Reports and Findings
This project seeks to conduct a focus group for young people (aged 11-14) and their parents/family members through the Danila Dilba Health Service (DDHS) in Darwin with the aim of identifying consumer needs and perspectives on next steps and priorities for peer support in RHD.
Scabies and impetigo are common in Timor-Leste, with very high prevalence of scabies in the rural district of Ermera
The age-standardized disability-adjusted life years rates in the Eastern Mediterranean Region are considerably higher than the global average
The rates of RHD in Timor-Leste are among the highest in the world, and prevalence is higher among girls than boys
Diarrhoeal disease is the second leading cause of death in children under 5 years globally, killing 525 000 annually. Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (hereafter Aboriginal) children suffer a high burden of disease.
This project aimed to identify the primordial determinants of RHD to inform prevention strategies.
This project will use a multi-jurisdictional linked RHD dataset to establish a baseline burden of RHD in Australia to allow for monitoring the impact of burden over time, and to form the basis of clearly defined targets for the END RHD CRE Endgame Strategy.
Skin infections are a significant cause of severe disease, requiring hospitalization in Western Australian children, particularly with Aboriginal children
We conducted a systematic review of clinical trials and observational studies that address the utility of SXT for SSTI treatment, caused by either GAS or MRSA
This study sought to determine relationships, by gender, between childhood behaviour problems and adolescent risky sexual behaviours and substance use.