Barriers Preventing Indigenous Women with Violence-related Head Injuries from Accessing Services in Australia

Fitts, Michelle S.; Cullen, Jennifer; Barney, Jody

doi:10.1080/0312407x.2023.2210115

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“…Similar findings have been found in Australia, the USA and Canada. [28][29][30][31] A study that jointly looked at routinely collected mortality data from the National Center of Health Statistics in the USA and the Australian Bureau of Statistics from 1990-1992 looked at 3,731 Native American and 540 Aboriginal injury-related deaths and compared them to non-Indigenous population injury death rates, finding that Indigenous people had approximately 2-3 times the injury mortality rates of the non-Indigenous populations of their countries. 28 An Australian descriptive analysis of hospitalisation data from the Health Outcomes Information and Statistical Toolkit (HOIST) database from 1999 to 2003 also showed that the Indigenous population had a higher rate of injury-related death across all ages younger than 65.…”

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Major trauma in working-age adults in New Zealand

Judge,

Kool,

Civil

2024

NZMJ

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aim: To describe the demographic and injury profile of major trauma among 20–65-year-old New Zealanders. methods: A retrospective analysis of routinely collected data from the New Zealand Major Trauma Registry for the period 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2020 was conducted. Sex, age and ethnicity-based rates were then calculated using census-based population estimates to compare the rates of injury across different demographic groups. results: Of the 4,186 major trauma incidents among 20–65-year-olds in New Zealand during the 3-year period reviewed, 235 died (5.6%). Males accounted for 77% of those injured. Māori (New Zealand’s Indigenous population) had significantly higher rates of major trauma (79.2 per 100,000; 95% confidence interval [CI] 74.4–84.3) compared to non-Māori (44.4 per 100,000; 95% CI 42.9–46.0). The most common cause of injury was transport-related incidents (63%; n=2,632/4,186), followed by falls (19%; n=788/4,186). conclusions: Demographic characteristics have a significant relationship with major trauma injuries among 20–65-year-old New Zealanders. Continued injury prevention efforts focussing on males, Māori and transport incidents are required. Interventions that improve the safety of roads, such as lane separators, speed limits and raised intersections, should be implemented in high-crash-risk areas to reduce risk.

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“…Specific, targeted interventions have been used, for example, in Australia to reduce barriers to care for Indigenous women with violence-related head injuries. 31 More research into barriers to accessing hospital care is an important step towards reducing inequities in trauma rates.…”

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confidence: 99%