OBJECTIVE The study aim was to identify the process underlying the performance of agency for urban-dwelling Aboriginal women in contemporary Australian society with a view to promoting social change for Aboriginal people. METHOD Grounded theory methods were used in the conduct of 20 life history narrative interviews with Aboriginal women from across fourteen different language groups. RESUL...

BACKGROUND Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are under-reported in administrative health datasets in NSW, Australia. Correct reporting of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples is essential to measure the effectiveness of policies and programmes aimed at reducing the health disadvantage experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. This study investigates the ...

OBJECTIVE To address the mouth as a site of structural inequalities looking through the lens of Aboriginal Australian experience. RESEARCH DESIGN This is a critical review of published literature relevant to our objective. Criteria for selection included articles on: the social context of oral and general health inequalities for Aboriginal Australians; Aboriginal perceptions and meanings of t...

INTRODUCTION Maternal smoking rates in Australian Aboriginal women are triple that of the general population, with little evidence for successful interventions. We reviewed the literature to understand smoking and cessation in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and provide recommendations for targeted interventions. METHODS Six databases were searched using terms related to smoking, ...

OBJECTIVES Aboriginal people form one of the populations most in need of mental health and substance abuse services within Australia, although many services are not adequately sensitive to, or inclusive of, relevant aspects of Aboriginal culture in their programmes. The Aboriginal Cultural Engagement Survey (ACES) was developed with the objective of assessing the level of cultural engagement of...

BACKGROUND Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is the most common type of malignancy affecting the oral cavity. While exposures to main risk factors for oral SCC such as smoking and alcohol use are higher amongst the Aboriginal people, little is known about oral cancer in this population. This study aimed to describe characteristics and survival of oral SCC in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Western Au...

Clustering in perinatal data can violate assumptions of independence, an important consideration for data analysis. Few published studies report on the extent of repeat births in routinely collected Australian perinatal data and the implications thereof for analysis and interpretation. This paper reports on a case study that examined the extent and implications of clustering in the Northern Ter...

BACKGROUND Despite being at heightened risk of developing mental illness, there has been little research into the experience of depression in Australian Aboriginal populations. This study aimed to outline the expression, experience, manifestations and consequences of emotional distress and depression in Aboriginal men in central Australia. METHODS Utilizing a grounded theory approach, in dept...

AimsTo assess whether early pregnancy HbA1c can predict gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and adverse birth outcomes in Australian women.MethodsProspective study of 466 women without diabetes, aged ?16-years at first antenatal presentation. Recruitment was from 27 primary healthcare sites rural remote Australia 9-January 2015 to 31-May 2018. measured with investigations (<20-weeks gestation)....

OBJECTIVE Understanding the origins of Aboriginal Australians is crucial in reconstructing the evolution and spread of Homo sapiens as evidence suggests they represent the descendants of the earliest group to leave Africa. This study analyzed a large sample of Y-chromosomes to answer questions relating to the migration routes of their ancestors, the age of Y-haplogroups, date of colonization, a...