Examining relationships between parent-reported factors and recurring ear symptoms among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.
Health Promot J Austr
; 35(1): 225-234, 2024 Jan.
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ABSTRACT
ISSUE ADDRESSED Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander child ear health is complex and multiple. We examined relationships between parent-reported sociodemographic, child health, health service access factors and ear symptoms among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children aged 3 to 7 years. METHODS:
The Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children is a large child cohort study with annual parent-reported data collection. Generalised linear mixed model analyses examined Wave 1 (1309 children 0-5 years; 2008) predictors of being free of parent-reported ear symptoms in both Waves 2 and 3.RESULTS:
A total of 1030 (78.7%) had no reported ear symptoms in either Wave 2 or 3. In the fully adjusted model, children who had been hospitalised in the past year (aOR = 2.16; 95% CI 1.19-3.93) and those with no ear symptoms (aOR = 2.94; 95% CI, 1.59-5.46) at Wave 1 had higher odds of no ear symptoms in both the subsequent waves. There were also relationships between parent main source of income-government pension or allowance as well as parents who reported no history of their own ear symptoms and higher odds of no ear symptoms in Waves 2 and 3 after partial adjustment for sociodemographic factors.CONCLUSION:
These findings suggest relationships between different sociodemographic and health factors and parent-reported ear symptoms among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children that warrant further investigation. So what? Children with parent-reported ear symptoms during the early years need holistic support to prevent future ear symptoms that impact health, social and educational life trajectories.Palabras clave
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Enfermedades del Oído
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Aborigenas Australianos e Isleños del Estrecho de Torres
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Servicios de Salud del Indígena
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Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Health Promot J Austr
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2024
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