Evidence / Statistics – Page 9

Adherence to Health Guidelines: Findings from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health

06/15/2012/in Evidence / Statistics /by admin

Publisher: Prepared for the Australian Government Department of Health, 2012

Status – CURRENT

This report uses data from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health (ALSWH) to assess adherence to national guidelines for preventative health behaviours and selected health screening. The guidelines used for this report are those disseminated by the National Health and Medical Research Council, the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, and/or the Australian Government Department of Health, based on the best available evidence at the time.

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ABS Personal Safety Survey (2012)

06/06/2012/in Australia-wide, Evidence / Statistics /by admin

Publisher: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2012

Status – CURRENT

In December 2013 the Australian Bureau of Statistics released the results from the 2012 Personal Safety Survey. The survey collected data about the nature and extent of violence experienced by women and men since the age of 15, including their experience of violence in the past 12 months. Key survey findings include One in three Australian women (34 per cent) have experienced physical violence since the age of 15 One in five Australian women (19 per cent) have experienced sexual violence since the age of 15 One in four Australian women (25 per cent) have experienced emotional abuse by a partner since the age of 15 One in five Australian women (19 per cent) have experienced stalking in their lifetime.

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Women and Food

06/06/2012/in Evidence / Statistics, Victoria /by admin

Publisher: Women’s Health Victoria 2012

Status – CURRENT

This paper explores various aspects of women’s health relating to food. These include the impacts of nutritional deficiency, the links between nutrition and chronic disease, women’s roles in relation to food, how a woman’s relationship with food affects her psychosocial health and the socio-economic factors that impact on access to nutritious food.

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2012 Women’s Report Card: Measuring Women’s Progress

05/15/2012/in Evidence / Statistics /by admin

Publisher: Department For Communities 2012. Perth, Western Australia

Status – CURRENT

The Report Card provides key indicators on the status of women in areas such as public life and leadership, health, education and safety, policing, violence, crime and imprisonment. It is a tool for indicating where women are making progress and where policies and services can be improved and are in place to provide the support women need to ensure equitable social and economic outcomes.

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Early medical abortion using low-dose mifepristone followed by buccal misoprostol: a large Australian observational study

01/01/2012/in Australia-wide, Evidence / Statistics /by admin

Publisher: Medical Journal of Australia, 2012

Status – CURRENT

This article by Goldstone et al provides evidence of the efficacy and safety of mifepristone in combination with buccal misoprostol for early medical abortion in Australia. Medical abortion, abortion, medical termination of pregnancy, MTOP, early medical abortion

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It goes with the Territory! The views of ACT Women from CALD Backgrounds about Health and Wellbeing Information (2011)

06/16/2011/in Evidence / Statistics /by admin

Publisher: Women’s Centre for Health Matters Inc, 2011

Status – CURRENT

This companion report presents the findings and views of the 102 women from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) backgrounds who participated in WCHM’s health and wellbeing information research, and identifies the major themes and the barriers facing them in accessing the health and wellbeing information they need.

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It goes with the Territory! The views of ACT Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women about Health and Wellbeing Information

06/15/2011/in Evidence / Statistics /by admin

Publisher: Women’s Centre for Health Matters Inc, 2011

Status – CURRENT

This companion report presents the findings and views of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women who participated in WCHM’s health and wellbeing information research, and identifies the major themes and the barriers facing them in accessing the health and wellbeing information they need.

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Rural, remote and regional differences in women’s health: Findings from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health

06/15/2011/in Evidence / Statistics /by admin

Publisher: Prepared for the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing, 2011

Status – CURRENT

The report explores findings relevant to the health disadvantage in rural communities and is structured into three broad themes: 1. Generally poorer health of women living in regional and remote areas; 2. Differences in access to and use of a wide range of health services; 3. The resilience of rural women and characteristics of life in rural communities which ameliorate sometimes difficult conditions. It shows examples where government policies have been effective in reducing health inequities, as well as highlighting situations in which changes in policies and practices could lead to further improvements.

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Intimate partner abuse of women in Queensland

05/22/2011/in Evidence / Statistics /by admin

Publisher: Queensland Centre for Domestic and Family Violence Research, CQ University Australia, 2011

Status – CURRENT

This study focuses on intimate partner abuse among cohabiting, heterosexual partners living in the state of Queensland. Specifically, the study is concerned with the abuse of women by their current marriage or de facto male partners. It aims to identify prevalence and the nature, socio‐demographic and behavioural variables, and the impact of the experience of abuse on women’s health status

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