Publications by authors named "Slade Sibosado"

Background: Healthy skin is important for maintaining overall physical and cultural health and wellbeing. However, remote-living Australian Aboriginal children contend with disproportionally high rates of (Strep A) infected impetigo. The SToP Trial was a large stepped-wedge cluster randomised trial of See, Treat, and Prevent (SToP) skin health activities implemented between 2019 and 2022 in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, during which a decrease in impetigo was observed.

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Article Synopsis
  • A study was conducted to evaluate the impact of a holistic skin control program, SToP, aimed at reducing impetigo among children in remote communities of the Kimberley, Western Australia.
  • The trial involved skin checks, treatment training, and health promotion, targeting children aged 0-18 years in a stepped-wedge randomization process.
  • Results showed a significant decline in impetigo cases, particularly noted during initial baseline skin checks prior to the official intervention, with 85% of consented children receiving at least one skin assessment.
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Introduction: For millennia, Aboriginal people's ways of knowing, doing and being were shared through art, song, and dance. Colonisation silenced these ways, affecting loss of self-determination for Aboriginal people. Over the past decade in Australia, hip-hop projects have become culturally appropriate approaches for health promotion.

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Background: While there are many skin infections, reducing the burden of scabies and impetigo for remote living Aboriginal people, particularly children remains challenging. Aboriginal children living in remote communities have experienced the highest reported rate of impetigo in the world and are 15 times more likely to be admitted to hospital with a skin infection compared to non-Aboriginal children. Untreated impetigo can develop into serious disease and may contribute to the development of acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD).

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