Knowledge of Aboriginals Regarding Heart Disease

Running head: QUALITATIVE RESEARCH
KNOWLEDGE OF ABORIGINALS REGARDING HEART DISEASE
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Executive summary
This is a research proposal designed to identify the ideas of indigenous people about the health
issues such as heart disease provided to them. The paper discusses about the heart diseases that
Aboriginals are unaware of, Qualitative research performed and the reason for choosing this
method of research, how and number of participants chosen and asked for interview regarding
the issues. The paper also provided a reflection on the topic selected.

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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
Background of the study..................................................................................................................3
Research Question...........................................................................................................................6
Study design.....................................................................................................................................6
Study population and sampling.......................................................................................................6
Data collection method and analysis...............................................................................................7
Reflection.........................................................................................................................................8
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................8
References........................................................................................................................................9
Appendix (Questionnaire).............................................................................................................11

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Introduction
The recent population of Australia is assessed to be around 25 million as per the data
given by Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2019. Aboriginals are considered to Australia’s original
people living there for more than 50000 years. They are categorised into two groups such as
group descended from the Torres Strait Island as well as aboriginal colonising Australia during
British rule in the year 1788 and Torres Strait Islander, which is a considered to be a part of
Queensland, Australia (Ballantyne 2014). The recent statistical records have displayed that there
exists a total of 40,000 aborigines constituting about 2 percent of total population in Australia.
The Aborigines experience poor health due to lack of knowledge. They are economically poor,
do not have proper education and hence are unaware of different issues they undergo (Reading
and Greenwood 2018). The poor health highlighted is additional strengthened by the data
received on outflow records from the period of 2016-17. The record stated that there is a yearly
deficit in facilities provided to those residing in low economic areas.
The paper is structured to discuss about the difference in the health knowledge related to
heart among Aboriginals. The paper mainly focusses on the views of the consumers from
indigenous community. The methodology and the participant’s selection as well as personal
reflection would focus on the subject matter. The question would be answered focussing on the
health services.
Background of the study
Indigenous public include that people living in Australia in addition to the neighbouring
areas of the British colonisation. Indigenous people are of two types such as Torres Strait
Islander plus Aboriginals (Wilson et al. 2015). Almost 30 percent of the Australian populace