Research Underway
Diabetes related risk factors among Vietnam-born residents in NSW
Investigators:
Hilary Bambrick, Maree Johnson, Louisa Jorm (PI), Duong Tran
Project aim(s):
People from culturally and linguistically diverse background comprise a significant proportion of the Australian population, with Vietnam-born people accounting for 3.6% of those who were born overseas as at the 2006 Census. Vietnam-born women have rates of gestational diabetes that are 2-3 times those of Australian-born women, however there is little research conducted with a focus on diabetes and its risk factors, in the Vietnamese-speaking community.
This study will contribute to a better understanding of cultural and health status of Vietnam-born residents in NSW in terms of how they are acculturating in Australia; the patterns of their behavioural risk factors; distribution of their illnesses, disorders or problems; and the relationship between these outcomes.
Project status:
Application approved March 2009
Project commenced
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