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Torres Strait Islander Children (Torre + strait_islander_child)
Selected AbstractsHuman rights and child healthJOURNAL OF PAEDIATRICS AND CHILD HEALTH, Issue 9 2007Shanti Raman Abstract: Human rights are those basic standards without which people cannot live in dignity. Children are at risk of human rights violations because of their vulnerability in society. The Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), a United Nations (UN) treaty acknowledges that addressing children's human rights requires special attention. In Australia groups such as children seeking asylum, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, children with disabilities, children in care and children living in poverty are identified to be at particular risk. As individuals and collectively, we have had a long history of gathering information, advocacy and tailoring training to improve children's health and well-being. A human rights approach and the use of the CRC provide an additional framework to do this. [source] The validation of a self-report measure and physical activity of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous rural childrenAUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, Issue 2010Josephine D. Gwynn Abstract Purpose: To validate a self-report measure of physical activity for both Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous rural children, and to describe their physical activity participation. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 84 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and 146 non-Indigenous children aged 10,12 years old completed the Many Rivers Physical Activity Recall Questionnaire (MRPARQ), a modified version of the Adolescent Physical Activity Recall Questionnaire (APARQ). A sub-group (n=86) wore an accelerometer for seven consecutive days in order to validate the instrument. Results: Pearson and Intra Class Correlation coefficients between the survey and acceleromtery for weekdays only are 0.31 and 0.16, respectively, for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, and 0.38 and 0.31, respectively, for non-Indigenous children, and demonstrate a modest (p<0.05) correlation. Self-reported MVPA for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children is between 162 and 172 minutes/day, and is 125 minutes by accelerometer; for non-Indigenous children MVPA is between 123 and 149 minutes (survey) and 107 minutes (accelerometer). Conclusion: Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children's self-report of physical activity is at least as valid as non-Indigenous children, given culturally appropriate support; they tend to be more active than non-Indigenous children. Implications: The MRPARQ can be administered with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous children. [source] Evaluation of immunisation coverage for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children using the Australian Childhood Immunisation RegisterAUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, Issue 1 2004Brynley P. Hull Objective: To estimate immunisation coverage for routinely administered vaccines among children using receipt of a particular Hib vaccine (PRP-OMP) as a proxy for Indigenous status. Methods: Until May 2000, PRP-OMP was provided only for Indigenous children in all jurisdictions except the Northern Territory. In three one-year ACIR-derived birth cohorts, any child recorded on the ACIR as receiving one or more doses of PRP-OMP as the only Hib vaccine was presumed to be Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander. Using this proxy, estimated numbers of Indigenous children were compared with Australian Bureau of Statistics estimates, and immunisation status for recommended vaccines was estimated at 12 and 24 months by jurisdiction and remoteness compared with children who received other Hib vaccines (presumed non-Indigenous). Results: The numbers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children estimated using this ,proxy method' are approximately 42% of those estimated by the ABS. Immunisation coverage (among proxy Indigenous children) at 12 months (72,76%) and 24 months (64,73%) was considerably lower than others (90,94% and 81,88%, respectively). These children had significantly lower coverage when living in accessible areas than remote areas. Conclusions and Implications: These data provide the first national measure of immunisation status and are likely to be a valid measure among those identified. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander immunisation coverage is 17% lower with the biggest gaps in urban areas, indicating the need for better quality data informing appropriate interventions. [source] | ||||||||||