Blood Vitamin Levels in Aboriginal Children and Their Mothers in Western New South Wales

Nobile, Silvia

doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.1974.tb93199.x

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“…The vitamin B,; content of foods as consumed was tested in other groups and it was found that biochemical deficiency reflected vitamin B,i intakes corresponding to 60% or less of the allowance recommended. by the National Research Council of the United States of America ( 1968), (Nobile, 1974).…”

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Case Studies on the Nutritional Status of Socially Deprived Children in Sydney

Woodhill

Nobile

Silink

et al. 1974

J Paediatrics Child Health

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SYNOPSIS The nutritional status of 35 socially deprived, apparently healthy children was investigated. The study included 6 preschool boys of widows or deserted wives, and 29 children from 3 orphanages, viz.: 8 school boys, 8 preschool girls (4 of whom were part‐Aboriginal) and 13 school girls. Individual data on weighed and analysed dietary intakes from a 7‐day survey, anthropometry, haematology, blood vitamin levels, clinical and social findings are presented and interrelationships are discussed. No clinical evidence of overt deficiency diseases was found, but malnutrition was demonstrated in the groups studied. Only 2 children had satisfactory levels of all parameters measured. These results cannot necessarily be extrapolated into conclusions as to the nutritional status of socially deprived Australian children as a group in the community because the sample was small. While the number of malnourished children to be found in the Australian population cannot be deduced from the data presented in this paper, it is hoped that it will stimulate interest in the investigation of nutrition in large numbers of Australian children.

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Case Studies on the Nutritional Status of Socially Deprived Children in Sydney

Woodhill

Nobile

Silink

et al. 1974

J Paediatrics Child Health

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“…The prevalence of acute ill-health among Aboriginal Australians, the disproportionately high levels of infant and general mortality and morbidity, and the social and environmental factors implicated in this have recently become a matter of serious concern at many levels throughout the Australian community (House of Representatives Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs, 1979). In the past decade there have been numerous studies in local areas (Edwards, 1970;Kailis, 1971;Hiller, 1974;Nobile, 1974;Gardiner, 1977;Bastian, 1979), in specific age groups particularly children (Moodie, 1969;Kent-Hughes, 1972;Kamien & Cameron, 1974;Cox, 1979), and individual diseases and syndromes (Kirke, Vorbach & Newman, 1970;Wise et al, 1970;Maxwell et al, 1972;Walker & Harry, 1972;Canty et al, 1975;Bateson, 1978). An annotated bibliography of references on Aboriginal health, up to 1970, was compiled by Moodie & Pederson (1971), and Moodie (1973) brought together the then available information on Aboriginal morbidity and mortality from various parts of Australia.…”

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Hospital morbidity among Aboriginal Australians in New South Wales

Yusuf¹,

Hamilton

1982

J. Biosoc. Sci.

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This study examines data from 15,172 episodes of hospitalization pertaining to Aboriginal Australians discharged from public and private hospitals in New South Wales during 1978. Morbidity patterns revealed provide quantitative evidence on a whole population basis for the often impressionistic statements of those dealing with limited areas or with specific diseases.Respiratory diseases are by far the most common and their occurrence seems to be out of proportion in relation to other diagnoses. Gastrointestinal and diarrhoeal diseases are important among young children, alcoholism among men, and diabetes among older people of both sexes. The most common surgical procedures involved abdomen, female genitals and ear, nose and throat.It was noted that for most disease categories Aborigines were more likely to be hospitalized than non-Aborigines, the major exception being neoplasms. On the other hand, Aborigines were significantly less likely to be hospitalized for surgical operations. Overall, Aborigines were found to suffer higher levels of ill-health primarily due to their depressed economic conditions and social exclusion as well as racial discrimination to which they are commonly subjected in Australia.

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1981

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Blood Vitamin Levels in Aboriginal Children and Their Mothers in Western New South Wales

Cited by 14 publications

References 13 publications

Case Studies on the Nutritional Status of Socially Deprived Children in Sydney

Case Studies on the Nutritional Status of Socially Deprived Children in Sydney

Hospital morbidity among Aboriginal Australians in New South Wales

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