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    Predictors of specialist referral for developmental and behavioural problems in a Queensland urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community: A cross-sectional study

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    Liddle, K.
    Askew, D.
    Betts, K.
    Hayman, N.
    Alati, Rosa
    Date
    2014
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Liddle, K. and Askew, D. and Betts, K. and Hayman, N. and Alati, R. 2014. Predictors of specialist referral for developmental and behavioural problems in a Queensland urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community: A cross-sectional study. Australian Family Physician. 43 (9): pp. 640-643.
    Source Title
    Australian Family Physician
    ISSN
    0300-8495
    School
    School of Public Health
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/72732
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Background: The prevalence of developmental and/or behavioural problems is greater among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, compared with their non-Indigenous counterparts. We aimed to identify predictors of specialist paediatric referral for these problems that could enable primary health professionals to identify at-risk children and implement early interventions. Methods: A cross-sectional study of urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children aged 0-14 years having annual child health checks from September 2010 to February 2012 was undertaken. Predictors of paediatric referral were identified using univariable and multivariable analyses. Results: Of the 183 eligible children, 30% were referred to a paediatrician. Parental/carer mental illness was self-reported in 36% of cases and these children were more likely to be referred (OR = 3.07; 95% CI: 1.44, 6.57). Discussion: The strong association between paediatric referral for behavioural and/or developmental problems and self-reported parental/carer mental illness highlights the intergenerational nature of health and social disadvantage.

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