Estimates for cervical abnormalities in Vanuatu.

abstract：:The prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in male prisoners in South Australia from July 1989 to June 1994 was ascertained from a repeated cross-sectional study. We also compared the criminological and demographic characteristics and histories of drug use of 39 HIV-infected prisoners and a randomly selected...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Seamark RW,Gaughwin M,Owen N,Liew C

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In order to clarify the expanding care co-ordinating field and stimulate debate, a descriptive typology is developed suitable for a range of stakeholders and purposes. METHODS:The strategy for development of the typology involved a literature review of the most commonly used care coordinating models and the ...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Yarmo-Roberts D,Stoelwinder J

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The Health Star Rating (HSR) is a voluntary front-of-pack nutrition labelling system that rates products from ½ to 5 stars (five being healthiest). The Chilean Warning Label system displays warnings on foods high in sugar, saturated fat, sodium, or energy. We aimed to evaluate alignment between the systems. ...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Söderlund F,Eyles H,Mhurchu CN

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the prevalence and socio-demographic distribution of physical activity among New South Wales school students in Years 8 and 10. METHODS:Cross-sectional survey of 2,026 randomly selected NSW high school students in 1997. The survey participants self-reported their physical activity participation du...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Booth ML,Okely AD,Chey T,Bauman AE,Macaskill P

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Despite widespread use of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT), there are no published contemporary population-level scores for Australia. We examined population-level AUDIT scores and hazardous drinking for Australia over the period 2007-2016. METHODS:Total population, age- and gender-spec...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： O'Brien H,Callinan S,Livingston M,Doyle JS,Dietze PM

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This paper describes and compares magnitudes of socioeconomic (SES) inequalities in oral health among Indigenous and non-Indigenous children over a 10-year period. METHODS:We analysed annual oral health survey data from NSW, NT and SA. Data were extracted for time period 1 (2000-2002, N=215,317) and time per...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Ha DH,Xiangqun J,Cecilia MG,Jason A,Do LG,Jamieson LM

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been recognised that the Australian National HIV Database may contain multiple reports for some individuals, mainly because of incomplete or inaccurate recording of name codes. The number of distinct individuals diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) was estimated from the dates of birth of cases of ...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Law MG,McDonald AM,Kaldor JM

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To develop, deliver and evaluate a cancer education course for Indigenous Health Professionals. METHOD:The cancer education course combines expert presentations, interactive sessions and visits to local cancer treatment centres. Three four-day courses have been run, in both metropolitan and regional Western ...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Croager EJ,Eades T,Pratt IS,Slevin T

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Several studies have examined the characteristics of anti-smoking advertisements that are associated with quitting behaviour. Some studies use researchers or graduate students to code advertisement characteristics, while others recruit smokers or members of the general public. The aim of this study was to ass...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Lizama N,Slevin T,Pettigrew S

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To provide practical advice to health care providers and public health practitioners regarding screening and management of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in sex workers, and to examine the effectiveness of condoms in reducing transmission of STIs. METHODS:Medline search using the key words sex worker...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Lyttle PH,Thompson SC

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To develop a scale to assess the perceived readiness of general practitioners (GPs) to identify and respond to intimate partner abuse (IPA) and to examine its psychometric properties. METHODS:A qualitative study of GPs' perceived readiness and a literature review were used to generate items for the General ...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Leung TP,Bryant C,Phillips L,Hegarty K

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess whether workers at Lucas Heights Science and Technology Centre (LHSTC) have different levels of mortality from the New South Wales (NSW) and Australian populations. METHODS:A retrospective cohort study was undertaken at LHSTC. Data on 7,076 workers employed between 1957-98 were abstracted from per...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Habib RR,Abdallah SM,Law M,Kaldor J

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to identify school environmental characteristics associated with moderate to vigorous physical activity during school recess, including morning and lunch breaks. METHODS:Accelerometry data, child-level characteristics and school physical activity, policy and socio-cultural dat...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Martin K,Bremner A,Salmon J,Rosenberg M,Giles-Corti B

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Parental cancer is a significant problem for adolescent and young adult offspring. To understand the extent of the problem of parental cancer for Australian offspring, data regarding those impacted are required. The aim of this study was to enumerate and describe the characteristics of Western Australian adol...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Morris JN,Zajac I,Turnbull D,Preen D,Patterson P,Martini A

更新日期：2019-06-01 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

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Timor-Leste is one of the world's newest nations and became a democracy in 2002. Ranked 150 out of 177 in the 2007 UNDP Human Development Index, the country has the worst health indicators in the Asia-Pacific region. The objective of this study was to collect and analyse data on subjectively assessed general ...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Earnest J,Finger RP

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To conduct a critical and systematic analysis of descriptive studies regarding the health, development and wellbeing status of Indigenous children in Australia and to map them according to 1) Reported Indigenous involvement in the research process; 2) Domains of the life-course model of health; and 3) Geogra...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Priest N,Mackean T,Waters E,Davis E,Riggs E

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe and compare vaccination coverage for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (hereafter referred to as Indigenous) adults in 2004-05 and 2012-13, including the impact of national vaccination funding initiatives. METHODS:National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health cross-sectional surveys ...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Webster F,Gidding H,Matthews V,Taylor R,Menzies R

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Measure the self-reported prevalence of HIV, history of HIV testing and associated risk factors among injecting drug users (IDUs) attending the Sydney Medically Supervised Injecting Centre (MSIC). METHODS:Cross-sectional survey of IDUs attending the Sydney MSIC (n=9,778). RESULTS:The majority of IDUs had be...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Salmon AM,van Beek I,Amin J,Grulich A,Maher L

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Geographical Information Systems-computerised systems for the capture, storage, retrieval, analysis and display of spatial data-have recently been promoted as important tools for the study of public health. Attention must also be given to the issues involved in this relatively new application, especially in Australian...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： O'Dwyer LA,Burton DL

更新日期：1998-12-01 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：OBJECTIVE:We describe the methods used to trace and recruit a cohort (including injecting drug users) 25 years after admission to hospital in Melbourne with hepatitis. METHODS:Information recorded in the original medical record was used for tracing purposes. Subjects were located using the electoral roll, CD-ROM telep...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Rodger A,Lanigan A,Hocking J,Crofts N

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess homeowners' intentions to make voluntary improvements to their homes following a warrant-of-fitness (WOF) assessment to highlight health and safety issues. METHODS:We recruited 83 homeowners, including nine landlords, in Taranaki, New Zealand, who agreed to have a WOF assessment carried out on thei...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Chisholm E,Keall M,Bennett J,Marshall A,Telfar-Barnard L,Thornley L,Howden-Chapman P

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the prevalence and predictors of self screening for melanoma in a large sample of young New Zealanders. A self-report questionnaire was administered to a sample of 909, 21-year-olds to investigate if young adults check their skin for changes in lesions which could be melanoma, and to identify the f...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Douglass HM,McGee R,Williams S

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether capture-recapture analysis provides more reliable estimates of the cumulative incidence and prevalence of leg ulcers in Auckland, New Zealand. METHODS:A population-based, cross-sectional study was conducted in the Central and North Auckland health districts of New Zealand in 1998. Cases ...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Walker NK,Vandal AC,Holden JK,Rodgers A,Birchall N,Norton R,Triggs CM,MacMahon S

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the fraction of remaining life lived with and without dementia among Australian males and females at later life. METHOD:Analysis was performed by applying the life table technique that integrates mortality and morbidity statistics to derive a single population health indicator. Observed prevalenc...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Nepal B,Brown L,Ranmuthugala G

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Estimate the prevalence of sexual behaviour and alcohol use and examine the association between excessive alcohol use and risky sexual behaviour in late secondary students in Victoria, Australia. METHOD:The sample of Year 11 students from government and independent schools participating in the 2008 Internati...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Agius P,Taft A,Hemphill S,Toumbourou J,McMorris B

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To monitor geographical inequalities in health in New Zealand during the period 1980 to 2001, a time of rapid social and economic change in society. METHODS:Age-standardised mortality rates were calculated using mortality records aggregated to a consistent set of geographical areas (the 2001 District Health ...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Pearce J,Dorling D,Wheeler B,Barnett R,Rigby J

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore factors associated with high psychological distress among Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians and their contribution to the elevated distress prevalence among Aboriginal people. METHODS:Questionnaire data from 1,631 Aboriginal and 233,405 non-Aboriginal 45 and Up Study (NSW, Australia) parti...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： McNamara BJ,Banks E,Gubhaju L,Joshy G,Williamson A,Raphael B,Eades S

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To review the epidemiological differences between culture-positive and culture-negative (but ipaH PCR-positive) cases of shigellosis in Sydney Local Health District (SLHD), NSW, to inform whether changes to the national case definition for shigellosis are required. METHODS:An audit of all cases of shigellosi...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Quinn E,Najjar Z,Huhtinen E,Jegasothy E,Gupta L

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00