Indigenous-specific primary health care: PI02a-Number of Indigenous babies born within the previous 12 months who have a birthweight result within specified categories, December 2020
Indicator Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Indicator |
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Indicator type: | Output measure |
Short name: | PI02a-Number of Indigenous babies born within the previous 12 months who have a birthweight result within specified categories, December 2020 |
METEOR identifier: | 739305 |
Registration status: | Indigenous, Superseded 03/07/2022 |
Description: | Number of Indigenous babies born within the previous 12 months whose birthweight results were categorised as one of the following:
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Rationale: | Low birthweight (newborn babies weighing less than 2,500 grams) is associated with an increased risk of ill health and is related to higher mortality within the first year of life. Low birthweight is a particular issue for Indigenous Australians. Recording birthweight encourages the provision of appropriate care to limit the negative associations of low birthweight. |
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Collection and usage attributes | |
Computation description: | Count of Indigenous babies born within the previous 12 months whose birthweight results were categorised as one of the following:
Presented as a number. Birthweight is defined as the first weight of a baby obtained after birth. Calculated separately for each weight range. Excludes multiple births and stillbirths. Births that are at least 20 weeks gestation or at least 400 grams birthweight are included. Excludes unknown birthweight and unknown gestational age. 'Previous 12 months' refers to the previous financial year or previous calendar year. |
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Computation: | Numerator only. |
Numerator: | Calculation A: Number of Indigenous babies born within the previous 12 months whose birthweight was recorded at the primary health-care organisation with a result categorised as low (less than 2,500 grams). Calculation B: Number of Indigenous babies born within the previous 12 months whose birthweight was recorded at the primary health-care organisation with a result categorised as normal (2,500 grams to less than 4,500 grams). Calculation C: Number of Indigenous babies born within the previous 12 months whose birthweight was recorded at the primary health-care organisation with a result categorised as high (4,500 grams and over). |
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Comments: | Census date for reporting is 31 December 2020. |
Representational attributes | |
Representation class: | Count |
Data type: | Real |
Unit of measure: | Person |
Format: | N[N(6)] |
Indicator conceptual framework | |
Framework and dimensions: | Health Conditions |
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Accountability attributes | |
Reporting requirements: | Funding agreements between the Department of Health and the organisations funded under the Indigenous Australians' Health Programme (IAHP). |
Organisation responsible for providing data: | Indigenous-specific primary health care organisations or maternal and child health programs/services funded by the Department of Health under its Indigenous Australians' Health Programme (IAHP), referred to as funded organisations. |
Accountability: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare/Department of Health. |
Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
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Related metadata references: | Supersedes Indigenous primary health care: PI02a-Number of Indigenous babies born within the previous 12 months whose birthweight results were low, normal or high, June 2020 Health, Retired 13/10/2021 Indigenous, Superseded 14/07/2021 |