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Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 12-2020
Publisher: Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Date: 28-08-2020
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980019001812
Abstract: To explore beverage intake and associations between sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) intake and sociodemographic, life circumstances, health and well-being factors in a national cohort of Indigenous children. We calculated prevalence ratios for any SSB consumption across exposures, using multilevel Poisson regression (robust variance), adjusted for age group and remoteness. A key informant focus group contextualised these exploratory findings. Diverse settings across Australia. Families of Indigenous children aged 0–3 years, in the Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children. Half (50·7 %, n 473/933) of children had ever consumed SSB at survey, increasing from 29·3 % of 0–12-month-olds to 65·7 % of 18–36-month-olds. SSB consumption prevalence was significantly lower in urban and regional v . remote areas, and in families experiencing socio-economic advantage (area-level advantage, caregiver employed, financial security), better life circumstances (caregiver social support, limited exposure to stressors) and caregiver well-being (non-smoking, social and emotional well-being, physical health). SSB consumption prevalence was significantly lower among those engaged with health services (adequate health-service access, regular prenatal check-ups), except SSB consumption prevalence was higher among those who received home visits from an Aboriginal Health Worker compared with no home visits. Key informants highlighted the role of water quality/safety on SSB consumption. A substantial proportion of Indigenous children in this s le consumed SSB from an early age. Health provider information needs to be relevant to the context of families’ lives. Health system strategies must be paired with upstream strategies, such as holistic support programmes for families, reducing racism and improving water quality.
Publisher: National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Research School of Population Health (NCEPH), The Australian National University
Date: 2018
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 06-02-2020
Publisher: Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Date: 02-05-2019
DOI: 10.1017/S204017441800017X
Abstract: Footprints in Time : The Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children (LSIC) is a national study of 1759 Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children living across urban, regional and remote areas of Australia. The study is in its 11th wave of annual data collection, having collected extensive data on topics including birth and early life influences, parental health and well-being, identity, cultural engagement, language use, housing, racism, school engagement and academic achievement, and social and emotional well-being. The current paper reviews a selection of major findings from Footprints in Time relating to the developmental origins of health and disease for Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Opportunities for new researchers to conduct further research utilizing the LSIC data set are also presented.
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Location: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Location: Australia
Start Date: 2014
End Date: 2014
Funder: Wellcome Trust
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