Combining First Nations Research Methods with a World Health Organization Guide to Understand Low Childhood Immunisation Coverage in Children in Tamworth, Australia
In Australia, we used the World Health Organization’s Tailoring Immunization Programmes to identify areas of low immunisation coverage in First Nations children. The qualitative study was led by First Nations researchers using a strength-based approach. In 2019, Tamworth had 179 (23%) children who w...
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fterudit:oai:erudit.org:1081835ar 2023-05-15T16:14:04+02:00 Combining First Nations Research Methods with a World Health Organization Guide to Understand Low Childhood Immunisation Coverage in Children in Tamworth, Australia Thomas, Susan Allan, Natalie Taylor, Paula McGrady, Carla Bolsewicz, Kasia Islam, Fakhrul Cashman, Patrick Durrheim, David Creighton, Amy 2021 http://id.erudit.org/iderudit/1081835ar https://doi.org/10.18584/iipj.2021.12.2.10959 en eng Scholarship@Western (Western University) Érudit The International Indigenous Policy Journal vol. 12 no. 2 (2021) http://id.erudit.org/iderudit/1081835ar doi:10.18584/iipj.2021.12.2.10959 Copyright ©, 2021SusanThomas, NatalieAllan, PaulaTaylor, CarlaMcGrady, KasiaBolsewicz, FakhrulIslam, PatrickCashman, DavidDurrheim, AmyCreighton First Nations children immunisation primary health care Australia World Health Organization vaccine text 2021 fterudit https://doi.org/10.18584/iipj.2021.12.2.10959 2021-10-02T23:11:29Z In Australia, we used the World Health Organization’s Tailoring Immunization Programmes to identify areas of low immunisation coverage in First Nations children. The qualitative study was led by First Nations researchers using a strength-based approach. In 2019, Tamworth had 179 (23%) children who were overdue for immunisations. Yarning sessions were conducted with 50 parents and health providers. Themes that emerged from this research included: (a) Cultural safety in immunisation services provides a supportive place for families, (b) Service access could be improved by removing physical and cost barriers, (c) Positive stories promote immunisation confidence among parents, (d) Immunisation data can be used to increase coverage rates for First Nations children. Knowledge of these factors and their impact on families helps ensure services are flexible and culturally safe. Text First Nations Érudit.org (Université Montréal) International Indigenous Policy Journal 12 2 1 21 |
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In Australia, we used the World Health Organization’s Tailoring Immunization Programmes to identify areas of low immunisation coverage in First Nations children. The qualitative study was led by First Nations researchers using a strength-based approach. In 2019, Tamworth had 179 (23%) children who were overdue for immunisations. Yarning sessions were conducted with 50 parents and health providers. Themes that emerged from this research included: (a) Cultural safety in immunisation services provides a supportive place for families, (b) Service access could be improved by removing physical and cost barriers, (c) Positive stories promote immunisation confidence among parents, (d) Immunisation data can be used to increase coverage rates for First Nations children. Knowledge of these factors and their impact on families helps ensure services are flexible and culturally safe. |
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Combining First Nations Research Methods with a World Health Organization Guide to Understand Low Childhood Immunisation Coverage in Children in Tamworth, Australia |
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