ArticleBMC public health2010
Exploring cross-sectional associations between common childhood illness, housing and social conditions in remote Australian Aboriginal communities.
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- Prioritising Housing Maintenance to Improve Health in Indigenous Communities in NSW over 20 years.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
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- Relocating to a new or pre-existing social housing unit: significant health improvements for Inuit adults in Nunavik and Nunavut.Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2020Observational
- Review of Aboriginal child health services in remote Western Australia identifies challenges and informs solutions.BMC health services research · 2019Review
- Check the Ear. The Importance of Ear Examinations in Assessment of Intracranial Subdural Empyema.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2019Review
- The Relationship between Infectious Diseases and Housing Maintenance in Indigenous Australian Households.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Review
- Quality of social and emotional wellbeing services for families of young Indigenous children attending primary care centers; a cross sectional analysis.BMC health services research · 2018Article
- The Epidemiology of Scabies and Impetigo in Relation to Demographic and Residential Characteristics: Baseline Findings from the Skin Health Intervention Fiji Trial.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2017Article
- Housing conditions of urban households with Aboriginal children in NSW Australia: tenure type matters.BMC public health · 2017Article
- Associations between poor living conditions and multi-morbidity among Syrian migrant agricultural workers in Lebanon.European journal of public health · 2016Article
- Inequalities in pediatric avoidable hospitalizations between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children in Australia: a population data linkage study.BMC pediatrics · 2016Article
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Abstract
backgroundThere is limited epidemiological research that provides insight into the complex web of causative and moderating factors that links housing conditions to a variety of poor health outcomes. This study explores the relationship between housing conditions (with a primary focus on the functional state of infrastructure) and common childhood illness in remote Australian Aboriginal communities for the purpose of informing development of housing interventions to improve child health.
methodsHierarchical multi-level analysis of association between carer report of common childhood illnesses and functional and hygienic state of housing infrastructure, socio-economic, psychosocial and health related behaviours using baseline survey data from a housing intervention study.
resultsMultivariate analysis showed a strong independent association between report of respiratory infection and overall functional condition of the house (Odds Ratio (OR) 3.00; 95%CI 1.36-6.63), but no significant association between report of other illnesses and the overall functional condition or the functional condition of infrastructure required for specific healthy living practices. Associations between report of child illness and secondary explanatory variables which showed an OR of 2 or more included: for skin infection--evidence of poor temperature control in the house (OR 3.25; 95%CI 1.06-9.94), evidence of pests and vermin in the house (OR 2.88; 95%CI 1.25-6.60); for respiratory infection--breastfeeding in infancy (OR 0.27; 95%CI 0.14-0.49); for diarrhoea/vomiting--hygienic state of food preparation and storage areas (OR 2.10; 95%CI 1.10-4.00); for ear infection--child care attendance (OR 2.25; 95%CI 1.26-3.99).
conclusionThese findings add to other evidence that building programs need to be supported by a range of other social and behavioural interventions for potential health gains to be more fully realised.
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