Maternal health and child health disparities among Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australian children: Insights from repeated measures across infancy and adolescence

Nahida Afroz, Enamul Kabir, Khorshed Alam and Zakir Hossain

Social Science & Medicine, 2025, vol. 381, issue C

Abstract: This study investigates the prevalence and predictors of inferior or less-optimal health (LOPTH) and the Physical Health Outcome Index (PHOIND) among Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australian children from infancy to adolescence, focusing on the impact of maternal health factors.

Keywords: Health disparities; Indigenous health; Maternal and child health; Health related behavior's; Bootstrap estimation; Longitudinal study (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.118292

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