Potential meets reality: GIS and public health research in Australia.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess community attitudes and practices in relation to fake tanning lotions. METHODS:1,509 New South Wales residents aged 15 years and over, selected at random, completed a computer-assisted telephone survey. RESULTS:Thirty-three per cent of respondents thought fake tanning lotions were unsafe. In relat...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Girgis A,Tzelepis F,Paul CL,Walsh RA,McElduff P,McKenzie J

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To estimate the proportion and numbers of cancers in Australia in 2010 attributable to infectious agents. METHODS:The population attributable fraction (PAF) and number of cancers caused by hepatitis B and C viruses (HBV, HCV), Helicobacter pylori and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) were calculated using ...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Antonsson A,Wilson LF,Kendall BJ,Bain CJ,Whiteman DC,Neale RE

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To ascertain and meet current and anticipated needs for residential care and other services by older Indigenous people in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and region. METHODS:With advice from a reference group, qualitative and quantitative data were gathered from 98 older (45 years and over) Indigenous...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Dance P,Brown R,Bammer G,Sibthorpe B

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the prevalence of contraception among a sample of women with hepatitis C (HCV), compare it with contraceptive use among Australian women generally, and look for associations between contraception and sample characteristics. METHOD:Women who self-identified as living with HCV were recruited throug...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Banwell C,Bammer G,Main N,Gifford SM,O'Brien M

更新日期：2003-12-01 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:Investigator-driven research and the use of peer review are contentious in community-based research and are particularly problematic in Indigenous research. In this project, we conducted a qualitative study among stakeholders in an Australian Aboriginal majority-controlled research-funding organisation to exa...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Street J,Baum F,Anderson I

更新日期：2007-08-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To examine reasons for the minimal use of Australian administrative health data for research and evaluation. METHOD:Legislative, organisational, social and political barriers in Australia are described. RESULTS:System changes are identified that would support the implementation of an evaluation-oriented hea...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Kelman C,Smith L

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Testing is the first step in treatment and care for blood-borne viruses (BBVs) and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). As new treatments for viral hepatitis emerge, it is important to document effective models for BBV/STI testing. A nurse-led intervention was implemented across three prisons in Victoria ...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Winter RJ,White B,Kinner SA,Stoové M,Guy R,Hellard ME

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine how OTDs and staff in rural and remote Indigenous health contexts communicate and negotiate identity and relationships, and consider how this may influence OTDs' transition, integration and retention. METHOD:Ten case studies were conducted in rural and remote settings across Australia, each of an ...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Durey A,Hill P,Arkles R,Gilles M,Peterson K,Wearne S,Canuto C,Pulver LJ

更新日期：2008-12-01 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：OBJECTIVES:1. Establish the prevalence of markers for hepatitis B (HBV), C (HCV) and G (HGV) in a sample of male and female inmates. 2. Examine exposure to multiple viruses. 3. Compare risk factors for HGV infection with known risk factors for HBV and HCV. DESIGN:Cross-sectional random sample stratified by sex, age an...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Butler T,Spencer J,Cui J,Vickery K,Zou J,Kaldor J

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Injecting drug use remains a major public health concern, particularly because of opiate overdose and transmission of blood-borne viruses. Sydney's Medically Supervised Injecting Centre (MSIC) opened on a trial basis in May 2001 in an effort to reduce the harms of drug use. In this report, we provide a brief...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Kelly C,Conigrave KM

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Explore demographic characteristics, patterns of drug use and psychological distress among regular injecting drug users (IDUs) in Australia, as a function of recent criminal activity. METHODS:Structured, face-to-face interviews with 909 regular IDUs recruited from every capital city in Australia, between Jun...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Kinner SA,George J,Campbell G,Degenhardt L

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine variation in the magnitude of socioeconomic inequalities in health and age-related variations in inequalities, according to the socioeconomic status (SES) measure used. METHODS:Cross-sectional study involving 205,709 participants in the 45 and Up Study. We used the Relative Index of Inequality (RI...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Mather T,Banks E,Joshy G,Bauman A,Phongsavan P,Korda RJ

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

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：OBJECTIVE:To report on the prevalence and demographic variation in circumcision in Australia and examine sexual health outcomes in comparison with earlier research. METHODS:A representative household sample of 4,290 Australian men aged 16-64 years completed a computer-assisted telephone interview including questions o...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Ferris JA,Richters J,Pitts MK,Shelley JM,Simpson JM,Ryall R,Smith AM

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To elicit community preferences for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening by faecal occult blood test (FOBT) using discrete choice modeling (DCM). To provide policymakers with information that would assist them in designing the future national screening program. METHODS:301 participants in central Sydney, aged ...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Salkeld G,Solomon M,Short L,Ryan M,Ward JE

更新日期：2003-01-01 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: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：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:Guidelines for vaccination of health care workers (HCWs) have been available in Victoria since 1998. We estimated knowledge and attitudes towards vaccination among HCWs as well as self-reported vaccination status in a tertiary adult hospital in Melbourne, Australia. METHODS:A cross-sectional survey was cond...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Murray SB,Skull SA

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As a trial of the provision of community-service information to family carers, general practitioners and pharmacists from the Western region of Melbourne were supplied with tear-off pads listing suburb-specific community services, and were encouraged to discuss service needs with carers of people with disabilities and...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Murphy B,Nankervis J,Schofield H,Herrman H,Bloch S,Singh B

更新日期：1997-06-01 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 develop a comprehensive list of asthmagens which may occur in occupational settings in Australia. METHODS:Potential asthmagens considered for this list were identified through work health and safety classification databases in Australia and through lists developed by professional associations in other cou...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Crewe J,Carey R,Glass D,Peters S,Abramson MJ,Benke G,Reid A,Driscoll T,Fritschi L

更新日期：2016-04-01 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: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：OBJECTIVE:To gain deeper insight into the corporate political activity (CPA) of the Australian food industry from a public health perspective. METHODS:Fifteen interviews with a purposive sample of current and former policy makers, public health advocates and academics who have closely interacted with food industry rep...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Mialon M,Swinburn B,Allender S,Sacks G

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyse sports sponsorship by food and alcohol companies by quantifying the proportion of time that the main sponsor's logo was seen during each of three cricket telecasts, the extent of paid advertising during the telecast and the contribution by the main sponsor to this, and to describe the associated gr...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Sherriff J,Griffiths D,Daube M

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evidence from the literature points to the disadvantages encountered by migrant women from non-English-speaking backgrounds in obtaining access to health services. In May 1994, a survey of 31 health units in the metropolitan area and two country areas was conducted in South Australia. The study investigated the servic...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Dolman J,Shackleton G,Ziaian T,Gay J,Yeboah DA

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00