Bloodstream infection rates in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people in Central Australia, 2014–2018

Alice Coe, Richard J. Woodman, Rob Baird, Lloyd Einsiedel

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Abstract

Bloodstream infection rates are an indirect measure of social disadvantage and population health.1 Rates of chronic disease and harmful alcohol consumption are higher among socio-economically disadvantaged people, who often live in overcrowded houses with poor sanitation; all these factors are recognised risk factors for bloodstream infections.2 Thirty-four percent of the disparity in health outcomes between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians is attributed to high levels of unemployment, lower educational attainment and household income, and inadequate housing, and a further 19% to health risk factors, including alcohol consumption and smoking.3
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)415-417
Number of pages3
JournalMedical Journal of Australia
Volume218
Issue number9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - May 2023

Keywords

  • Bacterial infections
  • Drug resistance, microbial
  • Indigenous health
  • Population health

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