Ishak M
Department of Statistics, University of Newcastle.
Aust Health Rev. 1998;21(4):54-71. doi: 10.1071/ah980054.
While many studies investigated the higher morbidity and mortality levels of indigenous Australians in the high-density indigenous areas in the Northern Territory, Western Australia and South Australia, few examined the situation in New South Wales, where more than 28% of the indigenous population lives. Admissions to acute public and private hospitals in New South Wales for 1989-1995 are used in the study reported here to examine indigenous health and its differential patterns by disease categories. The study allowed for the monitoring of disease groups with particularly high indigenous admissions and, accordingly, pinpointed areas for improvement. Age-standardised estimates for the indigenous population are provided. Age composition of admissions for each disease category and admissions by residential area are also estimated.
虽然许多研究调查了北领地、西澳大利亚州和南澳大利亚州高密度原住民地区澳大利亚原住民较高的发病率和死亡率，但很少有研究考察新南威尔士州的情况，该州有超过28%的原住民居住。本文所报告的研究使用了1989年至1995年新南威尔士州公立和私立急症医院的入院数据，以按疾病类别研究原住民健康状况及其差异模式。该研究能够监测原住民入院率特别高的疾病组，从而找出有待改善的领域。文中提供了原住民人口的年龄标准化估计数。还估计了每种疾病类别的入院患者年龄构成以及按居住地区划分的入院情况。
