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2024

Journal Article

Sexual risk and testing for sexually transmissible infections in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and non-Indigenous young South Australians: results of an online survey

Harfield, Stephen, Elliott, Salenna, Barzi, Federica, Minto, Kiara, Dean, Judith A. and Ward, James (2024). Sexual risk and testing for sexually transmissible infections in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and non-Indigenous young South Australians: results of an online survey. Sexual Health, 21 (4) SH24041, 1-9. doi: 10.1071/sh24041

Sexual risk and testing for sexually transmissible infections in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and non-Indigenous young South Australians: results of an online survey

2024

Journal Article

Special Issue in partnership with the Lowitja Institute: centring Indigenous knowledges

Hughes, Jaquelyne, Kennedy, Michelle, Kong, Kelvin, Mohamed, Janine, Pearson, Odette, Stewart, Paul, Ward, James, Barbour, Virginia and Zuccala, Elizabeth (2024). Special Issue in partnership with the Lowitja Institute: centring Indigenous knowledges. Medical Journal of Australia, 221 (1), 3-4. doi: 10.5694/mja2.52360

Special Issue in partnership with the Lowitja Institute: centring Indigenous knowledges

2024

Journal Article

‘We know what our communities need’: What the Indigenous health sector reveals about pandemic preparedness in urban Indigenous communities in Australia

Fredericks, Bronwyn, Bradfield, Abraham, Ward, James, Spierings, Shea, McAvoy, Sue, Combo, Troy and Toth-Peter, Agnes (2024). ‘We know what our communities need’: What the Indigenous health sector reveals about pandemic preparedness in urban Indigenous communities in Australia. First Nations Health and Wellbeing - The Lowitja Journal, 2 100019, 100019. doi: 10.1016/j.fnhli.2024.100019

‘We know what our communities need’: What the Indigenous health sector reveals about pandemic preparedness in urban Indigenous communities in Australia

2024

Journal Article

Comprehensive observational study evaluating the enduring effectiveness of 4CMenB, the meningococcal B vaccine against gonococcal infections in the Northern Territory and South Australia, Australia: study protocol

Marshall, Helen, Ward, James, Wang, Bing, Andraweera, Prabha, McMillan, Mark, Flood, Louise, Bell, Charlotte, Sisnowski, Jana, Krause, Vicki, Webby, Rosalind, Childs, Emma, Gunathilake, Manoji, Egoroff, Natasha, Leong, Lex, Lawrence, Andrew, Baird, Rob, Freeman, Kevin, Menouhos, Dimitrios, Whiley, David M, Karnon, Jonathan, van Hal, Sebastian and Lahra, Monica M (2024). Comprehensive observational study evaluating the enduring effectiveness of 4CMenB, the meningococcal B vaccine against gonococcal infections in the Northern Territory and South Australia, Australia: study protocol. BMJ Open, 14 (5) e079144, 1-8. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-079144

Comprehensive observational study evaluating the enduring effectiveness of 4CMenB, the meningococcal B vaccine against gonococcal infections in the Northern Territory and South Australia, Australia: study protocol

2024

Journal Article

Enablers and barriers to primary health care access for Indigenous adolescents: a systematic review and meta-aggregation of studies across Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and USA

Harfield, Stephen, Purcell, Tara, Schioldann, Eliza, Ward, James, Pearson, Odette and Azzopardi, Peter (2024). Enablers and barriers to primary health care access for Indigenous adolescents: a systematic review and meta-aggregation of studies across Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and USA. BMC Health Services Research, 24 (1) 553, 553. doi: 10.1186/s12913-024-10796-5

Enablers and barriers to primary health care access for Indigenous adolescents: a systematic review and meta-aggregation of studies across Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and USA

2024

Journal Article

Representation of marginalised populations in digital surveillance for notifiable conditions in Australia: a systematic review

Dias-Karunaratne, N., Whop, L., Ward, J., Vujovich-Dunn, C., Amin, J., Dakiniewich, A. and Dyda, A. (2024). Representation of marginalised populations in digital surveillance for notifiable conditions in Australia: a systematic review. Perspectives in Public Health, 144 (3), 162-173. doi: 10.1177/17579139241237101

Representation of marginalised populations in digital surveillance for notifiable conditions in Australia: a systematic review

2024

Journal Article

Indigenous data governance approaches applied in research using routinely collected health data: a scoping review

Engstrom, Teyl, Lobo, Elton H., Watego, Kristie, Nelson, Carmel, Wang, Jinxiang, Wong, Howard, Kim, Sungkyung Linda, Oh, Soo In, Lawley, Michael, Gorse, Alain-Dominique, Ward, James and Sullivan, Clair (2024). Indigenous data governance approaches applied in research using routinely collected health data: a scoping review. npj Digital Medicine, 7 (1) 68, 1-9. doi: 10.1038/s41746-024-01070-3

Indigenous data governance approaches applied in research using routinely collected health data: a scoping review

2024

Journal Article

Preconception health of Indigenous peoples in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States: a scoping review

Walker, Clara, Begum, Tahmina, Boyle, Jacqueline A., Ward, James and Barzi, Federica (2024). Preconception health of Indigenous peoples in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States: a scoping review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 21 (3) 345, 1-39. doi: 10.3390/ijerph21030345

Preconception health of Indigenous peoples in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States: a scoping review

2024

Journal Article

Patient and healthcare provider perceptions of acceptability of fingerstick point-of-care hepatitis C testing at Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services in Australia

Lafferty, L., Beadman, M., Ward, J., Flynn, E., Hosseini-Hooshyar, S., Martinello, M. and Treloar, C. (2024). Patient and healthcare provider perceptions of acceptability of fingerstick point-of-care hepatitis C testing at Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services in Australia. International Journal of Drug Policy, 125 104335, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104335

Patient and healthcare provider perceptions of acceptability of fingerstick point-of-care hepatitis C testing at Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services in Australia

2024

Journal Article

Research needed on urban Indigenous health inequalities

Mamun, Abdullah A., Kanmiki, Edmund Wedam, Leske, Stuart, Stajic, Janet and Ward, James (2024). Research needed on urban Indigenous health inequalities. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 102 (2), 146-148. doi: 10.2471/BLT.23.290868

Research needed on urban Indigenous health inequalities

2024

Journal Article

Measuring progress toward the Closing the Gap healthy birthweight target for Indigenous babies: an analysis of Queensland perinatal data, 2011–2020

Huda, M. Mamun, Ward, James and Mamun, Abdullah Al (2024). Measuring progress toward the Closing the Gap healthy birthweight target for Indigenous babies: an analysis of Queensland perinatal data, 2011–2020. Medical Journal of Australia, 221 (5), 277-278. doi: 10.5694/mja2.52408

Measuring progress toward the Closing the Gap healthy birthweight target for Indigenous babies: an analysis of Queensland perinatal data, 2011–2020

2023

Journal Article

Responding to COVID‐19: How group model building can assist the health and well‐being of urban Indigenous communities in Australia

Fredericks, Bronwyn, Bradfield, Abraham, McAvoy, Sue, Ward, James, Spierings, Shea, Combo, Troy and Toth‐Peter, Agnes (2023). Responding to COVID‐19: How group model building can assist the health and well‐being of urban Indigenous communities in Australia. Australian Journal of Social Issues, 59 (2), 462-486. doi: 10.1002/ajs4.303

Responding to COVID‐19: How group model building can assist the health and well‐being of urban Indigenous communities in Australia

2023

Journal Article

Trajectories of otitis media and association with health determinants among Indigenous children in Australia: the Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children

Oguoma, V.M., Mathew, S., Begum, T., Dyson, E., Ward, J., Leach, A.J. and Barzi, F. (2023). Trajectories of otitis media and association with health determinants among Indigenous children in Australia: the Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children. Public Health, 225, 53-62. doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2023.09.010

Trajectories of otitis media and association with health determinants among Indigenous children in Australia: the Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children

2023

Journal Article

Rationale and plan for a focus on First Nations urban health research in Australia

Stajic, Janet, Carson, Adrian and Ward, James (2023). Rationale and plan for a focus on First Nations urban health research in Australia. Medical Journal of Australia, 220 (2), 64-66. doi: 10.5694/mja2.52181

Rationale and plan for a focus on First Nations urban health research in Australia

2023

Journal Article

Psychosocial stress and methamphetamine use: a mixed-methods study of intersectional stigma and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander methamphetamine use

Sivak, Leda, Reilly, Rachel, Lockton, Jane, Treloar, Carla, Roe, Yvette, McKetin, Rebecca, Butt, Julia, Ezard, Nadine, Winkenweder, Hilina and Ward, James (2023). Psychosocial stress and methamphetamine use: a mixed-methods study of intersectional stigma and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander methamphetamine use. International Journal of Drug Policy, 121 104189, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2023.104189

Psychosocial stress and methamphetamine use: a mixed-methods study of intersectional stigma and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander methamphetamine use

2023

Journal Article

Mapping pandemic responses in urban Indigenous Australia: Reflections on systems thinking and pandemic preparedness

Fredericks, Bronwyn, Bradfield, Abraham, Ward, James, McAvoy, Sue, Spierings, Shea, Toth-Peter, Agnes and Combo, Troy (2023). Mapping pandemic responses in urban Indigenous Australia: Reflections on systems thinking and pandemic preparedness. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 47 (5) 100084, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.anzjph.2023.100084

Mapping pandemic responses in urban Indigenous Australia: Reflections on systems thinking and pandemic preparedness

2023

Journal Article

Integrating testing for sexually transmissible infections into annual health assessments for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people: a cross-sectional analysis

McCormack, Heather, Wand, Handan, Bourne, Christopher, Ward, James, Bradley, Clare, Mak, Donna and Guy, Rebecca (2023). Integrating testing for sexually transmissible infections into annual health assessments for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people: a cross-sectional analysis. Sexual Health, 20 (6), 488-496. doi: 10.1071/SH23107

Integrating testing for sexually transmissible infections into annual health assessments for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people: a cross-sectional analysis

2023

Journal Article

Transformation to a patient-centred medical home led and delivered by an urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community, and association with engagement and quality-of-care: quantitative findings from a pilot study

Mathew, Saira, Barzi, Federica, Clifford-Motopi, Anton, Brown Nunuccal, Renee, Ward, James, Mills, Richard, Turner, Lyle, White, Antoinette, Eaton, Martie and Butler, Danielle (2023). Transformation to a patient-centred medical home led and delivered by an urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community, and association with engagement and quality-of-care: quantitative findings from a pilot study. BMC Health Services Research, 23 (1) 959, 1-11. doi: 10.1186/s12913-023-09955-x

Transformation to a patient-centred medical home led and delivered by an urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community, and association with engagement and quality-of-care: quantitative findings from a pilot study

2023

Journal Article

Investigating associations between methamphetamine use, mental health and risky sexual behaviours amongst Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

Wand, Handan, Reilly, Rachel, McKetin, Rebecca, Quinn, Brendan, Roe, Yvette, Conigrave, Kate, Ezard, Nadine, Butt, Julia, Treloar, Carla, Sivak, Leda, Shackleford, India, Dunlop, Adrian and Ward, James (2023). Investigating associations between methamphetamine use, mental health and risky sexual behaviours amongst Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Mental Health and Prevention, 30 200267, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.mhp.2023.200267

Investigating associations between methamphetamine use, mental health and risky sexual behaviours amongst Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

2023

Journal Article

Artificial intelligence and prediction of cardiometabolic disease: systematic review of model performance and potential benefits in indigenous populations

Jeong, Keunwoo, Mallard, Alistair R., Coombe, Leanne and Ward, James (2023). Artificial intelligence and prediction of cardiometabolic disease: systematic review of model performance and potential benefits in indigenous populations. Artificial Intelligence in Medicine, 139 102534, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.artmed.2023.102534

Artificial intelligence and prediction of cardiometabolic disease: systematic review of model performance and potential benefits in indigenous populations