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The impact of strengthened ward development committees on utilisation of reproductive maternal and child health services in Bayelsa State, Nigeria

BMC Public Health
Introduction Maternal and Child Health (MCH) conditions continue to be a major public health concern in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), which account for 94% of maternal deaths worldwide.
Chijioke Kaduru, Ganiyat Eshikhena, Eghe Abe, Nwadiuto Ojielo, Neni Aworabhi, Happiness Masa, Uche Ibe, Timiebiere Sabenus, Godwin Idim, Geraldine Mbagwu, Ojonimi Alfred, Paul Abiodun, Pabara Igwele, Abisoye Oyeyemi   +13 more
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Cost-Effectiveness of Clinical Decision Support to Improve CKD Outcomes Among First Nations Australians

Kidney International Reports
Introduction: The Northern Territory (NT) is a hotspot for chronic kidney disease (CKD) and has a high incidence of kidney replacement therapy (KRT). The Territory Kidney Care clinical decision support (CDS) tool aims to improve diagnosis and management ...
Winnie Chen, Kirsten Howard, Gillian Gorham, Asanga Abeyaratne, Yuejen Zhao, Oyelola Adegboye, Nadarajah Kangaharan, Sean Taylor, Louise J. Maple-Brown, Samuel Heard, Mohammad Radwanur Talukder, Abdolvahab Baghbanian, Sandawana William Majoni, Alan Cass, Ali Lloyd, Andrew Bell, Christine Connors, Craig Castillon, David McGuiness, Emma Kennedy, Jenny Jobst, Liz Moore, Molly Shorthouse, Nathan Garrawurra, Nathan Rosas, Pratish George, Rama Nair, Rebecca Bond, Robert Forbes, Ronald Ogilvie, Satpinder Daroch, Velma King   +31 more
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Dissecting a diagnostic enigma: Hypertension in a young patient from an organ of Zuckerkandl paraganglioma

Clinical Case Reports, 2023
Key Clinical Message Hypertension in young patients can mask rare conditions like paragangliomas, especially in the absence of conventional symptoms. A comprehensive diagnostic evaluation and multidisciplinary approach are crucial for optimal management ...
Reabal Najjar, Elizabeth Paver, Jonathan McGuane, Gert Frahm‐Jensen   +3 more
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Evaluating a novel model of hepatitis B care, Hep B PAST, in the Northern Territory of Australia: results from a prospective, population-based studyResearch in context

The Lancet Regional Health. Western Pacific
Summary: Background: The Northern Territory (NT) has the highest prevalence of chronic hepatitis B (CHB) in Australia. The Hep B PAST program aims to improve health outcomes for people living with CHB.
Kelly Hosking, Paula Binks, Teresa De Santis, Phillip Merrdi Wilson, George Garambaka Gurruwiwi, Sarah Mariyalawuy Bukulatjpi, Emily Vintour-Cesar, Melita McKinnon, Peter Nihill, Tammy-Allyn Fernandes, Belinda Greenwood-Smith, Robert Batey, Cheryl Ross, Steven Y.C. Tong, Geoffrey Stewart, Catherine Marshall, Catherine Gargan, Prashanti Manchikanti, Karen Fuller, Jaclyn Tate-Baker, Sami Stewart, Benjamin Cowie, Nicole Allard, Jennifer H. MacLachlan, Ashleigh Qama, David Boettiger, Joshua S. Davis, Christine Connors, Jane Davies   +28 more
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Use of electronic visual recording to aid assessment of dietary intake of Australian Aboriginal children living in remote communities

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2016
Objective: To assess the feasibility of using electronic visual recording in combination with food records to evaluate dietary intake in Aboriginal infants and children.
Selma C. Liberato, Therese Kearns, Felicity Ward, Julie Brimblecombe   +3 more
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Treaties and Territory: Resource Struggles and the Legal Foundations of the U.S./American Indian Relationship

Open Rivers, 2017
...A movement has grown at Standing Rock, inspiring the largest gathering of American Indian tribes in over a century. In attempting to understand this historical contestation over water resources and tribal sovereignty, the question of treaty rights has
Laura Matson
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Hepatitis B virus and human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 co-infection in the Northern Territory, Australia

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2017
Objective: To establish the relationship between hepatitis B virus (HBV) and human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) serological markers in the Northern Territory, Australia.
Ian Marr, Jane Davies, Rob W. Baird
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Equitable resourcing of primary health care in remote communities in Australia’s Northern Territory: a pilot study

BMC Family Practice, 2017
Background Improved Primary Health Care (PHC) utilisation is central to reducing the unacceptable morbidity and mortality rates characterising populations living in remote communities. Despite poorer health, significant inequity characterises the funding
John Wakerman, Lisa Sparrow, Susan L Thomas, John S Humphreys, Mike Jones   +4 more
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Nutrition in remote Aboriginal communities: lessons from Mai Wiru and the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2016
Objective: To examine the impact of efforts to improve nutrition on the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands from 1986, especially in Mai Wiru (good food) stores. Methods: Multiple methods were employed.
Amanda Lee, Stephan Rainow, John Tregenza, Liz Tregenza, Liza Balmer, Suzanne Bryce, Milyika Paddy, Jamie Sheard, David Schomburgk   +8 more
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Validation of self‐reported cigarette smoking in a remote Australian Aboriginal community

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2003
Objective: To examine the relationship between self‐reported tobacco smoking and urinary cotinine concentrations in the setting of a remote Aboriginal community.
Stephen P. McDonald, Graeme P. Maguire, Wendy E. Hoy   +2 more
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