Aboriginal Reproductive and Sexual Health

Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander HealthReproduction

Knowledge gap: Reproductive health research within Aboriginal populations has focused largely on sexually transmitted infections, with limited information available on male reproductive health. Aims: 1) To develop, implement and assess strategies for improvements in reproductive health to overcome barriers to service uptake by generating new knowledge and understanding of: Aboriginal definitions of safe, effective, affordable, accessible and client-centred reproductive health care, Contraception use, including facilitators and barriers to access plus the context and outcomes of intended/unintended pregnancies, Characteristics of successful and unsuccessful reproductive healthcare services, 2) Evaluate the strengths and limitations of the Participant Action Research (PAR) approach to community-level research with an Aboriginal community on reproductive healthcare topics. Methods: Interviews and focus groups with community members (men and women), elders and health service providers. Outcomes: 1) Improved reproductive health, including, service delivery, uptake and health outcomes within the community. 2) Development of a PAR model with the intent, if successful, for it to be applied in any community.

AH+MRC, UoN HREC, Family Planning NSW

National

Researcher driven

Ongoing