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11328462

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-4-30
pubmed:abstractText
In this review, we describe the burden of respiratory illness in Australian indigenous communities and examine evidence of aetiology. We have reviewed the results from studies of respiratory infections and asthma-like symptoms conducted in remote and non-remote indigenous communities and contrasted them with data from comparable studies in non-indigenous communities. Although bias cannot be controlled and generalizability is an issue, the data are the only information available and, as such, provide a basis for a hypothesis generating approach to better health care. The evidence suggests that many indigenous people, especially those who live in non-remote regions, have asthma-like symptoms that are largely of an infectious rather than an allergic origin. Moreover, indigenous communities continue to be exposed to low immunisation rates, to have low rates of breastfeeding and to have high rates of cigarette smoking, all of which have the potential to increase the prevalence of respiratory illnesses. It is important to identify the most effective treatments and preventive strategies for respiratory symptoms that are prevalent in indigenous children. Respiratory symptoms that are largely of a bacterial-infectious origin may not benefit from commonly prescribed asthma therapies and, without appropriate treatment, may lead to ongoing health problems.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
1034-4810
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
37
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
108-12
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-9-24
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Impact and aetiology of respiratory infections, asthma and airway disease in Australian Aborigines.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. jennifp2@nch.edu.au
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review