Acute lower respiratory infections in Indigenous and non-Indigenous children

• Reach:

  WA

• Focus area:

  Mainstream with Indigenous content

• Status:

  Completed

• Evaluated:

  No

Overview

This project investigated acute lower respiratory infections (ALRI) in hospitalised Indigenous and non-Indigenous children.

This included conducting a comparison between the two populations of the:

• burden of the disease
• cause of the disease and the pathway to hospitalisation
• interventions employed to treat and manage the disease.

The study concluded that ALRI was a significant cause of paediatric morbidity with infants and Indigenous populations suffering the highest burden.

The results of this project provided evidence to inform strategies for the development of appropriate interventions to move towards the goal of ALRI prevention.

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract

Contacts

Media contacts
Elizabeth Chester
Tammy Gibbs
Telethon Institute for Child Health Research
100 Roberts Road
Subiaco WA 6008
PO Box 855
West Perth WA 6872
Elizabeth Chester
Phone: 08 9489 7965
Mobile: 0409 988 530
Email: elizabeth@ichr.uwa.edu.au
Tammy Gibbs
Phone: 08 9489 7963
Mobile: 0408 946 698
Email: tammyg@ichr.uwa.edu.au

Links

• View information: Acute lower respiratory infections in Indigenous and non-Indigenous children
• View information: Australasian Epidemiological Association: peer reviewed articles
• View website: Telethon Institute for Child Health Research