A survey of health agencies' responses to non-English-speaking women's health needs in south Australia.

abstract：:The eye health of rural Aboriginal Australians is known to be poor. Over the past 20 years, Aboriginal communities in remote parts of Australia have had increasing access to eye health services through the National Trachoma and Eye Health Program (NTEHP). Using published and unpublished data, we examined trends in the...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Stocks NP,Hiller JE,Newland H,McGilchrist CA

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is important to consider the global context in which we operate and in which the association between society and health is to be explored. We are in a democratic world, with an economy that emphasises the market and a post-modern culture. The ancient elements of state, market and community are discernible in avaric...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Leeder S,Dominello A

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This research explores food insecurity among asylum seekers who are members of the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) in Melbourne, Australia. METHODS:Structured person-assisted questionnaires were conducted with 56 asylum seekers. The questionnaires examined issues around access to food, cultural appropr...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： McKay FH,Dunn M

更新日期：2015-08-01 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 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：OBJECTIVE:To contextualise and provide an overview of two review papers--prepared as part of a larger research program--dealing with different aspects of the treatment of Indigenous Australians with alcohol-related problems. METHOD:The papers were reviewed thematically and compared to identify key issues raised in the...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Gray D,Saggers S,Wilkes E,Allsop S,Ober C

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Lesbian, bisexual and queer (LBQ) women experience substantial unmet alcohol and mental health treatment needs. This paper explores the way in which sexual identity shapes experience, and needs, in relation to alcohol and mental health treatment, and presents key messages for improving treatment. METHODS:Twe...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Pennay A,McNair R,Hughes TL,Leonard W,Brown R,Lubman DI

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the methods and process of the Australian Study of Health and Relationships. METHODS:A computer-assisted telephone interview was developed and applied to a stratified sample of the Australian population. After initially weighting to reflect the study design, the sample was further weighted to ref...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Smith AM,Rissel CE,Richters J,Grulich AE,de Visser RO

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report changes in sexual behaviour among gay men in Sydney from 1986 to 2003. METHODS:Baseline data from four studies of gay men in Sydney were used: the Social Aspects of the Prevention of AIDS study (1986/87: 91 HIV-positive and 444 HIV-negative men); the Sydney Men and Sexual Health cohort (1993-95: 23...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Prestage G,Mao L,Fogarty A,Van de Ven P,Kippax S,Crawford J,Rawstorne P,Kaldor J,Jin F,Grulich A

更新日期：2005-12-01 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：:This review describes the changes in composition of mortality by major attributed cause during the Australian mortality decline this century. The principal categories employed were: infectious diseases, nonrheumatic cardiovascular disease, external causes, cancer, 'other' causes and ill-defined conditions. The data we...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Taylor R,Lewis M,Powles J

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To use the Pap smear to establish a recent prevalence of cervical abnormalities within a select population in Vanuatu, a developing country. METHODS:Cervical smears (n=907) were collected from Ni-Vanuatu women from both urban and rural islands within Vanuatu between August 2001 and September 2005. RESULTS:T...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Fotinatos N,Warmington A,Walker T,Pilbeam M

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate changing patterns in the provision of maternity care in Victoria based on data collected in three statewide surveys conducted in 1989, 1994 and 2000. METHODS:Postal surveys were mailed to all women who gave birth in Victoria in one week in 1989, and in two weeks in 1993 and 1999, excluding tho...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Brown S,Darcy MA,Bruinsma F

更新日期：2002-01-01 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：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：OBJECTIVES:To explore the interaction of computed tomography (CT) use, dose and radiation risk of Australian Medicare-funded CT scanning and the impact on cancer incidence and mortality. METHODS:This retrospective cohort study used records of Medicare subsidised CT scans in Australia (2006/07 to 2011/12) and Australia...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Gibson DA,Moorin RE,Semmens J,Holman DJ

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Internationally, work is underway to develop or revise public health graduate competencies, of which Indigenous public health competencies are a subset in Australia. This paper outlines the summative results from a review of Master of Public Health (MPH) programs undertaken to determine the level of coverage ...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Coombe L,Lee V,Robinson P

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:With a rapidly ageing population, it is imperative to examine health service costs and plan appropriately for the future. This paper determines the factors related to extended hospital stay for 'Rehabilitation' or 'Convalescence', as defined by ICD-10 coding, in acute hospital settings for older women in New...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Chojenta C,Byles J,Nair BK

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study examines the effectiveness and costs of follow-up phone calls in improving response rates to a community survey. METHODS:Non-responders to a postal survey were randomly allocated to receive a phone call or no phone call. The resources used for the development and implementation of the survey were ...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Breen CL,Shakeshaft AP,Doran CM,Sanson-Fisher RW,Mattick RP

更新日期：2010-10-01 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：:This study investigated mothers' perceptions of vaccine-preventable diseases and associated vaccines in terms of perceived susceptibility, severity, benefits and barriers. A purposive sampling strategy was used to choose mothers whose only or youngest child was completely, incompletely (behind the recommended immunisa...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Bond L,Nolan T,Pattison P,Carlin J

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the acceptability of intervention strategies that increase the responsible service of alcohol by non-metropolitan rugby league clubs. METHOD:Rugby league clubs were provided an information kit and advice by local public health workers, police and a lead agency regarding their responsible servic...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Warner-Smith M,Wiggers J,Considine R,Knight J

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The efficiency of regulation of public health risks has been questioned on the grounds that the costs of regulation may outweigh the benefits. There are strong arguments that risk management is best left to the market place, where individual consumers can make the trade-off between risk and the forgone benefi...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Harris A

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This paper outlines the New Zealand experience in using health goals and examines its strengths and weaknesses from an 'insiders's' perspective. METHOD:This paper reports on a review of the New Zealand health goals framework conducted in 1996-97. The review centred on a discussion paper, written submissions ...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Signal L,Durham G

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To provide Australian health-related quality of life (HRQoL) population norms, based on utility scores from the Assessment of Quality of Life (AQoL) measure, a participant-reported outcomes (PRO) instrument. METHODS:The data were from the 2007 National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing. AQoL scores were ...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Hawthorne G,Korn S,Richardson J

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify and describe caregiver perspectives on factors important for the health and wellbeing of urban Aboriginal children. METHODS:Caregivers of Aboriginal children participating in the Study of Environment on Aboriginal Resilience and Child Health (SEARCH) were asked to describe the single most importa...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Miller HM,Young C,Nixon J,Talbot-McDonnell M,Cutmore M,Tong A,Craig JC,Woolfenden S

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe and critique methodological aspects of school-based interventions that involve a broader community initiative. METHODS:An electronic search of 11 databases and manual search of references for intervention studies published in peer-reviewed journals from January 2000 to August 2004. To be included...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Wood E,Shakeshaft A,Gilmour S,Sanson-Fisher R

更新日期：2006-12-01 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：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：OBJECTIVES:To describe trends in teenage pregnancy rates in South Australia and Australia in 1970-2000, and the socio-demographic and clinical characteristics and outcomes of teenage women who gave birth in South Australia in 1995-99. METHODS:A descriptive study using population-based legislated South Australian perin...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： van der Klis KA,Westenberg L,Chan A,Dekker G,Keane RJ

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00