Anne M Kavanagh
Biographic Data
| ID | 3926552 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Anne M Kavanagh |
| GIVEN NAMES | Anne M |
| FAMILY NAME | Kavanagh |
| SIGNATURE | KAVANAGH A M |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Melbourne |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 21 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 201 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 21 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 7 |
Addressing the challenges of intellectual disability identification for health policy and research in Australia
This article discusses the important issue of the need for a stable definition of intellectual disability in order to allow comparisons by place and over time such as in the monitoring of this population's health needs and utilization. The aim of the new Australian National Centre for Intellectual Disability Health, established in 2023, is to ensure that all Australian children and adults with intellectual disability receive high-quality healthca…
Disability-related inequalities in health and well-being are mediated by barriers to participation faced by people with disability. A causal mediation analysis
Large inequalities in health and well-being exist between people with and without disability, in part due to poor socio-economic circumstances, and potentially also related to societal factors including issues associated with accessibility and participation. To better understand the contribution of societal factors, we used a unique longitudinal survey of disability in Great Britain to quantify the extent to which barriers to participation contri…
Use of health services by preschool-aged children who are developmentally vulnerable and socioeconomically disadvantaged: Testing the inverse care law
AIM: The inverse care law suggests that those with the greatest need for services are least likely to receive them. Our aim of this study was to test the inverse care law in relation to the use of health services by children aged 4-5 years in Australia who were developmentally vulnerable and socioeconomically disadvantaged. METHOD: Cross-sectional data were collected from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children birth cohort when the childre…
Underemployment and its impacts on mental health among those with disabilities: Evidence from the Hilda cohort
BACKGROUND: Underemployment (defined as when a person in paid employment works for fewer hours than their desired full working capacity) is increasingly recognised as a component of employment precarity. This paper sought to investigate the effects of underemployment on the mental health of people with disabilities. METHODS: Using 14 waves of the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia survey, we used fixed-effects models to assess whe…
Inequalities in socio-economic characteristics and health and wellbeing of men with and without disabilities: A cross-sectional analysis of the baseline wave of the Australian Longitudinal Study on Ma…
Adult men with disabilities experience marked social and economic disadvantage and poorer health and wellbeing. Improving the health and wellbeing of disabled men should be a priority for public health researchers and policy-makers
Young Mothers’ Experiences of Receiving the Baby Bonus: A Qualitative Study
The year 2014 marked the abolition of the Baby Bonus and its replacement with a substantially reduced parenting payment. While often criticised as “middle-class welfare,” or publicly denounced due to its purported misuse by disadvantaged mothers, this paper argues that the Baby Bonus provided valuable financial assistance to families experiencing high financial stress. To investigate young women's experience of receiving the Baby Bonus, 19 semist…
Bullying Victimization and Racial Discrimination Among Australian Children
Objectives. To compare the prevalence of bullying victimization and racial discrimination by ethnicity. Methods. We completed a cross-sectional analysis of 3956 children aged 12 to 13 years from wave 5 (2011–2012) of the nationally representative Longitudinal Study of Australian Children. Results. Bullying victimization and racial discrimination were weakly associated and differently patterned by ethnicity. Children from visible minorities report…
Housing tenure and affordability and mental health following disability acquisition in adulthood
Young maternal age at first birth and mental health later in life: Does the association vary by birth cohort
The maternal health outcomes of paid maternity leave: A systematic review
Associations between individual socioeconomic position, neighbourhood disadvantage and transport mode: Baseline results from the Habitat multilevel study
BACKGROUND: Understanding how different socioeconomic indicators are associated with transport modes provide insight into which interventions might contribute to reducing socioeconomic inequalities in health. The purpose of this study was to examine associations between neighbourhood-level socioeconomic disadvantage, individual-level socioeconomic position (SEP), and usual transport mode. METHODS: This investigation included 11,036 residents from…
Inequalities in social capital and health between people with and without disabilities
Time trends in socio-economic inequalities for women and men with disabilities in Australia: Evidence of persisting inequalities
People with disabilities experience high levels of socio-economic disadvantage which has increased or persisted over time and these are likely to translate into poorer health outcomes. A large proportion experience multiple forms of disadvantage, reinforcing the need to tackle disadvantage in a coordinated way across sectors.People with disabilities should be a priority population group for public health. Monitoring socio-economic conditions of p…
Fruit and vegetable purchasing and the relative density of healthy and unhealthy food stores: Evidence from an Australian multilevel study
BACKGROUND: Evidence of a relationship between residential retail food environments and diet-related outcomes is inconsistent. One reason for this may be that food environments are typically defined in terms of the absolute number of particular store types in an area, whereas a measure of the relative number of healthy and unhealthy stores may be more appropriate. METHODS: Using cross-sectional data from the VicLANES study conducted in Melbourne,…
Individual and area-level socioeconomic associations with fast food purchasing
BACKGROUND: It has been suggested that those with lower socioeconomic characteristics would be more likely to seek energy-dense food options such as fast food because of cheaper prices; however, to date the evidence has been inconsistent. This study examines both individual- and area-level socioeconomic characteristics and their independent associations with chain-brand fast food purchasing. METHODS: Data from the 2003 Victorian Lifestyle and Nei…
Social capital and health in rural and urban communities in South Australia
A multilevel study of area socio-economic status and food purchasing behaviour
Objective The present study examined the association between area socio-economic status (SES) and food purchasing behaviour. Design Data were collected by mail survey (64·2 % response rate). Area SES was indicated by the proportion of households in each area earning less than $AUS 400 per week, and individual-level socio-economic position was measured using education, occupation and household income. Food purchasing was measured on the basis of c…
Socio-economic pathways to diet: Modelling the association between socio-economic position and food purchasing behaviour
Our findings suggest that socio-economic differences in food purchasing behaviour may contribute to the relationship between socio-economic position and food and nutrient intakes, and, by extension, to socio-economic health inequalities for diet-related disease. Further, socio-economic differences in dietary knowledge and concerns about the cost of healthy food play an important role in these relationships and hence should form the focus of futur…
Does gender modify associations between self rated health and the social and economic characteristics of local environments
Objectives: To examine whether area level socioeconomic disadvantage and social capital have different relations with women’s and men’s self rated health. Methods: The study used data from 15 112 respondents to the 1998 Tasmanian (Australia) healthy communities study (60% response rate) nested within 41 statistical local areas. Gender stratified analyses were conducted of the associations between the index of relative socioeconomic disadvantage (…
Urban area disadvantage and physical activity: A multilevel study in Melbourne, Australia
Objective: To estimate variation between small areas in the levels of walking, cycling, jogging, and swimming and overall physical activity and the importance of area level socioeconomic disadvantage in predicting physical activity participation. Methods: All census collector districts (CCDs) in the 20 innermost local government areas in metropolitan Melbourne, Australia, were identified and ranked by the percentage of low income households ( Res…
Embodied risk: My body, myself
Embodied risk: My body, myself
Does gender modify associations between self rated health and the social and economic characteristics of local environments
Objectives: To examine whether area level socioeconomic disadvantage and social capital have different relations with women’s and men’s self rated health. Methods: The study used data from 15 112 respondents to the 1998 Tasmanian (Australia) healthy communities study (60% response rate) nested within 41 statistical local areas. Gender stratified analyses were conducted of the associations between the index of relative socioeconomic disadvantage (…
Inequalities in social capital and health between people with and without disabilities
Housing tenure and affordability and mental health following disability acquisition in adulthood
Urban area disadvantage and physical activity: A multilevel study in Melbourne, Australia
Objective: To estimate variation between small areas in the levels of walking, cycling, jogging, and swimming and overall physical activity and the importance of area level socioeconomic disadvantage in predicting physical activity participation. Methods: All census collector districts (CCDs) in the 20 innermost local government areas in metropolitan Melbourne, Australia, were identified and ranked by the percentage of low income households ( Res…
Individual and area-level socioeconomic associations with fast food purchasing
BACKGROUND: It has been suggested that those with lower socioeconomic characteristics would be more likely to seek energy-dense food options such as fast food because of cheaper prices; however, to date the evidence has been inconsistent. This study examines both individual- and area-level socioeconomic characteristics and their independent associations with chain-brand fast food purchasing. METHODS: Data from the 2003 Victorian Lifestyle and Nei…
Fruit and vegetable purchasing and the relative density of healthy and unhealthy food stores: Evidence from an Australian multilevel study
BACKGROUND: Evidence of a relationship between residential retail food environments and diet-related outcomes is inconsistent. One reason for this may be that food environments are typically defined in terms of the absolute number of particular store types in an area, whereas a measure of the relative number of healthy and unhealthy stores may be more appropriate. METHODS: Using cross-sectional data from the VicLANES study conducted in Melbourne,…
Bullying Victimization and Racial Discrimination Among Australian Children
Objectives. To compare the prevalence of bullying victimization and racial discrimination by ethnicity. Methods. We completed a cross-sectional analysis of 3956 children aged 12 to 13 years from wave 5 (2011–2012) of the nationally representative Longitudinal Study of Australian Children. Results. Bullying victimization and racial discrimination were weakly associated and differently patterned by ethnicity. Children from visible minorities report…
Associations between individual socioeconomic position, neighbourhood disadvantage and transport mode: Baseline results from the Habitat multilevel study
BACKGROUND: Understanding how different socioeconomic indicators are associated with transport modes provide insight into which interventions might contribute to reducing socioeconomic inequalities in health. The purpose of this study was to examine associations between neighbourhood-level socioeconomic disadvantage, individual-level socioeconomic position (SEP), and usual transport mode. METHODS: This investigation included 11,036 residents from…
Young maternal age at first birth and mental health later in life: Does the association vary by birth cohort
Underemployment and its impacts on mental health among those with disabilities: Evidence from the Hilda cohort
BACKGROUND: Underemployment (defined as when a person in paid employment works for fewer hours than their desired full working capacity) is increasingly recognised as a component of employment precarity. This paper sought to investigate the effects of underemployment on the mental health of people with disabilities. METHODS: Using 14 waves of the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia survey, we used fixed-effects models to assess whe…
Disability-related inequalities in health and well-being are mediated by barriers to participation faced by people with disability. A causal mediation analysis
Large inequalities in health and well-being exist between people with and without disability, in part due to poor socio-economic circumstances, and potentially also related to societal factors including issues associated with accessibility and participation. To better understand the contribution of societal factors, we used a unique longitudinal survey of disability in Great Britain to quantify the extent to which barriers to participation contri…
Use of health services by preschool-aged children who are developmentally vulnerable and socioeconomically disadvantaged: Testing the inverse care law
AIM: The inverse care law suggests that those with the greatest need for services are least likely to receive them. Our aim of this study was to test the inverse care law in relation to the use of health services by children aged 4-5 years in Australia who were developmentally vulnerable and socioeconomically disadvantaged. METHOD: Cross-sectional data were collected from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children birth cohort when the childre…
Embodied risk: My body, myself
Urban area disadvantage and physical activity: A multilevel study in Melbourne, Australia
Objective: To estimate variation between small areas in the levels of walking, cycling, jogging, and swimming and overall physical activity and the importance of area level socioeconomic disadvantage in predicting physical activity participation. Methods: All census collector districts (CCDs) in the 20 innermost local government areas in metropolitan Melbourne, Australia, were identified and ranked by the percentage of low income households ( Res…
Socio-economic pathways to diet: Modelling the association between socio-economic position and food purchasing behaviour
Our findings suggest that socio-economic differences in food purchasing behaviour may contribute to the relationship between socio-economic position and food and nutrient intakes, and, by extension, to socio-economic health inequalities for diet-related disease. Further, socio-economic differences in dietary knowledge and concerns about the cost of healthy food play an important role in these relationships and hence should form the focus of futur…
Does gender modify associations between self rated health and the social and economic characteristics of local environments
Objectives: To examine whether area level socioeconomic disadvantage and social capital have different relations with women’s and men’s self rated health. Methods: The study used data from 15 112 respondents to the 1998 Tasmanian (Australia) healthy communities study (60% response rate) nested within 41 statistical local areas. Gender stratified analyses were conducted of the associations between the index of relative socioeconomic disadvantage (…
Social capital and health in rural and urban communities in South Australia
A multilevel study of area socio-economic status and food purchasing behaviour
Objective The present study examined the association between area socio-economic status (SES) and food purchasing behaviour. Design Data were collected by mail survey (64·2 % response rate). Area SES was indicated by the proportion of households in each area earning less than $AUS 400 per week, and individual-level socio-economic position was measured using education, occupation and household income. Food purchasing was measured on the basis of c…
Individual and area-level socioeconomic associations with fast food purchasing
BACKGROUND: It has been suggested that those with lower socioeconomic characteristics would be more likely to seek energy-dense food options such as fast food because of cheaper prices; however, to date the evidence has been inconsistent. This study examines both individual- and area-level socioeconomic characteristics and their independent associations with chain-brand fast food purchasing. METHODS: Data from the 2003 Victorian Lifestyle and Nei…
Time trends in socio-economic inequalities for women and men with disabilities in Australia: Evidence of persisting inequalities
People with disabilities experience high levels of socio-economic disadvantage which has increased or persisted over time and these are likely to translate into poorer health outcomes. A large proportion experience multiple forms of disadvantage, reinforcing the need to tackle disadvantage in a coordinated way across sectors.People with disabilities should be a priority population group for public health. Monitoring socio-economic conditions of p…
Fruit and vegetable purchasing and the relative density of healthy and unhealthy food stores: Evidence from an Australian multilevel study
BACKGROUND: Evidence of a relationship between residential retail food environments and diet-related outcomes is inconsistent. One reason for this may be that food environments are typically defined in terms of the absolute number of particular store types in an area, whereas a measure of the relative number of healthy and unhealthy stores may be more appropriate. METHODS: Using cross-sectional data from the VicLANES study conducted in Melbourne,…
The maternal health outcomes of paid maternity leave: A systematic review
Associations between individual socioeconomic position, neighbourhood disadvantage and transport mode: Baseline results from the Habitat multilevel study
BACKGROUND: Understanding how different socioeconomic indicators are associated with transport modes provide insight into which interventions might contribute to reducing socioeconomic inequalities in health. The purpose of this study was to examine associations between neighbourhood-level socioeconomic disadvantage, individual-level socioeconomic position (SEP), and usual transport mode. METHODS: This investigation included 11,036 residents from…
Inequalities in social capital and health between people with and without disabilities
Inequalities in socio-economic characteristics and health and wellbeing of men with and without disabilities: A cross-sectional analysis of the baseline wave of the Australian Longitudinal Study on Ma…
Adult men with disabilities experience marked social and economic disadvantage and poorer health and wellbeing. Improving the health and wellbeing of disabled men should be a priority for public health researchers and policy-makers
Young Mothers’ Experiences of Receiving the Baby Bonus: A Qualitative Study
The year 2014 marked the abolition of the Baby Bonus and its replacement with a substantially reduced parenting payment. While often criticised as “middle-class welfare,” or publicly denounced due to its purported misuse by disadvantaged mothers, this paper argues that the Baby Bonus provided valuable financial assistance to families experiencing high financial stress. To investigate young women's experience of receiving the Baby Bonus, 19 semist…
Bullying Victimization and Racial Discrimination Among Australian Children
Objectives. To compare the prevalence of bullying victimization and racial discrimination by ethnicity. Methods. We completed a cross-sectional analysis of 3956 children aged 12 to 13 years from wave 5 (2011–2012) of the nationally representative Longitudinal Study of Australian Children. Results. Bullying victimization and racial discrimination were weakly associated and differently patterned by ethnicity. Children from visible minorities report…
Housing tenure and affordability and mental health following disability acquisition in adulthood
Young maternal age at first birth and mental health later in life: Does the association vary by birth cohort
Underemployment and its impacts on mental health among those with disabilities: Evidence from the Hilda cohort
BACKGROUND: Underemployment (defined as when a person in paid employment works for fewer hours than their desired full working capacity) is increasingly recognised as a component of employment precarity. This paper sought to investigate the effects of underemployment on the mental health of people with disabilities. METHODS: Using 14 waves of the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia survey, we used fixed-effects models to assess whe…
Use of health services by preschool-aged children who are developmentally vulnerable and socioeconomically disadvantaged: Testing the inverse care law
AIM: The inverse care law suggests that those with the greatest need for services are least likely to receive them. Our aim of this study was to test the inverse care law in relation to the use of health services by children aged 4-5 years in Australia who were developmentally vulnerable and socioeconomically disadvantaged. METHOD: Cross-sectional data were collected from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children birth cohort when the childre…
Disability-related inequalities in health and well-being are mediated by barriers to participation faced by people with disability. A causal mediation analysis
Large inequalities in health and well-being exist between people with and without disability, in part due to poor socio-economic circumstances, and potentially also related to societal factors including issues associated with accessibility and participation. To better understand the contribution of societal factors, we used a unique longitudinal survey of disability in Great Britain to quantify the extent to which barriers to participation contri…
Addressing the challenges of intellectual disability identification for health policy and research in Australia
This article discusses the important issue of the need for a stable definition of intellectual disability in order to allow comparisons by place and over time such as in the monitoring of this population's health needs and utilization. The aim of the new Australian National Centre for Intellectual Disability Health, established in 2023, is to ensure that all Australian children and adults with intellectual disability receive high-quality healthca…
Medicine (18 works) · Environmental health (12 works) · Psychology (11 works) · Gerontology (10 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (10 works) · Demography (9 works) · Population (9 works) · Socioeconomic status (9 works) · Disadvantage (7 works) · Economic growth (7 works)