Elsevier,
The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health, Volume 7, June 2023
This Article supports SDG 3 and 10 by exploring trends and inequities in adolescent childbearing in Latin America and the Caribbean, highlighting that adolescent girls from families in lower income groups, living in rural areas, and from indigenous and Afro-descendant groups are disproportionately affected by adolescent motherhood.
Elsevier,
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, Volume 47, June 2023
This article highlights that although Indigenous research governance is recognised as an essential part of ethical Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander research, activities and contributions made by Indigenous reference group (IRG) members are underreported.
Elsevier,
The Lancet Planetary Health, Volume 7, June 2023
This Review supports SDGs 3, 10, and 15 by examining evidence on Indigenous People's mental health related to resource industries in settler colonial states. It shows that land is central to Indigenous people's mental health, and that land dispossession due to industrial development negatively impacted mental health in Indigenous communities.
Elsevier,
The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific, Volume 35, June 2023
First Nations children and adolescents in Australia experience one of the highest reported rates of treatable skin infections in the world, authors of this study gathers information from relevant communities through culturally appropriate, semi-structured interviews, or ‘yarning sessions’. This approach has allowed the authors to centre First Nations voices, identifying strengths and gaps in available resources, services and education to reduce these infections.
Elsevier,
Lancet Regional Health - Americas, Volume 22, June 2023
This Article supports SDG 3 by showing that an HCV testing (point-of-care) and treatment programme implemented in users of a supervised drug cosumption service in Canada was beneficial, with a large degree of positive testing, testing acceptance, and treatment engagement. The study suggests that on-site point of care testing and treatment for HCV in supervised consumption services is effective in reaching this population
Lancet Regional Health - Americas, Volume 22, June 2023
This Article supports SDG 3 by using modelling to estimate the impact of immigration on hepatitis B prevalence in the USA, in order to more accurately assess the hepatitis B burden, which might not be accurately measured by national serosurveys. The study found a significantly higher burden of hepatitis B (1.8 million cases), significantly higher than that found in national serosurveys.
