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BMC Public Health
Gambling, housing conditions, community contexts and child health in remote indigenous communities in the Northern Territory, Australia
Research Article
Matthew Stevens1  Ross Bailie1 
[1] Menzies School of Health Research, Institute of Advanced Studies, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Australia;
关键词: Gambling;    Child health;    Indigenous;    Public health;   
DOI  :  10.1186/1471-2458-12-377
 received in 2012-02-07, accepted in 2012-05-25,  发布年份 2012
来源: Springer
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【 摘 要 】

BackgroundRecent government reports have identified gambling, along with alcohol abuse, drug abuse and pornography, as contributing to child neglect and abuse in Indigenous communities in the Northern Territory (NT). These reports also identify gaps in empirical evidence upon which to base sound policy. To address this shortfall, data from ten remote Indigenous communities was analysed to determine the relationship between gambling problems, housing conditions, community contexts and child health in indigenous communities.MethodsLogistic regression was used to assess associations between gambling problems, community contexts, housing conditions and child health. Separate multivariable models were developed for carer reported gambling problems in houses and six child health outcomes.ResultsCarer reported gambling problems in households across the ten communities ranged from 10% to 74%. Inland tropical communities had the highest level of reported gambling problems. Less access to a doctor in the community showed evidence of a multivariable adjusted association with gambling problems in houses. No housing variables showed evidence for a multivariable association with reported gambling problems. There was evidence for gambling problems having a multivariable adjusted association with carer report of scabies and ear infection in children.ConclusionsThe analyses provide evidence that gambling is a significant problem in Indigenous communities and that gambling problems in households is related to poor child health outcomes. A comprehensive (prevention, treatment, regulation and education) public health approach to harm minimisation associated with gambling amongst the Indigenous population is required that builds on current normative community regulation of gambling.

【 授权许可】

CC BY   
© Stevens and Bailie; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2012

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