Children with medical comorbidities are at greater risk for severe influenza and poorer clinical outcomes. Despite recommendations and funding, influenza vaccine coverage remains inadequate in these children. We aimed to systematically review literature assessing interventions targeting influenza vaccine coverage in children with comorbidities and assess the impact on influenza vaccine coverage. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2021
• March 2021

Data on asymptomatic identification rates of respiratory viruses are limited, particularly in Indigenous populations, who suffer a high burden of OM. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2010
• June 2010

To investigate temporal trends in admission rates for acute lower respiratory infections (ALRI) in a total population birth cohort of non-Aboriginal and... ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2007
• June 2007

Publicly insured women usually have a different demographic background to privately insured women, which is related to poor neonatal outcomes after birth. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2013
• February 2013

To investigate the prevalence, trends, and characteristics of maltreatment and assault related hospital admissions and deaths among children; ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2010
• November 2010

To determine the proportion of child maltreatment-related emergency department presentations in WA and describe the types of injuries associated with them. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2012
• January 2012

Studies investigating pathogen-specific infectious disease would benefit from using multiple data sources. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2017
• June 2017

Using linked data, we describe changes in respiratory virus testing among children born in Western Australia in 1996-2012 ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2017
• June 2017

Respiratory syncytial virus is pervasive across multiple severity levels and diagnoses. Vaccines targeting children <3 months must be prioritized ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2020
• June 2020

Our findings suggest that some opportunities do exist for clinicians to help optimise parental well-being ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2019
• April 2019