High rates of hospitalised burn injury in Indigenous children living in remote areas: A population data linkage study

Authors

Holger Moller, University of New South Wales, Epidemiology and Health Analytics
Kathleen Falster, Australian National University, The Sax Institute, University of New South Wales
Rebecca Q. Ivers, The George Institute for Global HealthFollow
Kathleen F. Clapham, University of WollongongFollow
Lara Harvey, University of New South Wales, Neuroscience Research Australia
Louisa R. Jorm, University of New South Wales

RIS ID

117734

Publication Details

H. Moller, K. Falster, R. Ivers, K. Clapham, L. Harvey & L. Jorm, "High rates of hospitalised burn injury in Indigenous children living in remote areas: A population data linkage study", Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health 42 1 (2017) 108-109.

Abstract

Burns are a leading cause of child morbidity and mortality in Australia.1,2 Previous studies have shown that Indigenous children and children living in rural and remote areas are disproportionally affected by burn injuries.3,4A much larger proportion of Indigenous (5.1%) compared with non-Indigenous (0.5%) children live in remote areas.5 However, to our knowledge, it has not yet been explored if living in remote areas impacts differently on the risk of burn injury in Indigenous compared with non-Indigenous children. This level of information is important to inform if burn injury prevention measures specifically targeted at Indigenous children in remote areas are needed.