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ArticleHealth promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals2025

Investigating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander male health and wellbeing programs and their key elements: A scoping review.

Kootsy Canuto, Celina Gaweda, Bryce Brickley, Rosie Neate, Courtney Hammond, Leah Newcombe, Graham Gee, Oliver Black, Douglas Clinch, James A Smith and 1 more

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Article in Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Feasibility and Preliminary Efficacy of the Biya Yadha Gudjagang Yadha: Healthy Dads Healthy Mob Program.Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals · 2025
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  3. Investigating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander male health and wellbeing programs and their key elements: A scoping review.Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Kootsy CanutoFlinders University, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute, Darwin, Northwest Territories, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7348-4881
Celina GawedaFlinders University, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute, Darwin, Northwest Territories, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8865-0125
Bryce BrickleyFlinders University, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute, Darwin, Northwest Territories, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7093-7793
Rosie NeateFlinders University, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute, Darwin, Northwest Territories, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5451-0167
Courtney HammondAboriginal Health Equity, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5779-2884
Leah NewcombeQueensland Department of Education, Cairns, Queensland, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0004-3460-8492
Graham GeeMurdoch Children's Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7213-3692
Oliver BlackFlinders University, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute, Darwin, Northwest Territories, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1252-4878
Douglas ClinchAboriginal Health Equity, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3721-5374
James A SmithFlinders University, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute, Darwin, Northwest Territories, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4366-7422
Karla J CanutoFlinders University, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute, Darwin, Northwest Territories, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6184-8249

Funding

Department of Health and Aged Care, Australian Government MRF206564National Health and Medical Research Council APP1175214
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

issue addressedThis scoping review aims to explore the size and scope of the body of literature relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander male health and wellbeing programs and describe key program elements.

methodsThis review considered unpublished and published literature from electronic peer-reviewed databases and grey literature sources. Included articles must refer to an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander male health and wellbeing program. Descriptive data synthesised, and seven key program elements were analysed: (1) Origin of Design, (2) Governance, (3) Leads/Facilitators, (4) Funding, (5) Length and Frequency, (6) Outcomes and Measures, and (7) Monitoring and Evaluation.

resultsThe review identified 54 programs described in 49 publications that were published between 1998 and 2022. Only 20 publications were peer-reviewed articles. Most programs (n = 44) were instigated, co-designed or adapted by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to suit cultural and community needs. Reporting on key program elements varied, with only n = 25 of the included publications reporting governance systems.

conclusionsThis work is the first to synthesise the literature and describe the key elements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander male health and wellbeing programs. Relatively few publications were found describing programs designed specifically for this population group. SO WHAT?: While the descriptive findings of the programs and their key elements in this review can assist health promotion and primary care practitioners, further investment and research are required to strengthen the evidence base and achieve the best health and wellbeing outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander males.

Indexed as

Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander PeoplesHealth PromotionHealth Services, IndigenousMen's HealthAustraliaHumansMaleProgram Evaluationfirst nationshealthindigenousmen's healthprimary health carequality improvement

Identifiers

PMID39654298
PMCPMC11628877

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