The legacy of the exclusion of Aboriginal people in Australia
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description: My placement as a Master of Philosophy in Applied Epidemiology (MAE) scholar was with the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS); later based at the National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health (NCEPH). In meeting my Masters requirements I conducted an epidemiology project using mixed methods entitled ‘A community perspective of Burdekin rot’ - based on the anecdotal reports of ‘Burdekin rot’ and the perceived higher incidence of cancer (and death) in the Burdekin community. Analysis of cancer incidence and geographic level analysis of Queensland Cancer Registry data was conducted for the period 2003-2012 to ascertain whether cancer rates and mortality rates vary between the Aboriginal and Torres Strait peoples and the general population within each Statistical Division (SD) of Queensland. Qualitative interviews were conducted to understand the experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples living in the Burdekin region in terms of cancer diagnosis, treatment and treatment outcomes. I conducted a cross sectional study and analysis of the 2010 Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Inmate Health Survey to determine if contact (phone and visits) was associated with lower levels of psychological distress. Comparisons of proportions between a range of exposure variables and the outcome variable of psychological distress were conducted to further examine any association between mild to severe psychological distress. Further, as a team member within NCEPH in collaboration with Qld Health I assisted in an outbreak investigation primarily with undertaking hypothesis generating questionnaires for an outbreak of Salmonella Saintpaul cases in Qld. Case information was provided by Qld Health including case pathology reports. My role in the outbreak included case interviews, data analysis comparing current data to Qld S. Saintpaul data 2006-2014 and preparing a brief for OzFoodNet in terms of a possible multi-jurisdict…
abstract: My placement as a Master of Philosophy in Applied Epidemiology (MAE) scholar was with the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS); later based at the National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health (NCEPH). In meeting my Masters requirements I conducted an epidemiology project using mixed methods entitled ‘A community perspective of Burdekin rot’ - based on the anecdotal reports of ‘Burdekin rot’ and the perceived higher incidence of cancer (and death) in the Burdekin community. Analysis of cancer incidence and geographic level analysis of Queensland Cancer Registry data was conducted for the period 2003-2012 to ascertain whether cancer rates and mortality rates vary between the Aboriginal and Torres Strait peoples and the general population within each Statistical Division (SD) of Queensland. Qualitative interviews were conducted to understand the experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples living in the Burdekin region in terms of cancer diagnosis, treatment and treatment outcomes. I conducted a cross sectional study and analysis of the 2010 Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Inmate Health Survey to determine if contact (phone and visits) was associated with lower levels of psychological distress. Comparisons of proportions between a range of exposure variables and the outcome variable of psychological distress were conducted to further examine any association between mild to severe psychological distress. Further, as a team member within NCEPH in collaboration with Qld Health I assisted in an outbreak investigation primarily with undertaking hypothesis generating questionnaires for an outbreak of Salmonella Saintpaul cases in Qld. Case information was provided by Qld Health including case pathology reports. My role in the outbreak included case interviews, data analysis comparing current data to Qld S. Saintpaul data 2006-2014 and preparing a brief for OzFoodNet in terms of a possible multi-jurisdict…
author: Malamoo, Leone Sherina
language: en
keywords: Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander, Indigenous, cancer, Salmonella Saintpaul, Queensland Cancer Registry, prisoners, inmates, psychological distress, Indigenous identity, qualitative interviews, Indigenous cancer mortality rates, Queensland statistical divisions
date published: 2017
date modified: 2026-07-24T01:07:43Z
provider: Australian Catholic University
publisher: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
type: WebPage
source organization: Australian Catholic University

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