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Table 22: Meningococcal disease notification rates, by age group

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Indicator
Māori
non-Māori
Males
Females
Total
Males
Females
Total
Meningococcal disease
notifications, all age
groups, 2006–08, rate
per 100,0001
9.0
(7.1–11.3)
5.5
(4.0–7.4)
7.3
(6.0–8.7)
4.0
(3.3–4.7)
3.2
(2.7–3.8)
3.6
(3.2–4.0)
Meningococcal disease
notifications, 0–4
years, 2006–08, rate
per 100,0002
45.1
(33.0–60.1)
35.2
(24.3–49.1)
40.3
(31.9–50.1)
15.2
(11.2–20.1)
9.9
(6.7–14.1)
12.6
(10.0–15.7)
Meningococcal disease
notifications, 5–19
years, 2006–08, rate
per 100, 0002
7.0
(4.4–10.7)
2.4
(1.0–5.0)
4.8
(3.2–6.9)
4.0
(2.9–5.4)
3.7
(2.6–5.0)
3.8
(3.0–4.8)
Source: Environmental Science and Research Ltd

Notes:
  1. Age standardised to 2001 Census total Māori population.
  2. Crude age-specific rate.
Overall, meningococcal disease notifications were twice as high for Māori compared with non-Māori (RR 2.03, CI 1.62–2.54). Table 22 shows that meningococcal disease notifications for infants and toddlers aged 0–4 years were over three times as high for Māori compared with non-Māori (RR 3.20, CI 2.35–4.36). Notifications in the 5–19 years age group were similar for Māori and non-Māori (RR 1.25, CI 0.81–1.92).
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Table 23: Other infectious disease indicators
Indicator
Māori
non-Māori
Males
Females
Total
Males
Females
Total
Tuberculosis
notifications, 2006–08,
rate per 100,0001
10.3
(8.3–12.7)
6.8
(5.2–8.6)
8.5
(7.2–9.9)
6.3
(5.7–7.0)
7.0
(6.3–7.7)
6.7
(6.2–7.1)
Rheumatic fever
notifications,
2006–2008, rate per
100,0001
13.2
(10.9–15.9)
10.6
(8.5–13.0)
11.9
(10.3–13.7)
2.3
(1.8–2.8)
2.0
(1.5–2.5)
2.1
(1.8–2.5)
Source: Environmental Science and Research Ltd

Notes:
  1. Age standardised to 2001 Census total Māori population.
Table 23 shows that tuberculosis notifications were over one-and-a-half times higher for Māori males than non-Māori males (RR 1.63, CI 1.28–2.07). There was no significant difference between Māori and non-Māori females.

Rheumatic fever notifications were over five-and-a-half times higher for Māori than for non-Māori (RR 5.61, CI 4.51–6.99). As noted previously, hospitalisations and mortality for rheumatic heart disease were also higher for Māori than for non-Māori (see ‘Cardiovascular Disease’ section).

Childhood immunisation coverage information from the National Immunisation Register (NIR) shows that at the age of 2 years, 73.2 percent of Māori children had completed age-appropriate immunisations compared to 82.5 percent of non-Māori children.9

Another source of information is the 2005 National Childhood Immunisation Survey, which examined immunisation coverage of the primary series of vaccinations up to the age of 2 years (see http://www.moh.govt.nz/moh.nsf/indexmh/national-childhood-immunisation-survey-2005).

Note:
  1. Further data are available from the National Immunisation Register (NIR) see www.moh.govt.nz/moh.nsf/indexmh/immunisation-coverage-data#spreadsheets

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