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Table 1 Categorisation and recorded reason for presentation at the Health Centre

From: Use of health services by remote dwelling Aboriginal infants in tropical northern Australia: a retrospective cohort study

Category

Documented reason for presentation

New problem

Breastfeeding problems

 

Ear symptoms

 

Eye symptoms

 

Fever

 

Gastrointestinal symptoms

 

Infant supplies: formula/food/medicine

 

Injury

 

Non-acute newborn reasons

 

No symptoms/reason for presentation recorded

 

Other feeding problems

 

Other reasons

 

Respiratory tract symptoms

 

Seizures/other neurological symptoms

 

Sepsis

 

Skin symptoms

 

Social reasons

 

Urinary tract symptoms

Routine health check

Well baby check

 

Immunisation

 

Growth Action and Assessment (GAA) *

 

Anaemia monitoring

Review visit

Planned follow up visit specifically requested by any HC staff or visiting medical, nursing or allied health specialists (excluding paediatricians). These visits are typically used to review infants following an acute presentation or for ongoing monitoring and management of chronic problems

Paediatric Review

On-site consultation with outreach visiting paediatrician

  1. *GAA was a NT Government program for remote dwelling children under five years at the time of the study. It was designed to improve growth and nutritional status through monitoring of growth and anaemia and appropriate interventions