Population Health
Recent Deposits
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The impact of homeless men's use of city spaces on their wellbeing
Homelessness is a broad and somewhat blunt term to describe a complex concept. Beneath the concept and many varied definitions are people who are living with inadequate, insecure or no housing at all; these are often among ... -
Understanding the risks of drinking water self-supplies from the perspective of rural people
Due to the potential for serious and widespread outbreaks of waterborne disease, managing the risk of microbiological contamination of drinking water is of particular importance. In New Zealand, drinking water quality and ... -
"I'm Just a Young Mother" Teenage Mothers' Perspectives on Early Parenthood.
Public attitudes towards teen pregnancy and parenthood are socially constructed and are changing over time. New social norms and expectations of a preferred life course for women influence social policy and how teenage ... -
Growing up on Shaky Ground: An Investigation into the Emotional and Behavioural Wellbeing of Four-Year-Olds in Canterbury’s Post-Disaster Environment
A series of major earthquakes began in Canterbury, New Zealand, in September 2010 which continued for approximately the next three years. The Canterbury earthquakes have left healthcare providers, teachers and parents ... -
Velcro babies: A Qualitative Study Exploring Maternal Motivations in the Night-time Care of Infants
New Zealand has one of the highest rates of sudden unexpected death in infancy (SUDI) in the OECD, with most deaths occurring during sleep and at night. Whilst recommendations for safe infant sleep are promoted to parents, ... -
Who You Know and How You Are Known: Children's Perceptions of Neighbourhood
Neighbourhoods have long been investigated as sources of influence in the lives of children. Exploring the way that children experience their neighbourhood is a vital component in understanding these influences and requires ... -
An Application Of Hierarchical Bayes Models To Estimated Prevalence Of Mental Disorder And Mental Health Service Use Among Cook Islanders In New Zealand
The aims of this thesis are twofold. First is the epidemiological goal of reporting patterns and determinants of mental disorder among people of Cook Island ethnic group descent (Cook Islanders) compared to people from ... -
Ageing with Spinal Cord Injury in New Zealand
Background Worldwide there is a new demographic phenomenon: an increasing number of people who either are born with or sustained a physical disability when young or in middle-age and who are now ageing with their disability. ... -
'Still a couple' A study of sexuality and intimacy concerns in residential care from the perspective of residents' partners and care staff
Sexuality and intimacy are recognised as crucial aspects of being human. Our sense of self and identity is maintained through our relationships with others, and existing literature suggests that concepts of sexuality and ... -
Pathways between socioeconomic status and adolescent cigarette smoking: analysis of data from the Christchurch Health and Development Study
Background: Cigarette smoking is a major preventable cause of morbidity and premature mortality world-wide. It is well known that the risk of becoming a smoker is socially patterned and differentially distributed in the ... -
Culture, Risk and HIV: The Case of Black African Migrants and Refugees in Christchurch, New Zealand
Black African migrants and refugees are disproportionately affected by heterosexually acquired HIV in New Zealand. Despite this, there are no data on their HIV related sexual attitudes, beliefs and behaviours. This sequential ... -
Alcohol use & sexually transmitted infections in young people attending a sexual health clinic
Background: Hazardous alcohol use and in particular binge drinking has become a significant problem for New Zealand youth and results in considerable harm. The burden of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) is also ... -
Understanding success in the Green Prescription programme: a qualitative investigation into patient perspectives on physical activity
Background: Exercise referral programmes (such as the Green Prescription community programme) are a popular and effective way of increasing the physical activity of primary care patients who at risk of, or diagnosed with, ... -
Decriminalisation : a harm minimisation and human rights approach to regulating sex work
This thesis takes a community-based participatory approach, using mixed methods to examine the impact of the decriminalisation of sex work in New Zealand through the lens of a public health discourse of harm minimisation. ... -
Electing New Zealand's Health Governors: Do elected board members have the appropriate knowledge, skills and experience to govern district health boards?
The manner by which a health system is governed impacts upon the delivery of health services. New Zealand has a decentralised health system featuring twenty district health boards (DHBs) that are responsible for ensuring ... -
Inequality in Quality? The selection and use of quality indicators to investigate ethnic disparities in the quality of hospital care, Aotearoa New Zealand.
There are well documented differences in health outcomes between Māori and New Zealand (NZ) Europeans. Jones (2002) describes differential treatment within the health system as one determinant of ethnic inequalities: is ... -
Talking about 1080: risk, trust and protecting our place
The use of 1080 for pest control by the Department of Conservation (DoC) and the Animal Health Board (AHB) is officially considered the only viable means of preventing environmental damage from possums and protecting farming ... -
Statistical Causality in participant unblinded randomised community trials.
Introduction: The double-blinded randomised control trial (RCT) has been developed in order to provide gold standard estimation of causal effects. However, in many circumstances it is impossible to design studies that meet ... -
“I believe once I’m happy within myself I won’t need to Smoke”: An exploration of Women Smokers’ Views on Smoking, Tobacco Control and Cessation.
Women’s smoking is emerging as a significant global public health issue and has been acknowledged as an epidemic unlikely to reach its peak until well into the 21st century. Within developed countries, including New Zealand, ... -
Governance, Management and Professional Influences on Infection Control in Canterbury Public Hospitals 1978-2008
An infection control service was introduced in Canterbury hospitals in 1978 with the employment of an infection control nurse and the establishment of an infection control committee (ICC). The development was in keeping ...