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. 2018 Dec 19;3(4):126. doi: 10.3390/tropicalmed3040126
TB Sex Sum of Amount Welfare Eligible Medicare Eligible Visa Status Secure Income Income Source Accommodation Overseas Born Addition
2017 Pulmonary + 1960 Undocumented Employed cash, Nil post Dx Homeless (tertiary) AOD, smoker
Pulmonary 930 Permanent Resident Social Security Social Housing Single parent, trauma hx, AOD, smoker
Pulmonary + 830 N/A Social Security Social Housing AOD, mental health—psychiatric illness, smoker
MDR 700 Student Employed, casual Private rental
MDR 650 Permanent Resident Employed cash, Social Security Private rental to homelessness (secondary) Diabetes
Pulmonary + 640 Permanent Resident Social Security Homeless (tertiary) AOD, smoker
Pulmonary 600 Refugee Homeless (primary) Pregnant, single parent
Pulmonary + 600 Domestic Homeless (tertiary) HIV, trauma background
Pulmonary + 570 Permanent Resident Social Security Private rental
Pulmonary 470 Permanent Resident Employed, no leave entitlements Own home Working poor family, double income to single income and restricted welfare eligibility as per assessment resulted in financial distress. Child also Dx with TB
2016 Pulmonary 1410 Permanent Resident Social Security Homeless (tertiary) AOD
Extra Pulmonary 770 Undocumented Employed cash, Nil post Dx Homeless (secondary) Chronic liver disease
Pulmonary 620 Undocumented Employed cash, Nil post Dx Homeless (tertiary)
Pulmonary 560 Permanent Resident Child Guardian home Orphan in kinship care, nil legal documentation of same
Pulmonary + 550 Undocumented Employed cash, Nil post Dx Homeless (secondary) AOD, mental health—psychiatric illness, ABI, smoker
Pulmonary 540 Student Employed, casual Private rental
MDR 540 Refugee Family Hearing loss
Pulmonary 530 N/A Social Security Own home AOD, HCV, mental health—psychiatric illness, smoker
MDR 520 N/A Child Own home—family home
Pulmonary 460 N/A Child Social Housing Parents separated and overseas-born limiting welfare access
2015 Pulmonary 880 N/A Social Security Homeless (secondary) Chronic kidney disease, AOD, HCV, hypercalcaemia, forensic hx
Pulmonary 850 Student Employed, casual Private rental
Pulmonary 850 Permanent Resident Social Security Social Housing AOD, forensic hx, single mother, smoker
Pulmonary 800 N/A Social Security Social Housing Mental health—psychiatric illness, anorexia
Pulmonary 500 Permanent Resident Social Security Private rental
Pulmonary 440 Permanent Resident Employed, casual Homeless (tertiary) AOD, forensic hx
Extra pulmonary 440 N/A Employed Private rental
MDR 400 Permanent Resident Employed cash, Social Security Private rental to homelessness (secondary) Diabetes
Pulmonary 400 Permanent Resident Social Security Family home AOD, mental health—behavioural, forensic hx
Pulmonary 380 Undocumented Employed cash, Nil post Dx Private rental