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ArticleFrontiers in global women's health2026

Using Aboriginal participatory action research within a mixed methods study exploring COVID-19 vaccination uptake in Aboriginal women: a methodological framework for co-design.

Anne-Marie Eades, Tilsa Guima Chinen, Alison Walton-Blane, Eliza Razak, Ananda Buckley, Katie Attwell, Zoe Bradfield, Juli Coffin, Sandra Eades, Martyn Symons and 15 more

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Anne-Marie EadesCurtin University, Perth, WA, Australia.
Tilsa Guima ChinenCurtin University, Perth, WA, Australia.
Alison Walton-BlaneThe Kids Research Institute Australia, Perth, WA, Australia.
Eliza RazakWA Department of Health, Perth, WA, Australia.
Ananda BuckleyCurtin University, Perth, WA, Australia.
Katie AttwellUniversity of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia.
Zoe BradfieldCurtin University, Perth, WA, Australia.
Juli CoffinMurdoch University, Perth, WA, Australia.
Sandra EadesUniversity of Melbourne, Melbourne, NSW, Australia.
Martyn SymonsCurtin University, Perth, WA, Australia.
Hueiming LiuThe George Institute for Global Health, Newtown, NSW, Australia.
Margaret O'ConnellCurtin University, Perth, WA, Australia.
Francine EadesWA Department of Health, East Metropolitan Aboriginal Health, Perth, WA, Australia.
Melanie RobinsonWA Department of Health, Service Child and Adolescent Health Services, Perth, WA, Australia.
Mima BullSouth West Aboriginal Medical Service, Bunbury, WA, Australia.
Jodie IngreySouth West Aboriginal Medical Service, Bunbury, WA, Australia.
Jenna GreavesBabbingur Mia, South Coastal Health & Community Services, Rockingham, WA, Australia.
Talila MilroyBabbingur Mia, South Coastal Health & Community Services, Rockingham, WA, Australia.
Jo-Anne MorganWA Department of Health, Communicable Disease Control Directorate, Perth, WA, Australia.
Rachel FoongWA Department of Health, Communicable Disease Control Directorate, Perth, WA, Australia.
Jasmine HelwigCurtin University, Perth, WA, Australia.
Lesley NelsonSouth West Aboriginal Medical Service, Bunbury, WA, Australia.
Tiana CulbongCurtin University, Perth, WA, Australia.
Samantha J CarlsonThe Kids Research Institute Australia, Perth, WA, Australia.
Christopher BlythThe Kids Research Institute Australia, Perth, WA, Australia.

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Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic evidenced the critical role of vaccination in reducing the severity of illness and the risk of infection. Despite the policies and efforts of governments to increase vaccination uptake, COVID-19 immunization among Australian Aboriginal pregnant women is lower compared to vaccine uptake of non-Indigenous pregnant women. To date, there have been no national Aboriginal Participatory Action Research (APAR) co-designed Aboriginal-led studies exploring the factors influencing uptake of COVID-19 vaccination in Aboriginal women of childbearing age. This Aboriginal-led research was conducted with Aboriginal women of childbearing age and non-Aboriginal mothers of Aboriginal children in the Great Southern region of Western Australia (WA). The study aimed to explore the factors influencing COVID-19 vaccine knowledge, confidence, and uptake and was conducted in consultation with Aboriginal Elders and health service partners in the region. This research employed an explanatory sequential mixed methods design, with co-design principles embedded at every stage of the study. Using Western quantitative methods and Indigenous qualitative methodologies, the research completed 110 surveys and conducted 5 Yarning Circles. Participants reported safety and trust as key factors influencing vaccination decision making. Although the vaccine mandate increased vaccine uptake, the study found a decline in vaccination following the end of the mandate. Participants also reported ongoing challenges following the COVID-19 pandemic as lack of engagement and access to health information and services. The findings underscore the importance of cultural legitimacy in research and the need for sustained partnerships between Indigenous communities and health researchers to foster trust and promote health equity. This paper outlines the methodological framework implemented in the Ngarngk Koolangka Moorditj Yarning Project (NKMY) conducted in Australia (2022-2024).

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AboriginalAPARco-designcommunicable diseasepregnancyvaccine hesitancyyarning

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PMID42591987
PMCPMC13463408

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