Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander disability prevalence: making sense of multiple estimates and definitions.
DISCUSSION: The SDAC should be used for prevalence statistics on disability in the Indigenous population. The ABS should act to clarify or withdraw confusing results from the 2014-15 NATSISS survey. Implications for public health: Official statistics are used to allocate resources; in particular, to and within the National Disability Insurance Scheme. These need to be accurate to ensure Indigenous people's health needs are met.
PMID: 30370971 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Coleman C, Man NWY, Gilroy J, Madden R Tags: Aust N Z J Public Health Source Type: research
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