Respiratory Health | Menzies School of Health Research

Nationally and internationally, the burden of ill health from acute and chronic respiratory disease remains high in Indigenous populations. In the Northern Territory, respiratory illness is the most frequent reason for hospitalisation of young children (<5 years) and preventable cause of death of Indigenous infants (five times that of non-Indigenous infants). Chronic Supprative Lung Disease (CSLD) is an important cause of chronic respiratory illness in remote Aboriginal children and adults. Wet or moist cough is always associated with airway secretions and is a common symptom in CSLD. Once developed little is known about the clinical course of this disease in this population. The factors associated with disease progression and deterioration in lung function is also unknown.

Resources that have been developed by our research group can be found at http://menzies.edu.au/research/child-health/resources and on the LungInfoNet http://www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au/chronic-conditions/respiratory/resources/health-promotion-resources

BIS Multi-centre Bronchiectasis study: A collaborative and international study of Bronchiectasis in Indigenous children read more

MSCAPE Multi-centre evaluation of a clinical pathway for chronic cough in children – can it be used to improve clinical outcomes? read more

ABIS Improving the management and outcomes for infants hospitalised with Bronchiolitis read more

ABIS2 Randomised controlled trial of azithromycin to reduce the morbidity of severe bronchiolitis in young Indigenous children read more

Cough Assessment Study Observational study comparing a history of cough as a symptom read more

FLUTE Burden of influenza and other respiratory viruses among Aboriginal children in the Top End read more