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Achieving Equitable Asthma Services for Māori

Jones, Bernadette Doris (Thesis, Master of Public Health, 2017)

Introduction: Significant inequities exist in Aotearoa New Zealand for tamariki (children) Māori with asthma, who suffer a high burden of disease and high hospital admission rates, as compared to non-Māori. Primary ...
Child exposure to second-hand smoke within "private spaces"- Comparing survey data with photographic evidence

Gurtner, Marcus (Thesis, Master of Public Health, 2016)

ABSTRACT There is a restricted range of non-survey research on child exposure to second-hand smoke (SHS) within ‘private’ spaces - i.e. homes (inside and outside) and personal vehicles. The available evidence has typically ...
Behind the front desk: A Critical Discourse Analysis of the talk of General Practice Receptionists about health inequities

Manhire-Heath, Rowan Kathleen (Thesis, Master of Public Health, 2016)

General Practice Receptionists (GPRs) are an under-researched and undervalued group of healthcare workers, both in Aotearoa/New Zealand and internationally, evidenced by the limited data on—and research involving—GPRs. As ...
Does the sport-related food environment support children's right to health?

Smith, Moira Beatrice (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2016)

Under the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), children have the right to health and live in conditions that support that right, including a healthy food environment. However, a substantial proportion of the ...
Making sense of Stomach cancer Inequities in Aotearoa New Zealand

Signal, Virginia Claire (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2016)

Background Stomach cancer is an important disease for Māori in Aotearoa New Zealand. Māori are more likely to be diagnosed with stomach cancer than non-Māori and have poorer survival. The higher incidence in Māori can ...
Do young adults make informed choices about smoking?

Gray, Rebecca Jane (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2016)

When lobbying against tobacco control policies, tobacco companies have claimed that people who smoke make an “informed adult choice”. Although in the past most smokers were children when they started to smoke, in recent ...
Individual and collective action for healthy rental housing in New Zealand: an historical and contemporary study

Chisholm, Elinor (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2016)

Substandard, insecure, and unaffordable housing affects health, contributing to the spread of infectious disease, susceptibility to respiratory illness, and to feelings of stress and anxiety. In New Zealand, people who ...
Cancer in the Context of Severe Mental Illness in New Zealand: An Epidemiological Study

Cunningham, Ruth (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2016)

Background Experience of severe mental illness is associated with poor physical health and premature death. This issue has received little research attention in New Zealand. This thesis explores the burden of cancer amongst ...
Known unknowns: Evidence of health co-benefits of decarbonising the transport sector

Shaw, Caroline (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2016)

Theory and modelling studies suggest that some interventions to decarbonise emissions in the transport sector can, in addition to the long-term benefits from contributing to stabilising the global climate, have substantial ...
The Settlement Experiences of Kiribati Migrants Living in New Zealand

Thompson, Mary Anne (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2016)

This thesis explores the settlement experiences of Kiribati migrants and their families living in New Zealand. In depth qualitative interviews were carried out with a group of Kiribati migrants to elicit data on the main ...
Casting a long shadow: the role of household crowding on Helicobacter pylori infection, and excess stomach cancer incidence among Māori and Pacific people

McDonald, Andrea M. (Thesis, Master of Public Health, 2014)

INTRODUCTION: Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is predominantly acquired in childhood and persists as a chronic infection in the stomach. H. pylori has been linked with household crowding and is an important causal factor ...
Ethnic equity in the management of child asthma: Developing and testing a primary care quality improvement tool.

Keating, Gabrielle Mary (Thesis, Master of Public Health, 2015)

Two of the key challenges for the New Zealand health system are improving quality and reducing inequities in health. My plan was to develop and test a quality improvement intervention for primary care to help close the ...
Statistical and Policy Analysis of Large-scale Public Health Interventions

Preval, Nicholas (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2015)

Background: The outcome evaluation of large-scale public health interventions is an important part of the rational policy cycle. Timely outcome evaluation can inform decisions by policy makers on whether to continue, modify ...
The Epidemiology of Pertussis and Timeliness of Pertussis Immunisation in New Zealand

Deane, Georgia Bailey (Thesis, Master of Public Health, 2015)

Introduction Despite increasing immunisation coverage in recent years, pertussis remains a leading cause of immunisation preventable disease in New Zealand. The current pertussis epidemic in New Zealand began in August ...
A case study of community action against alcohol harm: liquor licensing in Fantame Street, Porirua, 2011-2013

Paterson, Sarah Jean (Thesis, Master of Public Health, 2015)

This thesis is a case study of local community involvement in the liquor licencing process. Alcohol is a widely available commodity with the potential for harm to communities through short and long term health impacts, ...
The Effects of Tobacco Graphic Health Warnings on Smokers

Li, Judy Ming Chuen (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2015)

In 2007, the New Zealand government announced a change in the legislation on tobacco on-pack warning labels, requiring text-based warning labels to be replaced by graphic health warnings (GHWs). According to this new ...
Trends in cancer survival by ethnic and socioeconomic group, New Zealand, 1991-2004

Soeberg, Matthew John (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2014)

Background This thesis aimed to understand trends and inequalities in cancer survival using relative survival and excess mortality rate analyses. The three research questions were: i) do non-Māori and higher socioeconomic ...
Family-Centred Healing At Home: A Samoan Epistemology of Samoan Families’ Experiences of Home Dialysis and Home Detention in Aotearoa/New Zealand

Tiatia, Ramona (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2014)

Home dialysis and home detention are home-based public services increasingly used in Samoan households living in Aotearoa/New Zealand. They are cheaper than institutionally-provided hospital and correctional services and ...
Belongingness: How neighbourhood gets under the skin

Hooper, Carolyn May (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2014)

A challenge facing researchers is to understand how neighbourhood ‘gets under the skin’, influencing the health and wellbeing of those who live there. There is mixed evidence, and increasingly sophisticated theoretical ...
Evaluating the Environmental and Social Determinants of Enteric Disease in New Zealand

Lal, Aparna (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2014)

Globally, enteric disease is a leading cause of illness and death. Projected climate change and agricultural intensification is expected to substantially influence zoonoses emergence and resurgence. New Zealand has high ...