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lower than those in 2001-02 for both Indigenous and non-Indigenous people(tables 9.3.5).The data presented in table 9.3.6 focus on infections with a predominantly sexualmode of transmission.Table 9.3.6Age standardised hospitalisation rates for infections with apredominantly sexual mode of transmission, per 100 000people, Queensland, WA, SA, and public hospitals in the NT,2004-05a, b, cIndigenousNon-Indigenous dSyphilis rate 59.3 2.4 3.9Gonococcal infection rate 53.3 0.8 3.3Chlamydial infection rate 28.0 2.2 3.5Other sexually transmitted diseases rate 68.0 21.6 23.5a Hospitalisation rates are directly age standardised using the 2001 Australian population. b Data are basedon state of usual residence. c Includes principal or additional diagnosis based on ICD-10-AM classification.d Non-Indigenous includes hospitalisations of people identified as not Indigenous as well as those with a ‘notstated’ Indigenous status.Source: AIHW (unpublished); table 9A.3.7.Total• Hospitalisation rates for sexually transmitted infections were greater forIndigenous people than non-Indigenous people in 2004-05.• Hospitalisation rates for Indigenous people with gonococcal infection were 66.6times as high and for syphilis 24.7 times as high as the rates for non-Indigenouspeople (table 9.3.6).• For Indigenous people, the hospitalisation rate for chlamydial infection increasedevery year from 2001-02 to 2004-05 (from 23.1 hospitalisations per 100 000people in 2001-02 to 28.0 hospitalisations per 100 000 people in 2004-05 (table9A.3.7). From 2001-02 to 2004-05, there were no consistent trends inIndigenous hospitalisation rates for syphilis, gonococcal infection and othersexually transmitted diseases (table 9A.3.7).• Hospitalisation rates for syphilis and other sexually transmitted infections in2004-05 were lower than those in 2001-02 for both Indigenous andnon-Indigenous people (table 9A.3.7).Indigenous people accessing primary health care servicesDue to cultural differences, language barriers and racism, some Indigenous peoplefeel more comfortable seeing Indigenous health professionals and accessingIndigenous-controlled medical services. However, Indigenous people represent asmall proportion (0.9 per cent) of people working in health-related occupations inOVERCOMINGINDIGENOUSDISADVANTAGE 2007

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