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Zero-alcohol beverages and brand extensions: A vehicle for promoting parent alcohol brands? Aust. N. Z. J. Public Health (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-18 Ashlea Bartram, Nathan J. Harrison, Christina A. Norris, Joanne Christopher, Jacqueline A. Bowden
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Physical activity interventions among youth living in rural and remote areas: A systematic review Aust. N. Z. J. Public Health (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 John Dennehy, Melainie Cameron, Tania Phillips, Tracy Kolbe-Alexander
Physical activity (PA) interventions have potential to improve health and social outcomes among youth. The aim of this study was to collate the evidence on the effectiveness of PA and sports-based interventions among youth living in rural and remote areas. We searched five databases and grey literature (HealthInfoNet). Search terms included , and . Studies were included if published in English, recruited
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Cardiometabolic health markers among Aboriginal adolescents from the Next Generation Youth Wellbeing Cohort Study Aust. N. Z. J. Public Health (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Christopher D. McKay, Lina Gubhaju, Alison J. Gibberd, Bridgette J. McNamara, Emily Banks, Peter Azzopardi, Robyn Williams, Sandra Eades
The objective of this study was to investigate cardiometabolic health markers among Aboriginal adolescents aged 10–24 years and relationships with age, gender, and body composition. Baseline data (2018–2020) from the Next Generation Youth Wellbeing Cohort Study (Western Australia, New South Wales, and Central Australia) on clinically assessed body mass index, waist/height ratio, blood pressure, glycated
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Opportunities for the management of metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease within Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples Aust. N. Z. J. Public Health (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-04 Sarah Dick, Kai Wheeler, Shelley E. Keating
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An analysis of the features of successful written submissions to government inquiries Aust. N. Z. J. Public Health (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-04 Adam Delaine, Megan Ferguson, Rachel Bacon, Katherine Cullerton
Government inquiries present a policy window for advocates to influence policy. Evidence on how to write influential submissions, however, is sparse. We aimed to identify features of successful written submissions to the Parliament of Australia’s Inquiry into Food Pricing and Food Security in Remote Indigenous Communities (Inquiry). A scoping review was conducted to identify influential features of
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Peer Health Navigators to improve equity and access to health care in Australia: Can we build on successes from the COVID-19 pandemic? Aust. N. Z. J. Public Health (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-04 Rebecca L. Jessup, Sian Slade, Veronique Roussy, Susan Whicker, Janet Pelly, Vinita Rane, Virginia Lewis, Lucio Naccarella, Max Lee, Donald Campbell, Keith Stockman, Peter Brooks
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A cross-sectional investigation of the factors associated with awareness of PEP and PrEP among Queensland university students Aust. N. Z. J. Public Health (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-02 Sarah Warzywoda, Amalie Dyda, Lisa Fitzgerald, Amy Mullens, Joseph Debattista, Jo Durham, Zhihong Gu, Kathryn Wenham, Armin Ariana, Charles F. Gilks, Sara F.E. Bell, Judith A. Dean
University creates unique social environments for many young people that can result in behaviour changes that can impact sexual health-related risks and facilitate transmission of HIV. Little is known about HIV knowledge, risk, and awareness of pre-exposure prophylaxis/post-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP/PEP) among Australian university students. A 2019 online survey distributed through Queensland universities
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Counting culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) children in Australian health research: Does it matter how we count? Aust. N. Z. J. Public Health (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2024-02-29 Razlyn Abdul Rahim, Rhiannon Pilkington, Katina D’Onise, Alicia Montgomerie, John Lynch
To describe how culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) children are identified and enumerated in routine data collections and in child health research in Australia. Descriptive analysis, where different definitions of CALD were applied to the 2021 Australian Census to measure the size of the CALD population of Australian children aged 0 to 17 years. Narrative review of the Australian child health
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Meet us where we are: non-Indigenous young peoples' ideas on how to reduce alcohol-related harm in Mparntwe (Alice Springs). Aust. N. Z. J. Public Health (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2023-11-29 Timothy A Carey,Mikaela Cibich,Margaret Carey,Sonia Hines
OBJECTIVE This research sought to understand the strategies young people in a remote central Australian town believed would reduce alcohol-related harms amongst their peers. METHODS A total of 38 non-Indigenous residents of Mparntwe (Alice Springs), aged between 14 and 18 years, participated in focus groups at their school. Participants discussed strategies they thought would reduce alcohol-related
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Q fever awareness in Australia: A scoping review. Aust. N. Z. J. Public Health (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2023-11-27 George Hamad,Geetha Ranmuthugala
OBJECTIVE To investigate the level of Q fever awareness in Australia. METHODS A scoping review was conducted by searching the electronic databases Medline, PubMed and Web of Science using keywords for Q fever, awareness, knowledge, and Australian locations. The search was initially limited to articles published in the 10 years prior to June 2022 and then extended up to and including August 2023; yielding
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Front-of-pack marketing on infant and toddler foods: Targeting children and their caregivers. Aust. N. Z. J. Public Health (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2023-11-20 Alexandra Chung,Judith Myers,Helen Skouteris,Kathryn Backholer
OBJECTIVE To identify and quantify child- and caregiver-appeal on front-of-pack marketing on infant and toddler foods in the Australian food supply. METHODS Content analysis of the presence and type of front-of-pack marketing techniques displayed on the front-of-pack of infant and toddler foods (for children aged up to 36 months) available in Australia's two major supermarkets' online stores. RESULTS
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Navigating child product safety: Perspectives from experts on international challenges and priorities in regulation and research. Aust. N. Z. J. Public Health (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2023-11-17 Catherine Niven,Kim A Vuong,Luke Nottage,James E Harrison,Holger Möller,Jesani Catchpoole,Rebecca Ivers,Kirsten Vallmuur
OBJECTIVE To elicit and summarise collective expert opinion on contemporary child product safety risks, challenges and priorities. METHODS An online survey targeted international experts from a cross-section of product safety fields. RESULTS Fifty-five experts participated, representing 1,137 years of product safety experience, from a broad range of fields including industry risk management, product
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Enhancement of scoping review methodology to reflect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, being and doing. Aust. N. Z. J. Public Health (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2023-11-14 Tina Brodie,Natasha J Howard,Odette Pearson,Kootsy Canuto,Alex Brown,
OBJECTIVE This paper argues for the enhancement of scoping review methods to incorporate Indigenous ways of knowing, being, and doing for more effective understandings of evidence of importance to Indigenous populations. METHODS Scoping review methodology typically aims to understand existing evidence and support translation of evidence into practice. Levac and colleagues (2010) scoping review methodology
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Evaluation outcomes of a Western Australian campaign designed to reduce alcohol use in pregnancy. Aust. N. Z. J. Public Health (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2023-11-13 Simone Pettigrew,Leon Booth,Tahnee McCausland,Kelly Kennington,Danica Keric
OBJECTIVE To assess (i) the effectiveness of a mass media campaign communicating the potential harms associated with consuming even small amounts of alcohol in pregnancy and (ii) changes in females' intentions to abstain during pregnancy after campaign exposure. METHODS Independent samples of ∼400 Western Australian adults (18-45 years) were recruited at two time points (before and after the 'One Drink'
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Evaluating the benefit of serology during potential Australian bat lyssavirus and rabies post-exposure prophylaxis. Aust. N. Z. J. Public Health (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2023-11-06 James Harris,Alexandra Uren,James Smith,Emily Titmus,Megan Young
Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) for potential lyssavirus exposures consists of wound management, rabies vaccination and may include rabies immunoglobulin (RIG). Rabies serology is sometimes indicated if there is risk of PEP failure. OBJECTIVES Evaluate the benefit of serology by indication. METHODS Chart review of potential lyssavirus exposures managed at a Public Health Unit (June 2015 - December
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Population vulnerability to heat: A case-crossover analysis of heat health alerts and hospital morbidity data in Victoria, Australia. Aust. N. Z. J. Public Health (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2023-10-16 Tilda N Thomson,Rayiky Rupasinghe,Daneeta Hennessy,Marion Easton,Tony Stewart,Vanora Mulvenna
OBJECTIVE From 2010 to 2022, the Victorian Department of Health operated a heat health alert system. We explored whether changes to morbidity occurred during or directly after these alerts, and how this differed for certain population groups. METHODS We used a space-time-stratified case-crossover design and conditional logistic regression to examine the associations between heat health alerts and heat-related
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Transdisciplinary stakeholder understandings of antimicrobial resistance: An integrative approach in Aotearoa New Zealand. Aust. N. Z. J. Public Health (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2023-10-16 Sarah Mitchell,Alexandra Macmillan,Kate C Morgaine,Patricia Priest
OBJECTIVE Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a complex public health issue, with a range of influences across human, animal, and environmental health. Given the complexity of the problem, the diversity of stakeholders, and the failure of current policies to curb AMR worldwide, integrative approaches are needed to identify effective actions. Underpinned by systems thinking and One Health principles,
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The enduring harm from permanent offshore processing arrangements in the Pacific Islands. Aust. N. Z. J. Public Health (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2023-10-10 Kyli Hedrick,Rohan Borschmann
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Mapping pandemic responses in urban Indigenous Australia: Reflections on systems thinking and pandemic preparedness. Aust. N. Z. J. Public Health (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2023-10-06 Bronwyn Fredericks,Abraham Bradfield,James Ward,Sue McAvoy,Shea Spierings,Agnes Toth-Peter,Troy Combo
OBJECTIVES We investigate some of the strengths and challenges associated with Covid-19 responses in urban Indigenous communities in Brisbane, Australia. Our research reflects on the interconnected dynamics that impact health outcomes and mitigate or exacerbate the risk of Covid-19 spreading within urban Indigenous communities. METHODS Three systems thinking workshops were held in 2021 with Indigenous
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Changing conversations about family violence in regional Western Australia: A primary prevention communication case study. Aust. N. Z. J. Public Health (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2023-10-04 Helen Fordham,Heath Greville,Monica Moran,Dane Waters,Sandra C Thompson
OBJECTIVE To illuminate the enablers and challenges of implementing a communication strategy designed to support Community, Respect, Equality (CRE) and a family and domestic violence (FDV) primary prevention plan in a regional Western Australian town. METHOD This research draws on documentation and interviews with members of Leading Lights, an advocacy group arising from a collaboration of local organisations
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Dimensions of the diet-exercise relationship in later life: A qualitative study. Aust. N. Z. J. Public Health (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2023-09-30 Simone Pettigrew,Michelle I Jongenelis,Zenobia Talati,Gael Myers,Nina Sapountsis
OBJECTIVE Diet and physical activity are two lifestyle behaviours that are critical for healthy ageing. The aim of this study was to explore how older adults negotiate dietary and physical activity decisions to identify areas of intersection between these two behaviours and inform health promotion interventions targeting both diet and exercise. METHODS This exploratory study utilised a novel data collection
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Hepatitis C virus point-of-care RNA testing: Experience from screening an entire high-security Australian prison population over 3 days. Aust. N. Z. J. Public Health (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2023-09-28 Chris Wallis,Mim O'Flynn,Mary Fenech,Dorrit Grimstrup
OBJECTIVE Point-of-care testing for hepatitis C virus (HCV) in high-risk populations is key to diagnosing and eliminating HCV. We aimed to test all occupants for HCV in an entire prison. METHODS All consenting participants at the Brisbane Women's Correctional Centre were tested for HCV over 3 days using fingerstick samples. Participants with HCV were linked to care by a Nurse Practitioner experienced
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Changes in household food grocery shopping patterns in Melbourne, Australia during COVID-19 restrictions in 2020. Aust. N. Z. J. Public Health (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2023-09-22 Damian Maganja,Daisy H Coyle,Liping Huang,Simone Pettigrew,Maria Shahid
OBJECTIVE To investigate the impact of COVID-19 restrictions in Melbourne, 2020, on food grocery purchases. METHODS Grocery purchase data for 2019 and 2020 were accessed for 1,413 Melbourne households (NielsenIQ Homescan Consumer Panel) and linked to a nutrition composition database (FoodSwitch). RESULTS Per capita expenditure and dietary energy from groceries increased by 21.2% and 17.7%, respectively
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Is it time to increase the cost of tobacco licences after 10 years of stagnation? Aust. N. Z. J. Public Health (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2023-09-20 Samuel Ziesing,Kerry Ettridge,Joanne Dono,Ashley Luppino,Caroline Miller
OBJECTIVE Reducing tobacco licences is one potential lever to reduce tobacco-related harms. A 15-fold increase in annual tobacco retailer licence fees in 2007 led to a 24% decline in the number of licences in 2009. This study investigates the changes in tobacco licences over a subsequent decade in the absence of real fee increases. METHODS The South Australian (SA) government tobacco licencing system
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Socioeconomic disadvantage and engagement with digital contact tracing for COVID-19 in Western Sydney: A secondary analysis of surveillance data. Aust. N. Z. J. Public Health (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2023-09-20 Benjamin Silberberg,Christian Young,Shopna Bag,Conrad Moreira,Sophie Norton,Jessica Wells,Ramon Z Shaban
OBJECTIVE COVID-19 outcomes were highly inequitably distributed in Australia and worldwide. The digitalisation of public health interventions offers resource-efficiency and increased capacity for pandemic responses, but risks excluding the elderly and disadvantaged, reinforcing existing inequalities. Despite this, there has been little evaluation of the determinants of uptake of digital contact tracing
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Paediatric COVID-19 vaccination coverage and associated factors among migrant and non-migrant children aged 5-11 years in Aotearoa New Zealand: A population-level retrospective cohort study. Aust. N. Z. J. Public Health (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2023-09-18 Nadia A Charania,Linda Kirkpatrick,Janine Paynter
OBJECTIVE Children with migrant and refugee backgrounds may experience immunisation inequities due to barriers to accessing and accepting vaccines. In Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ), national reporting can mask inequities in coverage by migration background. This study explored paediatric COVID-19 vaccine uptake among children with migrant and refugee backgrounds. METHODS This population-level retrospective
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A qualitative exploration of the non-financial costs of cancer care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians. Aust. N. Z. J. Public Health (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2023-09-07 Rachel Cummins,Robyn Preston,Stephanie M Topp,Judy Taylor,Sarah Larkins,Emily Callander,Lorraine Bell,Brian Arley,Gail Garvey
OBJECTIVE Knowledge is growing about cancer care and financial costs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. However, much remains unknown about the true costs of cancer care, encompassing financial, emotional, and spiritual aspects. We aimed to explore and explain how non-financial costs affect the health-seeking behaviours of these clients. METHODS Following Indigenous research protocols
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Whose values, what bias, which subjectivity?: The need for reflexivity and positionality in epidemiological health equity scholarship. Aust. N. Z. J. Public Health (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2023-08-24 Brianna Poirier,Dandara Haag,Gustavo Soares,Lisa Jamieson
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An outbreak of acute rheumatic fever in a remote Aboriginal community. Aust. N. Z. J. Public Health (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2023-08-23 Natasha Egoroff,Hilary Bloomfield,Wanamula Gondarra,Brando Yambalpal,Terrence Guyula,Demi Forward,Gemma Lyons,Emer O'Connor,Lou Sanderson,Michelle Dowden,Desley Williams,Jessica de Dassel,Pasqualina Coffey,Elizabeth Rrapa Dhurrkay,Veronica Gondarra,Deborah C Holt,Vicki L Krause,Bart J Currie,Kalinda Griffiths,Karen Dempsey,Anna Glynn-Robinson
OBJECTIVES We describe the public health response to an outbreak of acute rheumatic fever (ARF) in a remote Aboriginal community. METHODS In August 2021, the Northern Territory Rheumatic Heart Disease Control Program identified an outbreak of acute rheumatic fever in a remote Aboriginal community. A public health response was developed using a modified acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis protocol
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E-cigarette use and other risk factors associated with tobacco smoking susceptibility among Australian adolescents. Aust. N. Z. J. Public Health (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2023-08-22 Maree Scully,Elizabeth Greenhalgh,Emily Bain,Melanie Wakefield,Sarah Durkin,Victoria White
OBJECTIVE To explore risk factors for smoking susceptibility among Australian adolescents to inform prevention policies and programs. METHODS Cross-sectional survey of students aged 12-17 years who reported having never smoked (n=4,171). Bivariate associations between smoking susceptibility and a range of factors previously linked to youth smoking and smoking susceptibility were initially examined
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Availability and quality of data related to cultural and linguistic diversity in the Victorian Suicide Register: A pilot study. Aust. N. Z. J. Public Health (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2023-08-14 Mandy Truong,Jeremy Dwyer,Jocelyn Chan,Lyndal Bugeja
OBJECTIVE While people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds have been identified as a priority for suicide prevention in Australia, little is known about suicide in CALD communities. We aim to describe the availability and quality of CALD data in the Victorian Suicide Register (VSR). METHODS A retrospective consecutive case series review of suicides reported to the Coroners
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Ear health and hearing in urban Aboriginal children. Aust. N. Z. J. Public Health (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2023-07-28 Jack DeLacy,Leonie Burgess,Mandy Cutmore,Simone Sherriff,Susan Woolfenden,Kathleen Falster,Emily Banks,Alison Purcell,Kelvin Kong,Harvey Coates,John Curotta,Markeeta Douglas,Kym Slater,Aleathia Thompson,Jacqueline Stephens,Juanita Sherwood,Peter McIntyre,Jean Tsembis,Michelle Dickson,Jonathan Craig,Hasantha Gunasekera
OBJECTIVE Evaluate ear health and hearing among urban Aboriginal children and quantify relationships with child, family and social factors. METHODS Baseline questionnaire and ear health examinations from 1430 children with diagnoses (0.5-18 years) attending Aboriginal Health Services enrolled in SEARCH. Ear health outcomes were Otitis Media (OM), and hearing loss (three-frequency average hearing loss
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Commercial lobbying and political contributions: an Australian scoping review. Aust. N. Z. J. Public Health (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2023-07-19 Jennifer Lacy-Nichols,Maggie Johnson,Katherine Cullerton
OBJECTIVE Many of the most effective and equitable policies to reduce the burden of non-communicable diseases threaten the interests of powerful corporations. A first step for public health advocates seeking to challenge powerful corporate interests is to understand the nature and extent of corporate political practices. This scoping review explored public health research on two political practices
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Sleep health of young adults in Western Australia and associations with physical and mental health: A population-level cross-sectional study. Aust. N. Z. J. Public Health (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2023-07-18 Alexandra P Metse,Peter Eastwood,Melissa Ree,Adrian Lopresti,Joseph J Scott,Jenny Bowman
OBJECTIVES This article aims to report on the sleep health characteristics of a population-level sample of young Australian adults and examine associations with measures of physical and mental health. METHODS A cross-sectional study using data from the Raine Study. Data from participants (n = 1234) born into the study (Generation 2) at the 22-year follow-up were used, including data from a self-report
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Precarious employment and associated health and social consequences; a systematic review. Aust. N. Z. J. Public Health (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2023-07-13 Saeed Jaydarifard,Simon S Smith,Dwayne Mann,Kalina R Rossa,Elahe Nikooharf Salehi,Arvind Gnani Srinivasan,Shamsi Shekari Soleimanloo
OBJECTIVE This systematic review aims to identify, evaluate, and summarise the consequences of precarious employment. METHODS We included studies published within the last ten years (Jan 2011-July 2021) that employed at least two of three key dimensions of precarious employment: employment insecurity, income inadequacy, and lack of rights and protection. RESULTS Of the 4,947 initially identified studies
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The evidence that rheumatic heart disease control programs in Australia are making an impact. Aust. N. Z. J. Public Health (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2023-06-24 Ingrid Stacey,Anna Ralph,Jessica de Dassel,Lee Nedkoff,Vicki Wade,Carl Francia,Rosemary Wyber,Kevin Murray,Joseph Hung,Judith Katzenellenbogen
OBJECTIVE Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) comprises heart-valve damage caused by acute rheumatic fever (ARF). The Australian Government Rheumatic Fever Strategy funds RHD Control Programs to support detection and management of ARF and RHD. We assessed epidemiological changes during the years of RHD Control Program operation. METHODS Linked RHD register, hospital and death data from four Australian jurisdictions
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Keratinocyte carcinomas, area-level socioeconomic status and geographic remoteness in Tasmania: cross-sectional associations and temporal trends. Aust. N. Z. J. Public Health (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2023-06-21 Bruna S Ragaini,Leigh Blizzard,Peter Baade,Alison Venn
OBJECTIVE This article aims to examine cross-sectional associations and assess temporal trends in keratinocyte carcinoma (KC) incidence by area-level socioeconomic status (SES) and geographic remoteness in Tasmania, Australia. METHODS KCs-basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (SCC)-registered by the Tasmanian Cancer Registry were assigned to area-level SES and remoteness
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National estimates of occupation-related inequalities in all-cause mortality using linked Census-mortality data. Aust. N. Z. J. Public Health (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2023-06-19 Jacinta Blazevska,Jennifer Welsh,Rosemary J Korda
OBJECTIVE This report aims to provide national estimates of occupation-related inequalities in all-cause mortality for Australian residents aged 25-64 years. METHOD Data came from the 2016 Census linked to Deaths Registrations, available via the Multi-Agency Data Integration Project. Using negative binomial regression, we estimated age-adjusted relative and absolute inequalities in all-cause mortality
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Local government venues' sponsorship and signage policies to limit the promotion of harmful products: A Western Australian public health audit. Aust. N. Z. J. Public Health (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2023-06-14 Gabriella Jameson,Melissa Stoneham,Melinda Edmunds,Christina M Pollard
OBJECTIVE Identify and assess publicly available local government sponsorship and signage policies related to harmful products in Western Australia (WA). METHODS An audit of WA Local Government Authority (LGAs) websites (n=139) was conducted. Sponsorship, signage, venue hire and community grants' policies were located and assessed against set criterion. Policies were scored for the inclusion of statements
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New Zealand adolescents' responses to plain packaging and new pictorial warning labels: Repeat cross-sectional survey analysis. Aust. N. Z. J. Public Health (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2023-06-09 Richard Edwards,Lathan Thomas,James Stanley,Janet Hoek
OBJECTIVE This article aims to examine the impact on adolescents of New Zealand's 2018 legislation introducing plain (standardised) packaging and enhanced pictorial warning labels (PWLs). METHODS Data came from Year 10 (14-15 years old) students in the 2016 (2,884 participants) and 2018 (2,689 participants) Youth Insights Surveys conducted 2 years before and immediately after legislation implementation
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Health service utilisation by quota, family-sponsored and convention refugees in their first five years in New Zealand. Aust. N. Z. J. Public Health (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2023-06-08 Frederieke S Petrović-van der Deen,Jonathan D Kennedy,James Stanley,Arezoo Malihi,Sheree Gibb,Ruth Cunningham
OBJECTIVE This study examines and compares health service utilisation patterns between New Zealand's (NZ) three main refugee groups and the general NZ population. METHODS We used Statistics NZ's Integrated Data Infrastructure to identify quota, family-sponsored and convention refugees arriving in NZ (2007-2013). We analysed contact with primary care, emergency department (ED), and specialist mental
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Ear disease and hearing loss: a descriptive study of Aboriginal children living in metropolitan South Australia. Aust. N. Z. J. Public Health (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2023-06-08 Sonali Meena,Annapurna Nori,Leanne Quirino,Wendy Scheil,Casey Nottage,Toni Shearing,Kate Wheldrake,Nicola Spurrier
OBJECTIVE This article aims to describe the rates of middle ear disease in Aboriginal children living in metropolitan Adelaide. METHODS Data from the Under 8s Ear Health Program (population-based outreach screening) were analysed to identify rates of ear disease and the referral outcomes for children identified with ear conditions during screening. RESULTS In total, 1598 children participated in at
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The inexorable rise of automated food deliveries and potential anticipatory policy actions. Aust. N. Z. J. Public Health (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2023-06-15 Simone Pettigrew,Victoria Farrar,Leon Booth,Charles Karl,Branislava Godic,Julie Brown,Jason Thompson
OBJECTIVE Food deliveries to consumers using autonomous vehicles are forecast to become commonplace in Australia and globally. The aims of this study were to (i) explore the anticipated nature of AV food delivery services in Australia and (ii) identify available policy options to optimise positive outcomes and minimise any negative consequences for health and well-being. METHODS In total, 36 interviews
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Public holiday and long weekend mortality risk in Australia: A behaviour and usage risk analysis for coastal drowning and other fatalities. Aust. N. Z. J. Public Health (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2023-06-06 Luke Strasiotto,Annabel Ellis,Shane Daw,Jasmin C Lawes
OBJECTIVE This article aims to determine the impact of public holidays and long weekends on the risk of drowning and non-drowning deaths on the Australian coast. METHODS A retrospective case-control study using relative risk ratios and Z-scores to compare all unintentional fatalities on the Australian coast between 2004 and 2021 to a longitudinal representative survey sample of the Australian public
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I know what you did last summer: a cross-sectional study of personal COVID-19 risk reduction strategies used by Victorian adults, December 2021-January 2022. Aust. N. Z. J. Public Health (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2023-06-02 Wai Chung Tse,Aimée Altermatt,Freya Saich,Anna L Wilkinson,Katherine Heath,Kathryn Young,Alisa Pedrana,Sophie Hill,Lisa Gibbs,Mark Stoové,Katherine B Gibney,Margaret Hellard
OBJECTIVE We describe COVID-19 risk reduction strategies adopted by Victorian adults during December 2021-January 2022, a period of high COVID-19 infection and limited government mandated public health measures. METHODS In February 2022, participants of a Victorian-based cohort study (Optimise) completed a cross-sectional survey on risk reduction behaviours during December 2021-January 2022. Regression
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A rapid review of implementation frameworks underpinning Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children's health and social care programs. Aust. N. Z. J. Public Health (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2023-06-01 Anita D'Aprano,Sarah Carmody,Esmai Manahan,Melissa Savaglio,Emma Galvin,Helen Skouteris
OBJECTIVE This rapid review aimed to identify (1) key frameworks and components underpinning the effective implementation of Health and Social Care (HSC) programs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children; and (2) participatory and co-design frameworks guiding the implementation. METHODS Four databases were searched for peer-reviewed English-language articles published between 2015 and 2021
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Corporatisation and the health of Australian universities. Aust. N. Z. J. Public Health (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2023-05-17 Fran Baum,Julia Anaf
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Smoke and mirrors? Conflict of interest declarations in tobacco and e-cigarette-related academic publications. Aust. N. Z. J. Public Health (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2023-05-23 Amy McDonald,Kahlia McCausland,Laura Thomas,Mike Daube,Jonine Jancey
OBJECTIVE This research explored international tobacco control experts' level of satisfaction with conflict of interest (COI) declaration processes; and the transparency of COI declarations of identified authors publishing in the tobacco, e-cigarette, and related novel products academic literature. METHODS This case study profiled 10 authors' (identified by expert panel) COIs pertaining to the tobacco
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Food security in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in remote Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic: An analysis of print news media and press releases. Aust. N. Z. J. Public Health (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2023-05-16 Emma van Burgel,Stacey Holden,Megan Ferguson,Katherine Cullerton,Julia McCartan,Nicole Turner,Beau Cubillo,Georgia Day,Julie Brimblecombe
OBJECTIVE This article aims to examine the framing of the issue of food security in very remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in print media and press releases during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. METHODS Newspaper articles were identified following a systematic search of the Factiva database, and press releases were identified from manual search of key stakeholder
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The need for an evidence surveillance system to inform the public health response to e-cigarette use in youth. Aust. N. Z. J. Public Health (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2023-05-13 Courtney Barnes,Sze Lin Yoong,Emily Stockings,Caitlin Bialek,Luke Wolfenden
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Trusting relationships and learning together: A rapid review of Indigenous reference groups in Australian Indigenous health research. Aust. N. Z. J. Public Health (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2023-05-12 Anita D'Aprano,Catherine Lloyd-Johnsen,Daniele Cameron,Alison Wunungmurra,Charmaine Hull,Cassie Boyle,Marjorie Naylon,Raelene Brunette,Jeannie Campbell,Veronica Matthews
OBJECTIVE This rapid review aims to identify how Indigenous research governance is conceptualised, implemented and documented within Australian Indigenous health research studies. METHODS We searched for peer-reviewed English-language articles in two databases and for web-based grey literature published from database inception to November 2021. Reference lists were searched to identify additional articles
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Towards healthy food retail: An assessment of public health nutrition workforce capacity to work with stores. Aust. N. Z. J. Public Health (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2023-05-12 Georgia Day,Jorja Collins,Cliona Twohig,Khia De Silva,Julie Brimblecombe
OBJECTIVE This article aims to investigate the capacity of nutrition professionals to engage in food retail practice change to improve population diet. METHODS Convergent mixed method design was used that includes pre-interview surveys, in-depth interviews, and retrospective mapping of service provision. The study was conducted in organisations that provide a nutrition professional service to food
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Alcohol and other drug use before custody among Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people in New South Wales, Australia. Aust. N. Z. J. Public Health (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2023-05-10 Michael F Doyle,Farah Al-Ansari,Sharlene Kaye,Megan Williams,Katherine Conigrave,Julia Bowman
OBJECTIVE Alcohol and other drug (AoD) use is a significant factor in the poor health status of people in prison. Our aim is to explore associations of alcohol consumption with tobacco and illicit drug use among Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people in prison to inform health services, clinical care and support. METHODS We analysed the alcohol, tobacco and illicit drug use data of the 2015 Network Patient
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Formative assessment: Is Australia ready for a physical activity surveillance system? Aust. N. Z. J. Public Health (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2023-05-04 Tracy Nau,William Bellew,Ben J Smith,Adrian Bauman
OBJECTIVES This study investigated the feasibility of establishing a comprehensive and standardised physical activity surveillance system (PASS) in Australia to guide policy and programs to address this public health priority. METHODS We gathered information about existing data and reporting obligations in relation to physical activity, by conducting cross-sectoral workshops for each state and territory
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"It shows we are serious": Young people in Australia discuss climate justice protests as a mechanism for climate change advocacy and action. Aust. N. Z. J. Public Health (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2023-05-02 Grace Arnot,Samantha Thomas,Hannah Pitt,Elyse Warner
OBJECTIVE This article aims to understand young Australians' perspectives of climate justice protests as a mechanism for climate change advocacy and action. METHOD A qualitatively led online survey was conducted with n=511 young Australians (15-24 years). Open-text questions prompted for young people's perceptions of the appeal, accessibility, and effectiveness of climate justice protests in climate
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Estimating the impact of the minimum alcohol price on consumers' alcohol expenditure in the Northern Territory, Australia. Aust. N. Z. J. Public Health (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2023-05-16 Nicholas Taylor,Peter Miller,Kerri Coomber,Michael Livingston,Heng Jiang,Penny Buykx,Debbie Scott,Ryan Baldwin,Tanya Chikritzhs
OBJECTIVE From October 2018, the Northern Territory (NT) government introduced a minimum unit price (MUP) for alcohol of $1.30 per standard drink. We assessed industry claims that the MUP penalised all drinkers by examining the alcohol expenditure of drinkers not targeted by the policy. METHODS Participants recruited by a market research company using phone sampling (n=766, 15% consent fraction) completed
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The characteristics of drowning among different types of international visitors to Australia and how this contributes to their drowning risk. Aust. N. Z. J. Public Health (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2023-04-26 Stacey Willcox-Pidgeon,Lauren Miller,Peter A Leggat,Amy E Peden,Robert W Brander,Jeff Wilks,Richard C Franklin
OBJECTIVE Australia is a popular destination for international visitors. This study reviews international visitor drowning deaths in Australia and analyses drowning by visitor type. METHODS A total population retrospective study exploring drowning deaths of international visitors was conducted between 2008 and 2018. Data were extracted from the Royal Life Saving National Fatal Drowning Database and
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New models to support parents to pack healthy lunchboxes: Parents acceptability, feasibility, appropriateness, and adoption of the SWAP IT m-Health program. Aust. N. Z. J. Public Health (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2023-04-21 Alison Brown,Nicole Nathan,Lisa Janssen,Amelia Chooi,Christophe Lecathelinais,Nayerra Hudson,Luke Wolfenden,Rachel Sutherland
OBJECTIVES This report aims to evaluate the acceptability, appropriateness, feasibility, and adoption of a healthy lunchbox program (SWAP IT), from the parent perspective. METHODS SWAP IT is an mobile health (m-Health) program aimed to support parents in swapping out discretionary foods for healthier alternatives. Following receipt of the program, parents completed validated scales assessing the Acceptability
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The prevalence and variations in unintended pregnancy by socio-demographic and health-related factors in a population-based cohort of young Australian women. Aust. N. Z. J. Public Health (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2023-04-19 Mridula Shankar,Leesa Hooker,Kristina Edvardsson,Wendy V Norman,Angela J Taft
OBJECTIVE The aim of this study is to estimate the prevalence of unintended pregnancy and associated socio-demographic and health-related factors among a national cohort of young Australian women. METHODS Secondary analysis of three waves (2013-2015) of the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health new young cohort. Women born between 1989 and 1995 were recruited through internet and traditional
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Corporal punishment of children in Australia: The evidence-based case for legislative reform. Aust. N. Z. J. Public Health (IF 3.5) Pub Date : 2023-05-02 Sophie S Havighurst,Ben Mathews,Frances L Doyle,Divna M Haslam,Karl Andriessen,Carmen Cubillo,Sharon Dawe,David J Hawes,Cynthia Leung,Trevor G Mazzucchelli,Alina Morawska,Sarah Whittle,Carys Chainey,Daryl J Higgins
OBJECTIVE Across all of Australia's states and territories, it is legal for a parent or carer to hit their child. In this paper, we outline the legal context for corporal punishment in Australia and the argument for its reform. METHODS We review the laws that allow corporal punishment, the international agreements on children's rights, the evidence on the effects of corporal punishment, and outcomes