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        Children of Asian ethnicity in Australia have higher risk of food allergy and early-onset eczema than those in Singapore

        In Western countries, Asian children have higher food allergy risk than Caucasian children. The early-life environmental exposures for this discrepancy are unclear. We aimed to compare prevalence of food allergy and associated risk factors between Asian children in Singapore and Australia. ...

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        Parental occupational exposure to engine exhausts and childhood brain tumors

        Childhood brain tumors (CBT) are the leading cause of cancer death in children; their risk factors are still largely unknown. ...

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        Gender differences in the experience of psychotic-like experiences and their associated factors: A study of adolescents from the general population

        "Psychotic-Like Experiences" (PLEs) are common in the general population. While they are usually transient and resolve spontaneously, they can be distressing and signify increased risk for later psychosis or other psychopathology. It is important to investigate factors associated with PLEs which could be targeted to reduce their prevalence and impact. Males and females are known to experience PLEs differently, but any gender differences in the relationships between PLEs and other, potentially targetable, factors are currently unknown. ...

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        Cohort Profile: The New South Wales Child Development Study (NSW-CDS)-Wave 2 (child age 13 years)

        The New South Wales Child Development Study was established to enable a life course epidemiological approach to identifying risk and protective factors ...

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        Traditional Beliefs, Practices, and Migration: A Risk to Malaria Transmission in Rural Nepal

        The study aimed to explore sociocultural factors influencing the risk of malaria and practices and beliefs towards malaria prevention, transmission and treatment in a remote village in Khatyad Rural Municipality (KRM) of Nepal. A sequential exploratory mixed methods approach was used. ...

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        Pre-existing adversity, level of child protection involvement, and school attendance predict educational outcomes in a longitudinal study.

        The current study has three aims. First, to identify the prevalence of low educational achievement among children with different levels of contact with the... ...

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        Resilience amongst Australian Aboriginal youth: An ecological analysis of factors associated with psychosocial functioning

        We investigate whether the profile of factors protecting psychosocial functioning of high risk exposed Australian Aboriginal youth are the same as those... ...

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        Overcrowded housing: One of a constellation of vulnerabilities for child sexual abuse

        The findings suggest that overcrowded living conditions are associated with an increased risk of sexual abuse for some children ...

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        Neighbourhood characteristics and the rate of identification of young people at ultra-high risk for psychosis

        This study aimed to determine if the rate of identification of young people at ultra-high risk for psychosis was associated with the level of social deprivation ...

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        Influenza vaccination among pregnant women in two hospitals in Sydney, NSW: what we can learn from women who decline vaccination

        Pregnant women are recognised as being at risk of serious illness from influenza. Despite this, and longstanding national recommendations for vaccination in pregnancy, vaccine uptake remains suboptimal. This study aims to determine factors associated with women declining influenza vaccination in pregnancy. ...

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