Pregnancy and early infancy are increased risk periods for severe adverse effects of respiratory infections. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander (respectfully referred to as First Nations) women and children in Australia bear a disproportionately higher burden of respiratory diseases compared to non-Indigenous women and infants. Influenza vaccines and whooping cough (pertussis) vaccines are recommended and free in every Australian pregnancy to combat these infections. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2023
• May 2023

It is likely that young people who are both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and LGBTQA+ would be at increased risk for poor mental health outcomes due to the layered impacts of discrimination they experience; however, there is very little empirical evidence focused on the mental health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTQA+ young people. The current study represents a qualitative exploration of wellbeing among Aboriginal LGBTQA+ young people.  ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2023
• January 2023

Interventions to promote breakfast consumption are a popular strategy to address early life inequalities. It is important to understand the epidemiology of children and adolescents who skip breakfast so that interventions and policy can be appropriately considered. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• April 2022

Scabies is endemic in many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, with 69% of infants infected in the first year of life. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2015
• January 2015

This study assessed the contribution of physical factors including lumbar posture to scoliosis in non-ambulatory youth with DMD in Nepal. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2014
• May 2014

This study analysed spatial and historical variation in childhood incidence of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) among Western Australia's 36 Health Districts... ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2014
• June 2014

Determine the frequency of detection of specific viral pathogens in children with febrile seizures ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2016
• December 2016

Differences in the immune response, detectable by gene expression, between individuals who are susceptible to ARF and those who are not ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2014
• December 2014

In comparison to those young adults attending open employment from 2009 to 2011, those attending day recreation programs were reported to experience... ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2014
• October 2014

We report the impact on Strongyloides seroprevalence after two oral ivermectin mass drug administrations (MDAs) delivered 12 months apart in a remote Australian Aboriginal community. ...

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