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Hepatitis C virus point-of-care RNA testing: Experience from screening an entire high-security Australian prison population over 3 days
CONCLUSIONS: Testing occupants in a high-security prison of this size is feasible and can provide an overview of HCV infectivity. Testing combined with linkage to care will support the elimination of HCV in this high-risk population.IMPLICATIONS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH: Point-of-care testing for HCV in prisons with dedicated clinicians, resources, and partnerships, particularly at prison entry, can contribute to eliminating HCV in Australia by 2030.PMID:37776597 | DOI:10.1016/j.anzjph.2023.100083 (Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health)
Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health - September 30, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Chris Wallis Mim O'Flynn Mary Fenech Dorrit Grimstrup Source Type: research

Changes in household food grocery shopping patterns in Melbourne, Australia during COVID-19 restrictions in 2020
CONCLUSIONS: There was no substantial deterioration in the healthiness of grocery purchases during COVID-19 lockdowns in Melbourne. However, any additional purchases of unhealthy products are a concern. Further research on other sources of foods and drinks is also required to ascertain impacts on broader dietary patterns.IMPLICATIONS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH: The increase in energy purchased may have implications for overweight and obesity as a risk factor for COVID-19 and chronic diseases. Governments and retailers may need to consider measures to encourage improved diet quality during future crises.PMID:37742389 | DOI:10.1016/j...
Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health - September 24, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Damian Maganja Daisy H Coyle Liping Huang Simone Pettigrew Maria Shahid Source Type: research

Socioeconomic disadvantage and engagement with digital contact tracing for COVID-19 in Western Sydney: A secondary analysis of surveillance data
CONCLUSIONS: Digital data collection for contact tracing was a scalable and efficient tool in the context of the Western Sydney Local Health District COVID-19 response. However, older people and individuals in disadvantaged communities were less likely to engage.IMPLICATIONS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH: Responses to future pandemics should leverage the resource-efficiency of digital interventions but should avoid compounding existing health inequalities.PMID:37738808 | DOI:10.1016/j.anzjph.2023.100087 (Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health)
Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health - September 22, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Benjamin Silberberg Christian Young Shopna Bag Conrad Moreira Sophie Norton Jessica Wells Ramon Z Shaban Source Type: research

Is it time to increase the cost of tobacco licences after 10 years of stagnation?
CONCLUSIONS: Since a 15-fold licence fee increase in 2007 effectively reduced tobacco retailers from 2007-2009, the decline since has been incremental.IMPLICATIONS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH: Increasing tobacco licence fees is a straightforward and effective measure to reduce tobacco availability and should be re-prioritised.PMID:37739846 | DOI:10.1016/j.anzjph.2023.100080 (Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health)
Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health - September 22, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Samuel Ziesing Kerry Ettridge Joanne Dono Ashley Luppino Caroline Miller Source Type: research

Paediatric COVID-19 vaccination coverage and associated factors among migrant and non-migrant children aged 5-11 years in Aotearoa New Zealand: A population-level retrospective cohort study
CONCLUSIONS: The findings suggest that NZ's paediatric COVID-19 vaccination programme was able to address logistical and motivational barriers commonly identified amongst migrants and refugees.IMPLICATIONS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH: As parents' vaccination status is an important factor in vaccinating their own children, continuous efforts are needed to support confident parental COVID-19 vaccine decision-making. To address social inequities, engagement with marginalised communities to co-design tailored and localised approaches is recommended.PMID:37729755 | DOI:10.1016/j.anzjph.2023.100086 (Source: Australian and New Zealand Jour...
Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health - September 20, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Nadia A Charania Linda Kirkpatrick Janine Paynter Source Type: research