The phrase "aboriginal background" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to someone's heritage or cultural origins related to Indigenous peoples, particularly in contexts discussing identity or cultural studies.
Example: "Her aboriginal background has greatly influenced her artistic expression and perspective on social issues."
Alternatives: "Indigenous heritage" or "native ancestry."
"It doesn't matter if you come from a Polynesian, African or Aboriginal background.
I was raised in complete seclusion from my Aboriginal background.
And once I shared my Aboriginal background, their faces changed and hardened slightly, as if they weren't surprised that I was from an alcoholic single-parent family.
Of the 99 participants with known diabetes reported here: 87% were of Aboriginal background, 7% were of Torres Strait Islander background and 6% reported both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background; 50% reported at least one non-Indigenous grandparent.
Compared with women who reported being homeless for less than 2 years, women who reported being homeless for 2 or more years were more likely to be of Aboriginal background, without a high school education, married/partnered and mothering.
Of the 15,389 infants and mothers in the sample population, 45.3percentt of the mothers were born in a country other than Australia and 1.9percentt had an Aboriginal background.
For instance, children in our sample are more likely to come from more advantageous households with non-Aboriginal or native backgrounds or come from two-parent households or live in owned homes.
Patients from abroad had the shortest mean diagnosis and treatment times in comparison with those from Taiwan and those of an aboriginal ethnic background (p < 0.001), and those who of aboriginal ethnic background had the longest mean treatment time (p < 0.001).
Those of an aboriginal ethnic background experienced greater treatment delay but less diagnosis delay.
Being of an aboriginal ethnic background was found to be a significant risk factor associated with treatment delay as compared with the general Taiwanese population (1.92 times higher).
Greater age and a positive sputum culture were both found to significantly increase both diagnosis and treatment delays; treatment delay is also significantly affected by the patient having an aboriginal ethnic background and being diagnosed at a non-medical center.
