Mayers, Naomi R., Couzos, Sophie, Murray, Richard, and Daniels, John (2005) Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori in Indigenous Western Australians: comparison between urban and remote rural populations. Medical Journal of Australia, 182 (10). p. 544.

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Abstract

[Extract] We read with interest the recent cross-sectional survey of Helicobacter pylori infection in remote and urban Aboriginal populations in Western Australia.[1] The prevalence of H. pylori was shown to be consistent with that in developing countries. This is not surprising, given the high prevalence of diseases such as chronic suppurative otitis media, rheumatic fever, scabies, and tuberculosis affecting Aboriginal peoples — all of which relate to poverty and overcrowding.[2] Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a massively disproportionate share of the overcrowded households in Australia. In the 2001 Census, Aboriginal people in WA accounted for 53% and 93% of the two-bedroom and three-bedroom households that accommodated seven to nine and ten or more people, respectively (from 3% of the population).[3]

Item ID:	44916
Item Type:	Article (Editorial)
ISSN:	1326-5377
Keywords:	inequity, remote, Aboriginal, poverty, screening, primary health care
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Date Deposited:	15 Aug 2016 02:03
FoR Codes:	11 MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES > 1117 Public Health and Health Services > 111716 Preventive Medicine @ 25% 11 MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES > 1117 Public Health and Health Services > 111701 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health @ 75%
SEO Codes:	92 HEALTH > 9203 Indigenous Health > 920301 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health - Determinants of Health @ 25% 92 HEALTH > 9203 Indigenous Health > 920302 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health - Health Status and Outcomes @ 25% 92 HEALTH > 9202 Health and Support Services > 920208 Health Inequalities @ 50%
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