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Ormandy J, Phillips S, Campbell M, Haenga-Melvin B, Phillips-Govind L, Filoche S. 'I was able to make a better decision about my health.' Wāhine experiences of colposcopy at a marae-based health clinic: A qualitative study. Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol 2024. [PMID: 38425188 DOI: 10.1111/ajo.13803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2023] [Accepted: 02/11/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024]
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BACKGROUND Equitable access to colposcopy services is required if we are to realise the benefit of the introduction of human papilloma virus (HPV) screening in Aotearoa New Zealand. We piloted a community colposcopy clinic, co-located at an urban marae health clinic. AIM To describe the experiences of wāhine (women) attending the marae-based colposcopy clinic. METHODS An in-depth reflexive thematic analysis from 34 people's accounts was undertaken. RESULTS Five themes were identified from the experiences of wāhine attending the clinic. Three themes related to how having a local clinic supported access: everyone was welcoming and friendly, the environment was familiar and non-clinical and the clinic was accessible. The fourth theme related to how this contributed to agency. A fifth theme relates to wāhine views about informing the ongoing provision of colposcopy services. The experiences reflected the principles and values practised at the marae health clinic. Wāhine described feeling cared for as soon as they entered the clinic. As the clinic was local, and for some based at their marae, it was a known space where they knew the experience would be safe. Whānau were welcome with spaces for children to play. Being local meant there were fewer logistics to manage, all of which supported access. DISCUSSION Prioritising wāhine through the provision of culturally safe and accessible colposcopy is feasible. It has the potential to contribute to the elimination of cervical cancer in Aotearoa, New Zealand.
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- Judy Ormandy
- Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Women's Health, University of Otago Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Women's Health, University of Otago Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
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Han E(F, Srinivasa S, Gurney J, Koea J. Cancer Screening Services: What Do Indigenous Communities Want? A Systematic Review. JCO Glob Oncol 2024; 10:e2300035. [PMID: 38359371 PMCID: PMC10881110 DOI: 10.1200/go.23.00035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2023] [Revised: 11/04/2023] [Accepted: 11/14/2023] [Indexed: 02/17/2024] Open
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PURPOSE Indigenous communities experience worse cancer outcomes compared with the general population partly because of lower cancer screening access. One-size-fits-all screening programs are unsuitable for reaching Indigenous communities. In this review, we summarize available evidence on the perspectives of these communities; with a view to informing the improvement of cancer screening services to achieve equitable access. METHODS We undertook a systematic review according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines, using the databases MEDLINE, Scopus, PubMed, and Google Scholar. The search terms used were "Indigenous community or Indigenous communities," "cancer screening," and "facilitators, enablers, desires, or needs." Qualitative studies published up to the August 30, 2022 investigating the perspectives of Indigenous communities on factors encouraging screening participation were included in the study. The included studies were reviewed and analyzed inductively by two independent reviewers, and key themes regarding indigenous access to cancer screening were then extracted. RESULTS A total of 204 unique articles were identified from the search. The title and abstracts of these studies were screened, and 164 were excluded on the basis of the exclusion and inclusion criteria. The full texts of the remaining 40 studies were examined and 18 were included in the review. Four key themes were identified pertaining to culturally tailored education and information dissemination, community involvement, positive relationships with health care providers, and individual empowerment and autonomy. CONCLUSION Improvements, on the basis of the key themes identified from this review, must be made at all levels of the health care system to achieve equitable screening participation in Indigenous communities. However, we recommend an investigation into the perspectives of the local Indigenous communities before the initiation of cancer screening programs.
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- Department of Surgery, North Shore Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand
- Department of Surgery, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand
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- Department of Surgery, North Shore Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand
- Department of Surgery, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
- Te Kupenga Hauora Māori, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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Lawton B, MacDonald EJ, Storey F, Stanton JA, Adcock A, Gibson M, Parag V, Sparkes NK, Kaimoana B, King F, Terry M, Watson H, Bennett M, Lambert CS, Geller S, Paasi I, Hibma M, Sykes P, Hawkes D, Saville M. A Model for Empowering Rural Solutions for Cervical Cancer Prevention (He Tapu Te Whare Tangata): Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Crossover Trial. JMIR Res Protoc 2023; 12:e51643. [PMID: 37707939 PMCID: PMC10540018 DOI: 10.2196/51643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2023] [Revised: 08/16/2023] [Accepted: 08/17/2023] [Indexed: 09/15/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Māori are the Indigenous people of Aotearoa (New Zealand). Despite global acceptance that cervical cancer is almost entirely preventable through vaccination and screening, wāhine Māori (Māori women) are more likely to have cervical cancer and 2.5 times more likely to die from it than non-Māori women. Rural Māori residents diagnosed with cervical cancer have worse outcomes than urban residents. Living in rural Aotearoa means experiencing barriers to appropriate and timely health care, resulting from distance, the lack of community resourcing, and low prioritization of rural needs by the health system and government. These barriers are compounded by the current screening processes and referral pathways that create delays at each step. Screening for high-risk human papillomavirus (hrHPV) and point-of-care (POC) testing are scientific advances used globally to prevent cervical cancer. OBJECTIVE This study aims to compare acceptability, feasibility, timeliness, referral to, and attendance for colposcopy following hrHPV detection between a community-controlled pathway and standard care. METHODS This is a cluster randomized crossover trial, with 2 primary care practices (study sites) as clusters. Each site was randomized to implement either pathway 1 or 2, with crossover occurring at 15 months. Pathway 1 (community-controlled pathway) comprises HPV self-testing, 1-hour POC results, face-to-face information, support, and immediate referral to colposcopy for women with a positive test result. Pathway 2 (standard care) comprises HPV self-testing, laboratory analysis, usual results giving, information, support, and standard referral pathways for women with a positive test result. The primary outcome is the proportion of women with hrHPV-positive results having a colposcopy within 20 working days of the HPV test (national performance indicator). Qualitative research will analyze successes and challenges of both pathways from the perspectives of governance groups, clinical staff, women, and their family. This information will directly inform the new National Cervical Screening Program. RESULTS In the first 15-month period, 743 eligible HPV self-tests were performed: 370 in pathway 1 with POC testing and 373 in pathway 2 with laboratory testing. The positivity rate for hrHPV was 7.3% (54/743). Data collection for the second period, qualitative interviews, and analyses are ongoing. CONCLUSIONS This Māori-centered study combines quantitative and qualitative research to compare 2 clinical pathways from detection of hrHPV to colposcopy. This protocol draws on rural community practices strengths, successfully engaging Māori from a whānau ora (family wellness) approach including kanohi ki te kanohi (face-to-face), kaiāwhina (nonclinical community health workers), and multiple venues for interventions. It will inform the theory and practice of rural models of the use of innovative technology, addressing Māori cervical cancer inequities and facilitating Māori wellness. The findings are anticipated to be applicable to other Indigenous and rural people in high-income countries. TRIAL REGISTRATION Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ANZCTR) ACTRN12621000553875; https://anzctr.org.au/Trial/Registration/TrialReview.aspx?ACTRN=12621000553875. INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIER (IRRID) DERR1-10.2196/51643.
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- Beverley Lawton
- National Women's Health Research Centre, Faculty of Health, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
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- National Women's Health Research Centre, Faculty of Health, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
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- National Women's Health Research Centre, Faculty of Health, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
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- National Women's Health Research Centre, Faculty of Health, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
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- National Women's Health Research Centre, Faculty of Health, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
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- National Women's Health Research Centre, Faculty of Health, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
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- National Institute for Health Innovation, School of Population Health, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- National Women's Health Research Centre, Faculty of Health, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
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- National Women's Health Research Centre, Faculty of Health, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
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- National Women's Health Research Centre, Faculty of Health, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
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- Center for Research on Women and Gender, College of Medicine, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, United States
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- National Women's Health Research Centre, Faculty of Health, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
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- Pathology Department, Otago University, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Obstetrics &Gynaecology, Christchurch Medical School, Otago University, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Department of Biochemistry and Pharmacology, The University of Melbourne, Australian Centre for the Prevention of Cervical Cancer, Melbourne, Australia
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- Australian Centre for the Prevention of Cervical Cancer, Melbourne, Australia
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Gibson-Helm M, Slater T, MacDonald EJ, Stevenson K, Adcock A, Geller S, Parag V, Lambert C, Bennett M, Hibma M, Sykes P, Saville M, Hawkes D, Stanton JA, Clueard MA, Jelley G, Lawton B. Te Ara Waiora-Implementing human papillomavirus (HPV) primary testing to prevent cervical cancer in Aotearoa New Zealand: A protocol for a non-inferiority trial. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0280643. [PMID: 36952546 PMCID: PMC10035917 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0280643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2022] [Accepted: 12/07/2022] [Indexed: 03/25/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Cervical cancer is caused by high-risk types of human papillomavirus (HPV). Testing for high-risk HPV is a more sensitive screening method than cervical cytology for detecting cervical changes that may lead to cancer. Consistent with recent evidence of efficacy and acceptability, Aotearoa New Zealand plans to introduce HPV testing as the primary approach to screening, replacing cervical cytology, from mid-2023. Any equitable cervical screening programme must be effective across a diverse population, including women that the current programme fails to reach, particularly Māori and those in rural areas. Currently, we do not know the best model for implementing an equitable HPV self-testing screening programme. METHODS This implementation trial aims to assess whether a universal offer of HPV self-testing (offered to all people eligible for cervical screening) achieves non-inferior screening coverage (equal) to a universal offer of cervical cytology alone (the present programme). The study population is all people aged from 24.5 to 70 years due for cervical screening in a 12-month period (including those whose screening is overdue or who have never had screening). A range of quantitative and qualitative secondary outcomes will be explored, including barriers and facilitators across screening and diagnostic pathways. This study takes place in Te Tai Tokerau/Northland which covers a diverse range of urban and rural areas and has a large Indigenous Māori population. A total of fourteen practices will be involved. Seven practices will offer HPV self-testing universally to approximately 2800 women and will be compared to seven practices providing routine clinical care (offer of cervical cytology) to an approximately equal number of women. DISCUSSION This trial will answer important questions about how to implement an equitable, high-quality, effective national programme offering HPV self-testing as the primary screening method for cervical cancer prevention. TRIAL REGISTRATION Prospectively registered with the Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry 07/12/2021: ACTRN12621001675819.
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- Melanie Gibson-Helm
- Te Tātai Hauora o Hine-National Centre for Women's Health Research Aotearoa (NCWHRA), Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
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- Te Tātai Hauora o Hine-National Centre for Women's Health Research Aotearoa (NCWHRA), Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
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- Te Tātai Hauora o Hine-National Centre for Women's Health Research Aotearoa (NCWHRA), Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
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- Te Tātai Hauora o Hine-National Centre for Women's Health Research Aotearoa (NCWHRA), Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
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- Te Tātai Hauora o Hine-National Centre for Women's Health Research Aotearoa (NCWHRA), Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
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- National Center of Excellence in Women's Health, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, United States of America
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- National Institute for Health Innovation, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Te Tātai Hauora o Hine-National Centre for Women's Health Research Aotearoa (NCWHRA), Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
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- Te Tātai Hauora o Hine-National Centre for Women's Health Research Aotearoa (NCWHRA), Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
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- Department of Pathology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Christchurch Hospital and University of Otago, Canterbury, New Zealand
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- Australian Centre for the Prevention of Cervical Cancer, Melbourne, Australia
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- Australian Centre for the Prevention of Cervical Cancer, Melbourne, Australia
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- Te Tātai Hauora o Hine-National Centre for Women's Health Research Aotearoa (NCWHRA), Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
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- Mahitahi Hauora Primary Health Entity, Northland, New Zealand
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- Te Tātai Hauora o Hine-National Centre for Women's Health Research Aotearoa (NCWHRA), Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
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Creagh NS, Boyd LAP, Bavor C, Zammit C, Saunders T, Oommen AM, Rankin NM, Brotherton JML, Nightingale CE. Self-Collection Cervical Screening in the Asia-Pacific Region: A Scoping Review of Implementation Evidence. JCO Glob Oncol 2023; 9:e2200297. [PMID: 36724416 PMCID: PMC10166429 DOI: 10.1200/go.22.00297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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PURPOSE Although cervical cancer is a disease of inequity, it can be eliminated as a public health problem through vaccination, screening, and treatment. Human papillomavirus vaginal self-collection cervical screening is a high-performance test that can increase reach of screening. This review describes the different contexts and models of care used to pilot or implement self-collection within the Asia-Pacific, measures the extent that implementation outcome measures are reported and, where available, summarizes key implementation findings. METHODS A scoping review was conducted by searching five databases of the peer-reviewed literature on June 20, 2022. Two researchers assessed eligibility and extracted data independently to the model of care used and the Conceptual Framework for Implementation Outcomes. A mixed-method consolidation of findings (quantitative: count and frequencies; qualitative: content analysis) was undertaken to narratively report findings. RESULTS Fifty-seven articles, comprising 50 unique studies from 11 countries and two special autonomous regions, were included; 82% were conducted in trials. The implementation of self-collection was conducted in low- (2%), lower-middle- (32%), upper-middle- (32%), and high-income (35%) settings, with 10 different delivery models used; 80% delivered through practitioner-supported models with diversity in how samples were processed, and treatment was offered. Acceptability (73%) and appropriateness (64%) measures were most reported, followed by adoption (57%), feasibility (48%), and fidelity (38%). Only 7% of articles reported implementation cost or penetration measures. No articles reported sustainability measures. CONCLUSION The literature confirms that self-collection cervical screening has been implemented within the Asia-Pacific region, with evidence demonstrating that it is acceptable and appropriate from the user's perspective. Well-designed, high-quality implementation trials and real-world evaluations of self-collection that report the breadth of implementation outcomes can support the progression toward the elimination of cervical cancer.
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- Nicola Stephanie Creagh
- Centre for Health Policy, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Centre for Health Policy, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Centre for Health Policy, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Centre for Health Policy, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Centre for Health Policy, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Centre for Health Policy, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Community Health Department, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Centre for Health Policy, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Centre for Health Policy, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Australian Centre for the Prevention of Cervical Cancer, Carlton, Victoria, Australia
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- Centre for Health Policy, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Edmonds LK, Cram F, Bennett M, Lambert C, Adcock A, Stevenson K, Geller S, MacDonald EJ, Bennett T, Storey F, Gibson-Helm M, Ropitini S, Taylor B, Bell V, Hoskin C, Lawton B. Hapū Ora (pregnancy wellness): Māori research responses from conception, through pregnancy and ‘the first 1000 days’ – a call to action for us all. J R Soc N Z 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/03036758.2022.2075401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- Liza K. Edmonds
- Kōhatu Centre for Hauora Māori, Division of Health Sciences, University of Otago, Dunedin, Aotearoa New Zealand
- Department of Women’s and Children’s, Otago School of Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, Aotearoa New Zealand
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- Katoa Limited, Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand
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- Te Tātai Hauora o Hine, National Centre for Women’s Health Research Aotearoa, Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand
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- Te Tātai Hauora o Hine, National Centre for Women’s Health Research Aotearoa, Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand
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- Te Tātai Hauora o Hine, National Centre for Women’s Health Research Aotearoa, Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand
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- Te Tātai Hauora o Hine, National Centre for Women’s Health Research Aotearoa, Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Te Tātai Hauora o Hine, National Centre for Women’s Health Research Aotearoa, Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand
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- Te Tātai Hauora o Hine, National Centre for Women’s Health Research Aotearoa, Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand
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- Te Tātai Hauora o Hine, National Centre for Women’s Health Research Aotearoa, Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand
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- Te Tātai Hauora o Hine, National Centre for Women’s Health Research Aotearoa, Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand
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- Te Tātai Hauora o Hine, National Centre for Women’s Health Research Aotearoa, Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand
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- Te Tātai Hauora o Hine, National Centre for Women’s Health Research Aotearoa, Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand
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- Te Tātai Hauora o Hine, National Centre for Women’s Health Research Aotearoa, Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand
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- Te Tātai Hauora o Hine, National Centre for Women’s Health Research Aotearoa, Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand
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- Te Tātai Hauora o Hine, National Centre for Women’s Health Research Aotearoa, Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand
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Lawton B, Clarke MJ, Gibson-Helm M, Boyle JA. The lives of women and babies matter: A call for action in Indigenous and First Nations women's health and wellbeing. Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2021; 155:167-169. [PMID: 34651699 DOI: 10.1002/ijgo.13929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Beverley Lawton
- Te Tātai Hauora o Hine - Centre for Women's Health Research, Faculty of Health, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
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- Coffs Harbour Health Campus, New South Wales Health, Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
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- Te Tātai Hauora o Hine - Centre for Women's Health Research, Faculty of Health, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand.,Monash Centre for Health Research and Implementation, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Monash Centre for Health Research and Implementation, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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