ArticlePloS one2018
Ascertaining infectious disease burden through primary care clinic attendance among young Aboriginal children living in four remote communities in Western Australia.
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- A Model to Compare International Hospital Bed Numbers, including a Case Study on the Role of Indigenous People on Acute 'Occupied' Bed Demand in Australian States.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Standardization of Epidemiological Surveillance of Group A Streptococcal ImpetigoOpen forum infectious diseases · 2022Article
- Strengths-Based Nursing to Combat Common Infectious Diseases in Indigenous Australians.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2022Article
- Protocol for the systematic review of the epidemiology of superficial Streptococcal A infections (skin and throat) in Australia.PloS one · 2021Article
- Case Manifestations and Public Health Response for Outbreak of Meningococcal W Disease, Central Australia, 2017.Emerging infectious diseases · 2020Article
- Skin infections in Australian Aboriginal children: a narrative review.The Medical journal of Australia · 2020Review
- Barriers and Enablers of Health Service Utilisation for Childhood Skin Infections in Remote Aboriginal Communities of Western Australia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
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Abstract
Infectious diseases contribute a substantial burden of ill-health in Australia's Aboriginal children. Skin infections have been shown to be common in remote Aboriginal communities, particularly in the Northern Territory, Australia. However, primary care data on skin and other infectious diseases among Aboriginal children living in remote areas of Western Australia are limited. We conducted a retrospective review of clinic presentations of all children aged 0 to 5 years presenting to four clinics located in the Western Desert region of Western Australia between 2007 and 2012 to determine this burden at a local level. Infectious diseases accounted for almost 50% of all clinic presentations. Skin infections (sores, scabies and fungal infections) were the largest proportion (16%), with ear infections (15%) and upper respiratory infections (13%) also high. Skin infections remained high in all age groups; 72% of children presented at least once with skin infections. Scabies accounted for only 2% of all presentations, although one-quarter of children presented during the study for management of scabies. Skin sores accounted for 75% of the overall burden of skin infections. Improved public health measures targeting bacterial skin infections are needed to reduce this high burden of skin infections in Western Australia.
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