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Indigenous primary health care: PI01b-Proportion of Indigenous babies born within the previous 12 months whose birth weight has been recorded, 2013

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:Indicator
Indicator type:Indicator
Short name:PI01b-Proportion of Indigenous babies born within the previous 12 months whose birth weight has been recorded, 2013
METeOR identifier:468089
Registration status:Health, Standard 07/12/2011
Indigenous, Endorsed 11/09/2012
Description:

Proportion of Indigenous babies born within the previous 12 months whose birth weight has been recorded at the primary health care service.

Rationale:

Low birth weight (newborn babies weighing less than 2,500 grams) is associated with an increased risk of ill health and is related to a higher mortality within the first year of life. Low birth weight is a particular issue for Indigenous Australians. Recording birth weight encourages the provision of appropriate care to limit the negative associations of low birth weight.

Indicator set:Indigenous primary health care key performance indicators (2013) Health, Standard 07/12/2011
Indigenous, Endorsed 11/09/2012

Collection and usage attributes

Computation description:

Proportion of Indigenous babies born within the previous 12 months whose birth weight has been recorded at the primary health care service.

Birth weight is defined as the first weight of a baby obtained after birth.

Only live births are included.

Results arising from measurements conducted outside of the service, that are known by the service, are included in the calculation of this indicator.

Presented as a percentage.

'Previous 12 months' refers to the previous financial year or previous calendar year.

Computation:(Numerator ÷ Denominator) x 100
Numerator:Number of Indigenous babies born within the previous 12 months whose birth weight has been recorded at the primary health care service.
Numerator data elements:
Data Element / Data SetPerson—Indigenous status, code N
Data Source
Indigenous primary health care data collection
NMDS / DSS
Indigenous primary health care DSS 2012-14
Guide for use
The baby is considered Indigenous if one or both parents identify as Indigenous.
Data Element / Data SetBirth—birth status, code N
Data Source
Indigenous primary health care data collection
NMDS / DSS
Indigenous primary health care DSS 2012-14
Guide for use
Only live births are included.
Data Element / Data SetPerson—birth weight recorded indicator, yes/no code N
Data Source
Indigenous primary health care data collection
NMDS / DSS
Indigenous primary health care DSS 2012-14
Denominator:Total number of Indigenous babies born within the previous 12 months who had a medical record at the primary health care service.
Denominator data elements:
Data Element / Data SetPerson—Indigenous status, code N
Data Source
Indigenous primary health care data collection
NMDS / DSS
Indigenous primary health care DSS 2012-14
Guide for use
The baby is considered Indigenous if one or both parents identify as Indigenous.
Data Element / Data SetBirth—birth status, code N
Data Source
Indigenous primary health care data collection
NMDS / DSS
Indigenous primary health care DSS 2012-14
Guide for use
Only live births are included.

Representational attributes

Representation class:Percentage
Data type:Real
Unit of measure:Person

Indicator conceptual framework

Framework and dimensions:Health Conditions

Data source attributes

Data sources:
Data SourceIndigenous primary health care data collection
Frequency
6 monthly
Data custodian
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)

Department of Health and Ageing (DoHA)

Relational attributes

Related metadata references:

See also Indigenous primary health care: PI01a-Number of Indigenous babies born within the previous 12 months whose birth weight has been recorded, 2013 Health, Standard 07/12/2011, Indigenous, Endorsed 11/09/2012

Supersedes Indigenous primary health care: PI01b-Proportion of Indigenous babies born within the previous 12 months whose birth weight has been recorded, 2012 Health, Superseded 23/02/2012

Has been superseded by Indigenous primary health care: PI01b-Proportion of Indigenous babies born within the previous 12 months whose birth weight has been recorded, 2014 Health, Standardisation pending 27/02/2013
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