Population Health
Recent Deposits
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Evaluation of a pilot breast cancer screening programme
A pilot mammographic breast cancer screening programme was established in 1991 for women aged fifty to sixty-four living in Otago and Southland. The pilot programme was evaluated to measure the acceptability, effectiveness, ... -
Exploring senior secondary health education in Aotearoa New Zealand: A cabinet of curiosities
Senior secondary Health Education in Aotearoa New Zealand is somewhat of a curiosity: Often misunderstood and certainly under-researched. The school subject is uniquely placed internationally; one which can contribute to ... -
Suffering, Solidarity and Spirituality: The Lived Experiences of Internally Displaced Women in Northern Nigeria
Since 2009, the Nigerian state, has been under intense attack by an Islamic extremist group popularly known as Boko Haram. As a result of the insurgency, over two million persons have been internally displaced, 53% of whom ... -
Wellbeing and relationships between people, space, place and time: Canterbury primary school principals’ perceptions of wellbeing in the context of their school environment
Interest in wellbeing in schools is being influenced by diverse stakeholders unified by a rising global economic agenda which requires schools to ensure students take responsibility for their own wellbeing to ensure personal, ... -
Talking about menopause: Exploring the lived experience of menopause for nurses
As the participation of women in the workplace has grown, so too has the need to live through menopause in a more public way. Previously managed in private, many women now experience (often visible) menopausal changes at ... -
The comparative assessment of patient safety at hospitals in New Zealand
Patient safety is the avoidance, prevention and amelioration of adverse outcomes or injuries stemming from the healthcare system. Patient safety is the most important constituent of quality and has become increasing important ... -
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. ...