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Vitamin D deficiency (serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) concentration <50 nmol/l) is recognised as a public health problem globally. The present study details the prevalence and predictors of vitamin D deficiency in a nationally representative sample (n 3250) of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults aged ≥18 years. We used data from the 2012-2013 Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey (AATSIHS). Serum 25(OH)D concentrations were measured by liquid chromatography-tandem MS. ...

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• 2020
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Francis Steve Sarah Mitrou Zubrick Johnson FG SR SJ BEc FASSA, FAAMHS, MSc AM PhD BA, PostGradDip; PhD Program Head, Population Health, and Team Head ...

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Aims, sample design, development of survey content, field procedures and final questionnaires of the Young Minds Matter study ...

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Parental support is strongly correlated with protective factors for trans youth yet most experience parental rejection or ambivalence regarding their gender. Many parents report a desire to support their child but indicate lack of understanding and support as key barriers. We aimed to develop a nuanced understanding of the challenges and facilitators experienced by Australian parents in developing understanding, support and acceptance of their child’s gender and their needs to do so. ...

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• 2023
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Parental support is strongly correlated with protective factors for trans youth, however, most experience unsupportive parental attitudes. We aimed to better understand how youth perceive parental reactions to their gender identity disclosure and what they consider to be barriers to, and facilitators of, support. ...

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• 2023
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The demonstrated higher risks in young people for continued harm or possible death support the need for ongoing initiatives to reduce self-harm ...

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Trans youth are at high risk of mental health difficulties and negative life events. Strong parental support is highly protective however there is little understanding of what factors facilitate the process of parental understanding and acceptance of a child’s gender identity. ...

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• 2022
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Bep Shakara Mirella Uink Liddelow-Hunt Wilson BU SLH MW BPsych(Hons.), MAppPsy(Clinical), PhD BPhil(Hons) MAppPsych(Organisational), BA(Hons.) ...

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