Epidemiological profile of tuberculosis patients from the Torres Strait islands, including visitors from Papua New Guinea to the Torres Strait protected zone
Foster, J'Belle (2023) Epidemiological profile of tuberculosis patients from the Torres Strait islands, including visitors from Papua New Guinea to the Torres Strait protected zone. PhD thesis, James Cook University.
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Abstract
J'Belle Foster investigated the epidemiological profile of tuberculosis (TB) in the Torres Strait /Papua New Guinea international border region. With a focus on diagnostics, paediatric TB and multidrug-resistant TB, her translational research has resulted in changes to policy and improvements in clinical practice.
| Item ID: | 84954 |
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| Item Type: | Thesis (PhD) |
| Keywords: | Tuberculosis, Torres Strait, Papua New Guinea, treatment, drugs |
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| Copyright Information: | Copyright © 2023 J'Belle Foster |
| Additional Information: | Six publications arising from this thesis are stored in ResearchOnline@JCU, at time of processing. Please see the Related URLS. The publications are: [Chapter 3] Foster, J'Belle, Marais, Ben, Martin, Rotona L., Peniyamina, Dunstan, Mendez, Diana, Warner, Jeffrey, and McBryde, Emma (2021) Tuberculosis in the Torres Strait: the lady doth test too much. Rural and Remote Health, 21 (1). 6317. [Chapter 4.2] Foster, J'Belle, McBryde, E., Taune, M., and Peniyamina, D. (2018) Cross-border tuberculosis: opportunities, challenges and change. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 22 (9). pp. 1107-1108. [Chapter 4.3] Foster, J'Belle, Mendez, Diana, Marais, Ben, Peniyamina, Dunstan, and McBryde, Emma (2023) Time to commencement of effective treatment in patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis diagnosed in the Torres Strait–Papua New Guinea cross-border region. Rural and Remote Health, 23. 7165. [Chapter 4.4] Foster, J'Belle, Mendez, Diana, Marais, Ben J., Peniyamina, Dunstan, and McBryde, Emma S. (2022) Predictors of unfavourable treatment outcome in patients diagnosed with drug-resistant tuberculosis in the Torres Strait / Papua New Guinea border region. PLoS ONE, 17 (12). e0266436. [Chapter 5.2] Foster, J'Belle, Mendez, Diana, Marais, Ben J., Denholm, Justin T., Peniyamina, Dunstan, and McBryde, Emma S. (2022) Critical Consideration of Tuberculosis Management of Papua New Guinea Nationals and Cross-Border Health Issues in the Remote Torres Strait Islands, Australia. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 7 (9). 251. [Chapter 6]Foster, J'Belle, Marais, Ben J., Mendez, Diana, and McBryde, Emma S. (2023) Critical Review of Tuberculosis Diagnosis in Children from Papua New Guinea Presenting to Health Facilities in the Torres Strait Islands, Australia. Microorganisms, 11 (12). 2947. |
| Date Deposited: | 24 Mar 2025 05:15 |
| FoR Codes: | 49 MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES > 4901 Applied mathematics > 490102 Biological mathematics @ 40% 42 HEALTH SCIENCES > 4202 Epidemiology > 420205 Epidemiological modelling @ 40% 45 INDIGENOUS STUDIES > 4504 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and wellbeing > 450417 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander public health and wellbeing @ 20% |
| SEO Codes: | 20 HEALTH > 2004 Public health (excl. specific population health) > 200404 Disease distribution and transmission (incl. surveillance and response) @ 50% 21 INDIGENOUS > 2103 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health > 210399 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health not elsewhere classified @ 50% |
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