Aims:
  • To develop and implement a data collection tool to gather information from communities on the prevalence and incidence of petrol sniffing, transference to other substances (licit and illicit) and information on behavioural community level changes.
Objectives:
  • To determine the prevalence of petrol sniffing in Indigenous communities in areas where low aromatic fuel is available
  • To identify and measure any unintended consequences of the roll out of low aromatic fuel
  • To provide information on the extent of individual and community level behavioural change attributed to the availability of low aromatic fuel
  • To identify and describe the other factors which have contributed to the prevalence of petrol sniffing and any other outcomes
  • To determine the impact of low aromatic fuel on the prevalence of petrol sniffing and any other outcomes in the selected communities
  • To discuss the ‘key learnings’ from each data collection along with the findings and outcomes from the project.
Implications for policy and practice:

The project will provide information on the trends in petrol sniffing and the related health and social outcomes and inform the evidence base for future petrol sniffing prevention policy.

Chief investigator:
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Project dates:

The project commenced in 2010 and will conclude in June 2014.

Funders:
  • Department of Health and Ageing (DoHA)
Collaborators:
  • Bowchung Pty Ltd
  • SRA Information Technology.