Title |
“Only your blood can tell the story” – a qualitative research study using semi- structured interviews to explore the hepatitis B related knowledge, perceptions and experiences of remote dwelling Indigenous Australians and their health care providers in northern Australia
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Published in |
BMC Public Health, November 2014
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2458-14-1233 |
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Authors |
Jane Davies, Sarah Bukulatjpi, Suresh Sharma, Joshua Davis, Vanessa Johnston |
Abstract |
Hepatitis B is endemic in the Indigenous communities of the Northern Territory of Australia and significantly contributes to liver-related morbidity and mortality. It is recognised that low health literacy levels, different worldviews and English as a second language all contribute to the difficulties health workers often have in explaining biomedical health concepts, relevant to hepatitis B infection, to patients. The aim of this research project was to explore the knowledge, perceptions and experiences of remote dwelling Indigenous adults and their health care providers relating to hepatitis B infection with a view to using this as the evidence base to develop a culturally appropriate educational tool. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Australia | 2 | 40% |
Germany | 1 | 20% |
Unknown | 2 | 40% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Scientists | 3 | 60% |
Members of the public | 2 | 40% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United States | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 143 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Master | 33 | 23% |
Student > Bachelor | 20 | 14% |
Researcher | 14 | 10% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 12 | 8% |
Other | 9 | 6% |
Other | 24 | 17% |
Unknown | 32 | 22% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Medicine and Dentistry | 37 | 26% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 25 | 17% |
Social Sciences | 16 | 11% |
Psychology | 8 | 6% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 2% |
Other | 18 | 13% |
Unknown | 37 | 26% |