Examining relationships between parent-reported factors and recurring ear symptoms among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.

Constantinides, F; Orr, N; Nash, K; Evans, JR; McMahon, CM; Gunasekera, H; Harkus, S; Clague, L; Cross, C; Halvorsen, L; Lumby, N; Coates, H; Macniven, R

Examining relationships between parent-reported factors and recurring ear symptoms among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.

Constantinides, F Orr, N Nash, K Evans, JR McMahon, CM Gunasekera, H Harkus, S Clague, L Cross, C Halvorsen, L Lumby, N Coates, H Macniven, R

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Publisher:: Australian Health Promotion Association
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 2024, 35, (1), pp. 225-234
Issue Date:: 2024-01

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dc.contributor.author	Constantinides, F
dc.contributor.author	Orr, N
dc.contributor.author	Nash, K
dc.contributor.author	Evans, JR
dc.contributor.author	McMahon, CM
dc.contributor.author	Gunasekera, H
dc.contributor.author	Harkus, S
dc.contributor.author	Clague, L
dc.contributor.author	Cross, C
dc.contributor.author	Halvorsen, L
dc.contributor.author	Lumby, N
dc.contributor.author	Coates, H
dc.contributor.author	Macniven, R
dc.date.accessioned	2025-04-27T09:09:12Z
dc.date.available	2023-03-20
dc.date.available	2025-04-27T09:09:12Z
dc.date.issued	2024-01
dc.identifier.citation	Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 2024, 35, (1), pp. 225-234
dc.identifier.issn	1036-1073
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dc.description.abstract	ISSUE ADDRESSED: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander child ear health is complex and multiple. We examined relationships between parent-reported sociodemographic, child health, health service access factors and ear symptoms among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children aged 3 to 7 years. METHODS: The Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children is a large child cohort study with annual parent-reported data collection. Generalised linear mixed model analyses examined Wave 1 (1309 children 0-5 years; 2008) predictors of being free of parent-reported ear symptoms in both Waves 2 and 3. RESULTS: A total of 1030 (78.7%) had no reported ear symptoms in either Wave 2 or 3. In the fully adjusted model, children who had been hospitalised in the past year (aOR = 2.16; 95% CI 1.19-3.93) and those with no ear symptoms (aOR = 2.94; 95% CI, 1.59-5.46) at Wave 1 had higher odds of no ear symptoms in both the subsequent waves. There were also relationships between parent main source of income-government pension or allowance as well as parents who reported no history of their own ear symptoms and higher odds of no ear symptoms in Waves 2 and 3 after partial adjustment for sociodemographic factors. CONCLUSION: These findings suggest relationships between different sociodemographic and health factors and parent-reported ear symptoms among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children that warrant further investigation. So what? Children with parent-reported ear symptoms during the early years need holistic support to prevent future ear symptoms that impact health, social and educational life trajectories.
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dc.subject	1117 Public Health and Health Services
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dc.subject.mesh	Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
dc.subject.mesh	Child
dc.subject.mesh	Cohort Studies
dc.subject.mesh	Data Collection
dc.subject.mesh	Ear Diseases
dc.subject.mesh	Health Services, Indigenous
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Longitudinal Studies
dc.subject.mesh	Parents
dc.subject.mesh	Child
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
dc.subject.mesh	Cohort Studies
dc.subject.mesh	Data Collection
dc.subject.mesh	Health Services, Indigenous
dc.subject.mesh	Longitudinal Studies
dc.subject.mesh	Parents
dc.subject.mesh	Ear Diseases
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Ear Diseases
dc.subject.mesh	Data Collection
dc.subject.mesh	Cohort Studies
dc.subject.mesh	Longitudinal Studies
dc.subject.mesh	Parents
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dc.subject.mesh	Health Services, Indigenous
dc.subject.mesh	Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
dc.subject.mesh	Child
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dc.subject.mesh	Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
dc.subject.mesh	Cohort Studies
dc.subject.mesh	Data Collection
dc.subject.mesh	Health Services, Indigenous
dc.subject.mesh	Longitudinal Studies
dc.subject.mesh	Parents
dc.subject.mesh	Ear Diseases
dc.title	Examining relationships between parent-reported factors and recurring ear symptoms among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.
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Abstract:

ISSUE ADDRESSED: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander child ear health is complex and multiple. We examined relationships between parent-reported sociodemographic, child health, health service access factors and ear symptoms among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children aged 3 to 7 years. METHODS: The Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children is a large child cohort study with annual parent-reported data collection. Generalised linear mixed model analyses examined Wave 1 (1309 children 0-5 years; 2008) predictors of being free of parent-reported ear symptoms in both Waves 2 and 3. RESULTS: A total of 1030 (78.7%) had no reported ear symptoms in either Wave 2 or 3. In the fully adjusted model, children who had been hospitalised in the past year (aOR = 2.16; 95% CI 1.19-3.93) and those with no ear symptoms (aOR = 2.94; 95% CI, 1.59-5.46) at Wave 1 had higher odds of no ear symptoms in both the subsequent waves. There were also relationships between parent main source of income-government pension or allowance as well as parents who reported no history of their own ear symptoms and higher odds of no ear symptoms in Waves 2 and 3 after partial adjustment for sociodemographic factors. CONCLUSION: These findings suggest relationships between different sociodemographic and health factors and parent-reported ear symptoms among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children that warrant further investigation. So what? Children with parent-reported ear symptoms during the early years need holistic support to prevent future ear symptoms that impact health, social and educational life trajectories.

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