Delivering health programs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children: Carer and staff views on what's important

Abstract

Background: The lack of evidence on the priorities of carers and their Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children undermines decisions to improve participant experiences and engagement. Aims: This study describes carer and staff perspectives on the aspects of health services delivery that are important to carers and children. Methods: Nineteen carers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and 17 staff who work at child health programs across two urban Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (ACCHSs) and affiliate organisations in New South Wales, Australia participated in semi-structured interviews. We used thematic analysis to analyse the data. Results: We identified ..