Increased chronic disease prevalence among the younger generation: Findings from a population-based data linkage study to inform chronic disease ascertainment among reproductive-aged Australian women.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chronic disease represents an ongoing public health challenge in Australia with women disproportionately affected and at younger ages compared to men. Accurate prevalence and ascertainment of chronic disease among women of reproductive age at the population level is essential for meeting the family planning and reproductive health challenges that chronic diseases pose. This study estimated the prevalence of chronic disease among younger Australian women of reproductive age, in order to ascertain key conditions that would benefit from targeted family planning support strategies.

Methods and findings

Population-level survey data from the 1973-78 and 1989-95 cohorts of the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health were linked to health service use, pharmaceutic

SUBMITTER: Harris ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8372972 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature