Going up, going down: the experience, control and management of gestational diabetes mellitus among Southeast Asian migrant women living in urban Australia.

Issue addressed In many developed countries the rate of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) for Asian-born women is higher than other groups. Studies suggest that some women have limited knowledge of the disease and poor self-management leading to health problems for themselves and their baby. Few studies report the experience of GDM among Southeast Asian migrant women living in Australia and factors that influence their management of the disease.

A systematic review of interventions for homeless women.

Aims And Objectives: The aim of this research is to undertake a systematic review of the existing literature to determine effective physical and psychosocial interventions for homeless women.

Background: Homelessness is an increasing problem worldwide. Homelessness results in considerable risk to the health and social and psychological well-being of those without permanent shelter.

What were the outcomes of home follow-up visits after postpartum hospital discharge?

Objectives: To assess health outcomes of home follow-up visits after postpartum discharge and assess relationships between the number of home visits and selected outcomes among women who gave birth at two Queensland, Australia, regional hospitals.

Design: A cross sectional study. Services provided during the home visits were responsive to a woman's need rather than having a structured protocol of services.

Chronic illnesses in rural and remote Queensland communities using two sample units.

The objective of this study is to report the prevalence rates of chronic diseases using two sampling units: (a) the rural and remote areas of the Queensland Fitzroy and Central West Statistical Divisions and (b) four rural communities within the Queensland Fitzroy Statistical Division. The design was a cross-sectional survey. The setting was rural and remote Queensland.

Perceived industrial deafness and hearing loss among people in a small Queensland rural community.

This paper aims to describe chronic diseases including hearing loss reported by people in a small rural community. It will present the results of audiometric screening among a group of people in this community and their self reported risk factors of hearing loss. Different risk factors experienced by men and women will be compared.

Perceptions of gender roles, gender power relationships, and sexuality in Thai women following diagnosis and treatment for cervical cancer.

Purpose/objectives: To describe patients' and their partners' perceptions of gender roles, gender power relationships, and sexuality before diagnosis of and after treatment for cervical cancer.

Design: Descriptive.

Setting: Southern Thailand.

Do people in rural and remote Queensland delay using health services to manage the episodes of incapacity?

The research project described in the present paper aimed to explore the types of self-reported management which families in relatively 'high', 'moderate' and 'low' medically resourced areas use for episodes of incapacity and the length of time from an initial symptom to the management behaviours. A telephone survey was conducted in rural and remote Queensland, Australia, to explore one or more types of management for the most recent incapacity episode of family members. A respondent indicated at least one type of management for any one episode.

Cigarette sales to women and children in urban Thailand.

This descriptive study aimed to document cigarette retailers' knowledge and behaviors about the minimum legal age of cigarette buyers, and their estimates of the proportion of children and women among cigarette buyers. The study was conducted among 70 shop attendants in Hat Yai and Chon Buri cities. A semi-structured interview method was used to collect data using open-ended and close-ended questions.

Health beliefs, perceived self-efficacy, and breast self-examination among Thai migrants in Brisbane.

Background: Women in Thailand have a relatively low risk of developing breast cancer; however, death rates from breast cancer are increasing. Rates in many migrant groups are also known to be on the increase. Little is known about breast cancer screening, particularly breast self-examination (BSE), among Thai migrant women in other countries.

Management of episodes of incapacity by families in rural and remote Queensland.

People in rural and remote areas have relatively poor health, so limited availability of and accessibility to doctors are major health issues. This cross-sectional study was conducted in rural and remote areas of Central Queensland. Using telephone interviews, the study described the use of formal and informal health services by families in response to episodes of incapacity.

Non-fatal injuries sustained in road traffic accidents: a pilot study in provincial hospitals in Chon Buri, Thailand.

The characteristics of patients with non-fatal road traffic injuries who received care from non-referral hospitals are described; an assessment of the difference between the characteristics of patients who received care at a referral hospital and those of patients who were treated at non-referral hospitals is made. A retrospective study, conducted in Chon Buri Province, Thailand, reviewed information from two sources: 324 records from eight non-referral hospitals and the 1999 Injury Surveillance Report of Chon Buri Hospital, a referral hospital. A data collection tool was designed to retrieve information from the non-referral hospitals.

Physical health and preventive health behaviors among Thai women in Brisbane, Australia.

In this article we describe the health status of Thai migrant women in Australia. Women's physical health, their use of health services, and adherence to preventive health behaviors are presented. The results are based on data from a descriptive study of 139 women living in Brisbane who completed a structured questionnaire.