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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ftunivwontaojs:oai:ojs.uwo.ca:article/10959 2023-05-15T16:14:05+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 2021-07-20 application/pdf https://ojs.lib.uwo.ca/index.php/iipj/article/view/10959 eng eng Western University https://ojs.lib.uwo.ca/index.php/iipj/article/view/10959/11344 https://ojs.lib.uwo.ca/index.php/iipj/article/view/10959 Copyright (c) 2021 Susan Thomas, Natalie Allan, Paula Taylor, Carla McGrady, Kasia Bolsewicz, Fakhrul Islam, Patrick Cashman, David Durrheim, Amy Creighton https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 CC-BY-NC-ND The International Indigenous Policy Journal; Vol. 12 No. 2 (2021); 1-21 International Indigenous Policy Journal; Vol. 12 No. 2 (2021); 1-21 1916-5781 First Nations children immunisation primary health care Australia World Health Organization vaccine info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article Text 2021 ftunivwontaojs 2023-02-05T19:15:52Z 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. Article in Journal/Newspaper First Nations Western Libraries OJS |
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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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Thomas, Susan Allan, Natalie Taylor, Paula McGrady, Carla Bolsewicz, Kasia Islam, Fakhrul Cashman, Patrick Durrheim, David Creighton, Amy |
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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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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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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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