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African Immigrant Parents' Understanding Of Their Teenager's Newly Diagnosed Diabetes Status In Western Australia, Annette S. Hart, Sara J. Bayes, S Geraghty

Research outputs 2014 to 2021

Background: Recently Western Australia has seen a rise in African population due to both economic and refugee migration. Concurrently, a rise in the numbers of teenagers of African origin diagnosed with both type 1 and type 2 diabetes and associated complications has been noticeable. Different ethnic background is a known risk factor for poor metabolic control; this trend is reflected in studies wherein people of African origin have been found to have a high risk of developing diabetes. What is evident from health promotion literature is that parents of teenagers with a chronic health condition, when they are well informed …