Health profiles of First Nations children living on-reserve in Northern Ontario: a pooled analysis of survey data.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Aboriginal Children's Health and Well-Being Measure (ACHWM) was developed to enable Aboriginal health leaders to gather information on the health of children at a local community level. This paper aims to describe the typical health profiles of First Nation children living on traditional territory as a reference to assist in the interpretation of ACHWM scores.

Methods

Three First Nations in Ontario, Canada, gathered health data from children using the ACHWM administered on Android tablets between 2013 and 2015. The survey data were previously analyzed to inform local health planning. These survey data were pooled to describe the distribution of ACHWM summary and quadrant scores from a larger sample and inform interpretation of ACHWM scores.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Wabano MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6517124 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature