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Indigenous eye health measures 2021: in brief
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Topic: First Nations people
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2021) Indigenous eye health measures 2021: in brief, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 04 December 2023.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2021). Indigenous eye health measures 2021: in brief. Canberra: AIHW.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Indigenous eye health measures 2021: in brief. AIHW, 2021.
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This in-brief provides an overview of the latest Indigenous eye health data. Eye diseases and vision problems are the most common long-term health conditions reported by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians. Prevalence of trachoma among Indigenous children aged 5–9 has plateaued at 4.5% in 2019.
- ISBN: ISBN 978-1-76054-873-5
- Cat. no: IHW 242
- Pages: 35
Findings from this report:
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Eye diseases and vision problems are the most common long-term health conditions reported by Indigenous Australians
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Prevalence of trachoma among Indigenous children aged 5–9 fell from 2009 to 2012, but has since plateaued, 4.5% in 2019