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Changes in the retail availability of vapes through brick-and-mortar vape stores and convenience stores in Western Australia following legislative reforms 立法改革后，西澳大利亚州实体电子烟商店和便利店电子烟零售供应的变化。

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Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health Pub Date : 2025-10-01 Epub Date: 2025-09-02 DOI: 10.1016/j.anzjph.2025.100268

Matthew Tuson, Lisa Wood, Angela Gazey

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Attitudes, beliefs, and knowledge about MMR vaccination among university students: Findings from a cross-sectional survey 大学生对MMR疫苗接种的态度、信念和知识：一项横断面调查的结果

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Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health Pub Date : 2025-10-01 Epub Date: 2025-08-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.anzjph.2025.100263

Christine Schoenfisch , Nikita Walz , Tao Wang , Leah East

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A proposed feature-based framework for regulation and research of online platforms and social media 一个基于特征的框架，用于在线平台和社交媒体的监管和研究。

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Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health Pub Date : 2025-10-01 Epub Date: 2025-08-30 DOI: 10.1016/j.anzjph.2025.100260

Sandersan Onie , Lyndsay Brown

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Are alcohol restrictions bad for tourism? An exploratory study of tourism trends in Western Australia 酒精限制对旅游业有害吗？西澳大利亚旅游趋势的探索性研究。

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Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health Pub Date : 2025-10-01 Epub Date: 2025-09-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.anzjph.2025.100256

Martyn Symons , William Gilmore , Naomi Henrickson , Tanya Chikritzhs

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The Australian maternal vaccination landscape in 2025 and beyond: New recommendations and strategies to improve uptake 2025年及以后的澳大利亚孕产妇疫苗接种前景：提高吸收的新建议和战略。

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Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health Pub Date : 2025-10-01 Epub Date: 2025-09-30 DOI: 10.1016/j.anzjph.2025.100279

Lisa McHugh , Melina Connors , Tara Denaro , Catherine Hughes , Sonita Giudice

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Policy incoherence: Leadership needed to combat illicit tobacco and end tobacco oversupply 政策不连贯：打击非法烟草和结束烟草供应过剩需要领导。

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Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health Pub Date : 2025-10-01 Epub Date: 2025-09-30 DOI: 10.1016/j.anzjph.2025.100278

Anita Dessaix , Raglan Maddox , Emily Stone , Becky Freeman

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Corrigendum to “A preliminary review of the impact of the Australian Consumer Goods (Quad Bikes) Safety Standard 2019 on fatal work-related incidents” [Aust NZ J Public Health 49(4) (2025) 100254] “2019年澳大利亚消费品（四轮摩托车）安全标准对致命工伤事故影响的初步审查”的勘误表[Aust NZ J Public Health 49(4) (2025) 100254]

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Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health Pub Date : 2025-10-01 Epub Date: 2025-09-13 DOI: 10.1016/j.anzjph.2025.100276

Tony Lower , Kerri-Lynn Peachey , Rajneesh Kaur

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Active follow-up of hepatitis C notifications by public health staff improves treatment uptake 公共卫生工作人员对丙型肝炎通报进行积极随访，可提高治疗接受度

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Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health Pub Date : 2025-10-01 Epub Date: 2025-09-11 DOI: 10.1016/j.anzjph.2025.100272

Siddhanth Sharma, Erica Parker, Kane Farmer, Benjamin Scalley

{"title":"Active follow-up of hepatitis C notifications by public health staff improves treatment uptake","authors":"Siddhanth Sharma, Erica Parker, Kane Farmer, Benjamin Scalley","doi":"10.1016/j.anzjph.2025.100272","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.anzjph.2025.100272","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>Improve hepatitis C treatment uptake in Perth, Western Australia, by piloting active follow-up of hepatitis C notifications, and evaluate the cost-effectiveness of this intervention.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Hepatitis C cases notified January to December 2023 (n=714) were reviewed. For each case, ribonucleic acid (RNA) testing status and direct-acting antiviral (DAA) treatment commencement status were assessed under the standard of care (pre-intervention baseline). Subsequently, an active follow-up intervention provided direct support to clinicians and patients to actively link patients to RNA testing and/or DAA commencement. Outcomes were then compared pre- and post-intervention, and the cost-benefit was estimated using conservative assumptions.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Active follow-up increased RNA testing rates from 80% to 92% (<em>p</em><0.01), resulting in an increase from 69% to 80% (<em>p</em><0.01) of cases appropriately managed (i.e. commenced treatment or confirmed RNA negative). Twenty-two people were assisted to start treatment, costing $3,500 dollars per QALY gained, with a net societal benefit of $151,000.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Public health units can play an important role in tracking and sustaining momentum towards hepatitis C elimination. Active follow-up of notified cases is highly cost-effective.</div></div><div><h3>Implications for Public Health</h3><div>Hepatitis C treatment uptake has declined in recent years and remains below levels required for elimination in Australia by 2030. Actively managing notified cases can boost treatment uptake.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":8620,"journal":{"name":"Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health","volume":"49 5","pages":"Article 100272"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145045218","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The case for Helicobacter pylori screening in migrant populations 移民人群幽门螺杆菌筛查病例分析

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Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health Pub Date : 2025-10-01 Epub Date: 2025-09-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.anzjph.2025.100271

Tim Aung , Myat Myat Khaing , Aleksandra Sasha Jaksic

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Getting more kids vaccinated on time: Strategies and broader policy considerations to address caregiver-identified barriers to childhood immunisation in Australia 让更多的孩子按时接种疫苗：在澳大利亚解决照顾者确定的儿童免疫障碍的战略和更广泛的政策考虑。

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Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health Pub Date : 2025-10-01 Epub Date: 2025-09-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.anzjph.2025.100274

Katarzyna T. Bolsewicz , Maryke S. Steffens , Lauren Dalton , Jessica Kaufman , Maria Christou-Ergos , Majdi Sabahelzain , Frank Beard , Margie Danchin , Julie Leask

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