Prevalence Of Diabetes Among Indigenous People

gap in diabetes between Indigenous people and non-Indigenous Australian, which is more likely three times among Indigenous, although the efforts of health care system. Background and Discussion Diabetes mellitus is the fastest growing chronic case in global and its mortality reached to 5.1 million in 2013. It represents the biggest challenge facing Australia’s health care system in the 21st century (Diabetes in Australia, 2015). Nevertheless, there is a great disparity between Indigenous peoples

regarding the health and social wellbeing between the native Australian and indigenous communities. It is a concern of human rights among the indigenous people of Australia and the matter has been a topic of debate in the committee meeting of United Nations (Bonvillain, 2016). Their access to healthcare is very low, lack of basics for daily living, lack of schools. The disadvantages and inequalities among the indigenous population has been demonstrated in Cassie’s case

type-2 diabetes in Australia is closely linked to social and cultural factors. One’s cultural background has a major impact on their risk for diabetes, such as the ATSI community. A culture that participates in risk factors of a disease increase the likelihood of a peer being involved in risk behaviours or that the person will be affected by their behaviours. For example, a risk factor for diabetes is smoking, in which the likelihood of being a daily smoker is 2.6 times higher than non-indigenous Australians

Introduction The health status of Indigenous Australians is significantly lower than that of non-Indigenous Australians, this could be due to a large amount of Australia’s Indigenous population living in either remote rural areas and or in a low social economic areas. In rural remote areas individuals have poorer access to health services and support services, limited access to transport, lower employement options and fewer accomidation options. In addition, to this cultural and spiritual differences

Background Type 1 diabetes is not common among the Australian indigenous community (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2010a). Type 2 is a dangerous health problem among the community, and they develop it earlier than other Australians and normally die from it at younger ages. Indigenous pregnant women are also affected by Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) more than non-indigenous women (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2010b). For most Australian indigenous people, diagnosis will

Magnitude, risk factors, at-risk population and burden Diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases and is increasingly becoming a worldwide health issue nowadays. There were about 422 million adults living with diabetes in the world in 2014. The global prevalence of diabetes has nearly doubled since 1980, rising from 4.7% to 8.5% in the adult population (1). It is estimated that between 2010 and 2030, the number of people with diabetes will increase by 69% and 20% respectively in developing

Organisation, 2008) states that the indigenous peoples of Australia are one of the most disadvantaged indigenous groups in the developed world. The health of the Indigenous population of Australia is an increasingly pressing issue. Current research and statistics reveals great inequality in many areas of health care and health status between the Aboriginal people and the general population of Australia. Couzos and Murray (2008, p. 29) report that the Indigenous population has “the worst health status

It is well-known that the health issue of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people has been constantly discussed and analysed up to the present. Indigenous Australian experience poorer health outcome compare to other population in Australian, and also they experienced significantly higher rates of mental illness within their communities, and the suicide rate approximately more than double higher than for the general population (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare,2009). The purpose of

housing and medical care and necessary social services". One would think that a country in favor for the Universal Declaration of Human Rights would abide by it, but in the case of Article 25 the United States does not. The state of health of the Indigenous people living in America is far below the average standard of living compared to the rest of the nation 's population. Natives have been cast into a low spot on the social chain ever since whites came from Europe and it still shows today but in different

low self-esteem and a diminishment in the overall quality of life for the individual. (AIHW, 2010). More importantly, obesity can result in the development of musculo-skeletal problems, cardiovascular disease, certain cancers, sleep apnea, Type 2 diabetes, and hypertension. (AIHW, 2010). Of these diseases, the