Delays in Patient Presentation and Diagnosis for Buruli Ulcer (<i>Mycobacterium ulcerans</i> Infection) in Victoria, Australia, 2011–2017 by Shaun P. Coutts, Colleen L. Lau, Emma J. Field, Michael J. Loftus, Ee Laine Tay

“…To examine presentation and diagnosis delays in Victoria, Australia, we conducted a retrospective study of 703 cases notified between 2011 and 2017, classified as residing in an endemic (Mornington Peninsula; Bellarine Peninsula; South-east Bayside and Frankston) or non-endemic area. …”
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Influenza A (H1N1) in Victoria, Australia: a community case series and analysis of household transmission. by Clare Looker, Kylie Carville, Kristina Grant, Heath Kelly

“…<h4>Background</h4>We characterise the clinical features and household transmission of pandemic influenza A (pH1N1) in community cases from Victoria, Australia in 2009.<h4>Methods</h4>Questionnaires were used to collect information on epidemiological characteristics, illness features and co-morbidities of cases identified in the 2009 Victorian Influenza Sentinel Surveillance program.…”
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Drivers of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among women of childbearing age in Victoria, Australia: A descriptive qualitative study by J. Oliver, J. Kaufman, K. Bagot, Z. Bradfield, C. Homer, K.B. Gibney, M. Danchin

“…We explored factors influencing vaccine decision-making among women of childbearing age in Victoria, Australia to inform strategies to increase COVID-19 vaccine uptake. …”
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Patterns and predictors of public dental service utilisation among refugees in Victoria, Australia: a latent profile and multilevel analysis by Prabhakar Veginadu, Mohd Masood, Mark Gussy, Hanny Calache

“…Abstract Background The purpose of the study was to explore, analyse, and describe the patterns of public dental service utilisation among the refugee populations in Victoria, Australia, and determine their predictors at the individual and contextual levels. …”
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Fear of (re)injury and return to work following compensable injury: qualitative insights from key stakeholders in Victoria, Australia by Samantha Bunzli, Nabita Singh, Danielle Mazza, Alex Collie, Agnieszka Kosny, Rasa Ruseckaite, Bianca Brijnath

“…Methods This paper involves data collected as part of a wider study in which semi-structured interviews explored RTW from the perspectives of 93 key stakeholders: injured workers, GPs, employers and insurance case managers in Victoria, Australia. Inductive analysis of interview transcripts identified fear of (re)injury as a salient theme across all stakeholder groups. …”
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Contraception matters: indicators of poor usage of contraception in sexually active women attending family planning clinics in Victoria, Australia by Ong Jason, Temple-Smith Meredith, Wong William CW, McNamee Kathleen, Fairley Christopher

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Strategic Actions for Increasing the Submission of Digital Cadastral Data by the Surveying Industry Based on Lessons Learned from Victoria, Australia by Hamed Olfat, Davood Shojaei, Mark Briffa, Susannah Maley, Abbas Rajabifard

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In Vitro and In Vivo Characterization of a Pigeon Paramyxovirus Type 1 Isolated from Domestic Pigeons in Victoria, Australia 2011 by Songhua Shan, Kerri Bruce, Vittoria Stevens, Frank Y. K. Wong, Jianning Wang, Dayna Johnson, Deborah Middleton, Kim O’Riley, Sam McCullough, David T. Williams, Jemma Bergfeld

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Sociodemographic characteristics associated with hospital contact in the year prior to suicide: A data linkage cohort study in Victoria, Australia. by Angela Clapperton, Jeremy Dwyer, Ciara Millar, Penny Tolhurst, Janneke Berecki-Gisolf

“…<h4>Aims</h4>The aims of this study were to examine the prevalence of hospital contact in the year prior to suicide in Victoria, Australia, and to compare characteristics among those who did and did not have contact in the year prior to suicide.…”
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A repeated cross-sectional and longitudinal study of mental health and wellbeing during COVID-19 lockdowns in Victoria, Australia by Annemarie Wright, Alysha De Livera, Keun Hee Lee, Carl Higgs, Matthew Nicholson, Lisa Gibbs, Anthony Jorm

“…This study aimed to investigate psychological distress and life satisfaction during the first and second lockdowns in the state of Victoria, Australia, and the social factors that may be affected by lockdowns and could affect mental health. …”
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Comparison of techniques to control the aggressive environmental invasive species Galenia pubescens in a degraded grassland reserve, Victoria, Australia. by Ako H Mahmood, Singarayer Florentine, Friedrich P Graz, Christopher Turville, Grant Palmer, James Sillitoe, David McLaren

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Suicide following hospital admission for mental health conditions, physical illness, injury and intentional self-harm in Victoria, Australia by Dasamal Tharanga Fernando, Angela Clapperton, Janneke Berecki-Gisolf

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A Comparative Evaluation of Conceptual Rainfall–Runoff Models for a Catchment in Victoria Australia Using eWater Source by Najibullah Zafari, Ashok Sharma, Dimuth Navaratna, Varuni M. Jayasooriya, Craig McTaggart, Shobha Muthukumaran

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Attitudes, Knowledge and Factors Associated with Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccine Uptake in Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Victoria, Australia. by Iris L Y Tung, Dorothy A Machalek, Suzanne M Garland

“…METHODS:Between 2011 and 2014, females aged 18-25 years, living in Victoria, Australia who were offered HPV vaccination between 2007 and 2009 as part of the National HPV Vaccination Program, living in Victoria, Australia were recruited into a a young women's study examining effectiveness of the Australian National HPV Vaccination Program. …”
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The Plight of the Metabolite: Oxidative Stress and Tear Film Destabilisation Evident in Ocular Allergy Sufferers across Seasons in Victoria, Australia by Esrin Aydin, Damien L. Callahan, Luke Chong, Serap Azizoglu, Moneisha Gokhale, Cenk Suphioglu

“…The primary aim of this study was to assess differences in the human tear metabolome and lipidome between OA and healthy controls (HCs) across peak allergy (spring–summer) and off-peak (autumn–winter) seasons in Victoria, Australia. A total of 19 participants (14 OA, 5 HCs) aged 18–45 were recruited and grouped by allergy questionnaire score. …”
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Complications, burden and in-hospital death among hospital treated injury patients in Victoria, Australia: a data linkage study by Dasamal Tharanga Fernando, Janneke Berecki-Gisolf, Stuart Newstead, Zahid Ansari

“…Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted of injury-related hospital admissions from July 2012 to June 2014 (152,835 patients) in Victoria, Australia. The admission records were linked within the dataset, enabling follow-up, to assess the outcomes of in-hospital death, burden, complications and 30-day readmissions. …”
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Catholic Church Responses to Clergy-Child Sexual Abuse and Mandatory Reporting Exemptions in Victoria, Australia: A Discursive Critique by Michael Andre Guerzoni, Hannah Graham

“…<p class="AbstractTxt">This article presents empirical findings from a critical discourse analysis of institutional responses by the Catholic Church to clergy-child sexual abuse in Victoria, Australia. A sample of 28 documents, comprising 1,394 pages, is analysed in the context of the 2012-2013 Victorian Inquiry into the Handling of Child Abuse by Religious and Other Organisations. …”
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Demographic Characteristics of Unvaccinated Asymptomatic and Symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Cases in Barwon South West, Victoria, Australia by Shinae C. Tobin-Salzman, Darcie Cooper, Bridgette J. McNamara, Eugene Athan, Catherine M. Bennett

“…We investigated 328 SARS-CoV-2 cases in Barwon South West, Victoria, Australia, in the 2020 pre-vaccination period, comparing infections with symptoms to those that remained asymptomatic. …”
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Suicide following hospital admission for mental health conditions, physical illness, injury and intentional self-harm in Victoria, Australia. by Dasamal Tharanga Fernando, Angela Clapperton, Janneke Berecki-Gisolf

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Cohort profile: Using primary care data to understand Opioid Prescribing, Policy Impacts and Clinical Outcomes (OPPICO) in Victoria, Australia. by Rachelle Buchbinder, Christopher Pearce, Ting Xia, Dan Lubman, Suzanne Nielsen, Jenni Ilomäki, J Simon Bell, Louisa Picco, Romi Haas, Samanta Lalic, Monica Jung, Helena Cangadis-Douglass

“…Purpose The OPPICO cohort is a population-based cohort based on non-identifiable electronic health records routinely collected from 464 general practices in Victoria, Australia, created with the aim of understanding opioid prescribing, policy impacts and clinical outcomes. …”
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