Table 1 Characteristics of participating health centres and adults
Characteristic | NT Top End | NT Central Australia | Far West NSW | WA | North QLD | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Community health centres | 24 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 62 |
Locations | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   City | 1 (4%) | 1 (11%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (43%) | 0 (0%) | 5 (8%) |
   Regional town | 6 (25%) | 0 (0%) | 4 (80%) | 2 (28%) | 0 (0%) | 12 (19%) |
   Remote community | 17 (71%) | 8 (89%) | 1 (20%) | 2 (29%) | 17 (100%) | 45 (73%) |
Health service governance | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Government funded/operated | 10 (42%) | 5 (56%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (14%) | 17 (100%) | 33 (53%) |
Managed by local or regional Indigenous committee or board | 14 (58%) | 4 (44%) | 5 (100%) | 6 (86%) | 0 (0%) | 29 (47%) |
General practice accreditation status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Currently accredited | 9 (38%) | 3 (33%) | 1 (20%) | 2 (29%) | 5 (29%) | 19 (31%) |
   Not accredited | 15 (62%) | 6 (67%) | 4 (80%) | 5 (71%) | 12(71%) | 43 (69%) |
Sizes of populations served | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   ≤ 500 | 9 (37%) | 4 (44%) | 1 (20%) | 0 (0%) | 6 (35%) | 20 (32%) |
   501-999 | 6 (25%) | 4 (45%) | 3 (60%) | 0 (0%) | 4 (24%) | 17 (28%) |
   ≥ 1000 | 9 (38%) | 1 (11%) | 1 (20%) | 7 (100%) | 7 (41%) | 25 (40%) |
Participating adults | 708 | 267 | 150 | 210 | 504 | 1839 |
Mean age (years) | 32 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 |
Males | 49% | 49% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 49% |
Indigenous status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Indigenous | 94% | 95% | 43% | 87% | 91% | 89%* |
   Non-Indigenous | 4% | 1% | 50% | 10% | 1% | 7%* |
   Not stated | 2% | 4% | 7% | 3% | 8% | 4% |
Attended health centre within the past 24 months (range between health centres) | 93% (50%-100%) | 97% (90-100%) | 75% (30%-93%) | 99% (93%-100%) | 90% (53%-100%) | 92%* (30%-100%) |
Reasons for last attendance | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Well person's check | 13% | 10% | 4% | 3% | 4% | 8%* |
   Acute care | 58% | 56% | 42% | 59% | 53% | 55%* |
   Immunisation | 2% | 2% | 4% | 1% | 12% | 5% |
   Sexual health | 7% | 9% | 4% | 3% | 6% | 6% |
   Mental health | 1% | 1% | 5% | 0% | 2% | 1% |
   others | 19% | 22% | 41% | 34% | 23% | 25%* |
Key responsible health providers during the last attendance | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Nurses | 48% | 64% | 39% | 13% | 55% | 47%* |
   Aboriginal health workers | 26% | 14% | 7% | 13% | 15% | 18%* |
   Doctors | 14% | 12% | 40% | 62% | 9% | 20%* |
   Specialists | 1% | 1% | 4% | 2% | 2% | 1% |
   Others | 11% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 19% | 14% |
Documented as a smoker | 30% | 23% | 27% | 28% | 29% | 28% |
Documented alcohol misuse | 15% | 15% | 27% | 12% | 40% | 23%* |
Documented organic complications of alcohol misuse | 5% | 7% | 3% | 4% | 13% | 7%* |