Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading infectious cause of death globally. Several preventive measures are employed to prevent TB, yet there is a paucity of evidence on the effectiveness of these interventions. Therefore, this study aimed to identify the most effective interventions for reducing TB incidence. ...

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• 2023
• October 2023

There is a global trend towards place-based initiatives (PBIs) to break the cycle of disadvantage and promote positive child development. Co-location is a common element of these initiatives and is intended to deliver more coordinated services for families of young children. This paper examines how co-locating early childhood services (ECS) from health and education in Child and Family Centres (CFCs) has impacted collaboration between services. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2020
• April 2020

We found a numerically higher rate of preterm births among women who received 23vPPV in pregnancy compared to unvaccinated pregnant women ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2020
• February 2020

This trial is evaluating the effectiveness of an Alert Program school curriculum for improving self-regulation and executive function in children living in remote Australian Aboriginal communities ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2018
• March 2018

This cohort study provides new evidence of a disparity between the proportion of the population with rare diseases and their combined health-system costs ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2017
• May 2017

Primary care practitioners have an important role in improving Aboriginal cardiovascular care outcomes ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2016
• November 2016

Parent–child book reading interventions alone are unlikely to meet needs of children and families for whom the absence of reading is psychosocial risk factor ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2016
• November 2016

Identified dominant PCR-ribotypes common to geographically disparate Australian paediatric populations ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2016
• August 2016

Researchers conducting program evaluations in other contexts are advised to consider testing for this potential source of bias in their studies ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2016
• January 2016

This research presents serotype, antimicrobial susceptibility and outcome data from paediatric meningitis patients prior to introduction of Haemophilus... ...

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• 2015
• October 2015

This research focuses on three questions 1) What are the patterns of stability & change; 2) what are the predictors of this progression, and; 3) what is the... ...

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• 2015
• September 2015

We investigated predictors of nasopharyngeal carriage in Australian Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children. ...

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• 2011
• June 2011