,Corben S,Kaldor J,Levy M,Law M

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To apply a 'health gain' approach to population-based cancer control. METHOD:We calculated the potential years of life otherwise lost prematurely which could be 'regained' through implementation of cancer control programs for which Level I or Level II evidence already exists for population outcomes. RESULTS...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Ward JE,Young JM,Jelfs P

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:In New Zealand (NZ), place of death among decedents aged 65+ years has been reported as residential aged care (RAC, 38%), acute hospital (34%) or elsewhere (28%). However, lifetime risk of use of RAC (or nursing homes) is unknown. A simple method of estimation is demonstrated for NZ and Australia, with compa...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Broad JB,Ashton T,Gott M,McLeod H,Davis PB,Connolly MJ

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the relationship between socio-demographic factors and screening intention for colorectal cancer (CRC). METHODS:A cross-sectional survey of a random sample of 884 Queenslanders aged 40-80 years was conducted using a computer-assisted telephone interviewing system. The factors measured included soci...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Tong S,Hughes K,Oldenburg B,Del Mar C,Kennedy B

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Castlereagh Regional Waste Disposal Depot (CRWDD) has been the focus of community concerns regarding the impact of hazardous waste disposal on their health and that of their local environment. As part of a phased epidemiological approach to investigate the levels of illness in people living in the vicinity of the ...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Williams A,Jalaludin B

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study described the communication dynamics, identified problems and recommended changes to improve patient follow-up and communication between Royal Darwin Hospital (RDH) and isolated Aboriginal community health clinics (CHC) in the Northern Territory (NT). METHOD:In 1995, staff interviews were conducte...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Mackenzie G,Currie BJ

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article reports the findings from the second part of a two-stage study that used both qualitative and quantitative methods to investigate the communication context of school-based HIV-AIDS education in state secondary schools in metropolitan and rural areas of New South Wales. The quantitative data are here descr...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Lupton D,Tulloch J

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To: describe pre-injury characteristics of Pacific (n=239) and non-Pacific (n=2,611) participants and compare their outcomes three months after injury. METHODS:Participants were New Zealand residents aged 18-64 years referred to the Accident Compensation Corporation's injury entitlement claims register. Uni...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Mauiliu M,Derrett S,Samaranayaka A,Sopoaga F,Kokaua J,Davie G

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00