Reasons recorded for presentation at the health centre during the first year of life for a cohort of 320 children born from 1 Jan 2001–31 Dec 2006 and living in one of five remote Aboriginal communities in East Arnhem land.

Abstract

<p>̂The proportion of children presenting for a specified reason is equivalent to the cumulative incidence of that condition/reason during the first year of life.</p>*<p>IQR = Interquartile range.</p>†<p>Median number of presentations per child, per condition in the first year of life.</p>#<p>% of children with coded as having the same reason for presentation (recurrence) in the first year of life.</p