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Prison entrants DSS

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:Help on this termData Set Specification
METEOR identifier:Help on this term395955
Registration status:Help on this term
  • Health, Superseded 28/04/2016
DSS type:Help on this termData Set Specification (DSS)
Scope:Help on this term

The Prison entrants DSS describes data about all persons aged 18 years and over entering prison system during the National Prisoner Health Census reporting period.

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:Help on this term

This DSS is a component of the Prisoner health DSS. The Prison entrants DSS describes data about people entering the prison system during the National Prisoner Health Census reporting period. This includes demographic data and data about a prison entrant’s mental health, chronic disease status, their use of alcohol and other drugs, their use of health services and pregnancy.

Collection methods:Help on this term

Information about the prison entrant is collected by a health professional at the prison reception health assessment (alternatively known as the intake or induction assessment) using the Prison Entrants form.

One Prison Entrants form should be completed for each person who enters the prison system during the National Prisoner Health Census reporting period.

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:Help on this termAustralian Institute of Health and Welfare
Reference documents:Help on this termAustralian Institute of Health and Welfare 2009. From corrections to community: a set of indicators of the health of Australia's prisoners. Bulletin no. 75. Cat. no. AUS 120. Canberra: AIHW

Relational attributes

Related metadata references:Help on this term
Has been superseded by Prison entrants NBEDS
  • Health, Standard 28/04/2016
Implementation in Data Set Specifications:Help on this term

Prisoner health DSSHealth, Superseded 28/04/2016

Metadata items in this Data Set SpecificationHelp on this term

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Seq No.Help on this termMetadata itemHelp on this termObligationHelp on this termMax occursHelp on this term
1Establishment (prison)—organisation identifier, NNNMandatory1
2Establishment—Australian state/territory identifier, code NMandatory1
3Person—person identifier, XXXXXX[X(14)]

DSS specific information:

Within this data set specification, person identifier refers to the prisoner identifier. The prisoner identifier is assigned by the Department of Corrective Services in each state and territory.
Mandatory1
4Person—date of birth, DDMMYYYYMandatory1
5Person—age, total years N[NN]

Conditional obligation:

Age in years should be completed/estimated when date of birth is unknown.
Conditional1
6Person—country of birth, code (SACC 2008) NNNNMandatory1
7Person—main language other than English spoken at home, code (ASCL 2005) NN{NN}Mandatory1
8Person—sex, code NMandatory1
9Person—transgender indicator, code NMandatory1
10Person—Indigenous status, code NMandatory1
11Person—highest year of school completed, code N

DSS specific information:

This data element is included in the Prisoner Health DSS as the National Prisoner Health Indicators include the indicator: Proportion of prison entrants by highest level of completed education.
Mandatory1
12Non-school qualification clusterMandatory1
13Prison entrant—education attendance status 30 days prior to imprisonment, education attendance status code NMandatory1
14Prison entrant—labour force status 30 days prior to imprisonment, code NMandatory1
15Prison entrant—first time in prison or juvenile detention indicator, yes/no code NMandatory1
16Incarceration history cluster

Conditional obligation:

Conditional on having previously been in custody
Conditional1
17Prison entrant—age at first detention, total years NN

Conditional obligation:

Conditional on the prison entrant being previously detained in a prison or juvenile justice centre.
Conditional1
18Prison entrant—legal status of prisoner, code NMandatory1
19Prison entrant—imprisonment in the last 12 months indicator, yes/no code NMandatory1
20Person—mental health disorder indicator, yes/no code N

DSS specific information:

This data element is included in the Prisoner Health DSS as the National Prisoner Health Indicators include the indicator: Proportion of prison entrants who report that they have been told by a doctor, psychiatrist, psychologist or nurse that they have a mental health disorder (including drug and alcohol abuse).

Mandatory1
21Person—medication for mental health disorder indicator, yes/no code N

Conditional obligation:

Conditional on prison entrant being told by a doctor, psychiatrist, psychologist or nurse that they have a mental health disorder (including drug and alcohol abuse).

DSS specific information:

This data element is included in the Prisoner Health DSS as the National Prisoner Health Indicators include the indicator: Proportion of prison entrants who are currently taking medication for a mental health disorder.
Conditional1
22Prison entrant—distress related to current imprisonment indicator, yes/no/not applicable code N

DSS specific information:

This data element is included in the Prisoner Health DSS as the National Prisoner Health Indicators include the indicator: Proportion of prison entrants who indicate their current distress is related to the present imprisonment.
Mandatory1
23Chronic condition clusterMandatory1
24Health service utilisation clusterMandatory1
25Health service non-utilisation clusterMandatory1
26Prison entrant—reason for non-utilisation of health service, code NN

Conditional obligation:

Conditional on the prison entrant not seeing a health professional during the last 12 months, when required.

DSS specific information:

This data element is included in the Prisoner Health DSS as the National Prisoner Health Indicators include the indicator: Proportion of prison entrants by reason for not seeking medical contact in the past 12 months when required.
Conditional10
27Person—blow to the head indicator, yes/no/not stated/inadequately described code N

DSS specific information:

This data element is included in the Prisoner Health DSS as the National Prisoner Health Indicators include the indicator: Proportion of prison entrants who report that they have ever received a blow to the head resulting in a loss of consciousness.

Mandatory1
28Person—self-harm indicator, yes/no code N

DSS specific information:

This data element is included in the Prisoner Health DSS as the National Prisoner Health Indicators include the indicator: Proportion of prison entrants who report that they have ever intentionally harmed themselves.
Mandatory1
29Person—self-harm ideation in the last 12 months, yes/no/not stated/inadequately described code N

DSS specific information:

This data element is included in the Prisoner Health DSS as the National Prisoner Health Indicators include the indicator: Proportion of prison entrants who report that they have thought of harming themselves in the last 12 months.
Mandatory1
30AUDIT score of risky alcohol consumption cluster

DSS specific information:

This cluster is included in the Prisoner Health DSS as the National Prisoner Health Indicators include the indicator: Proportion of prison entrants who report a risk of alcohol-related harm (self-report).
Mandatory1
31Smoking status cluster

DSS specific information:

For the Prisoner Health DSS, this question is formed using the responses to 3 questions:

a) Have you ever smoked a full cigarette?

b) Do you smoke now?

c) If you smoke now, which of the following best describes your current use of tobacco?

I now smoke occasionally, but less than once a week
I now smoke occasionally, not every day, but at least once a week
I now smoke regularly, every day or most days.

Mandatory1
32Substances used illicitly clusterMandatory1
33Opioid pharmacotherapy treatment clusterMandatory1
34Female—cervical screening indicator, yes/no/not stated/inadequately described code N

Conditional obligation:

This data element is conditional on the respondent being female.

DSS specific information:

In the Prison entrants DSS, this data element refers to females reporting having had a cervical screen within the last two years.

This data element is included in the Prisoner Health DSS as the National Prisoner Health Indicators include the indicator: Proportion of female prison entrants who report that they have had a Pap smear in the last two years.

Conditional1
35Pregnancy status cluster

Conditional obligation:

This cluster is conditional on the respondent being female.
Conditional1
36Prison entrant—mental health service referral, yes/no/not stated/inadequately described code N

DSS specific information:

This data element is included in the Prisoner Health DSS as the National Prisoner Health Indicators include the indicator: Proportion of prison entrants who, at reception, were referred to mental health services for observation and further assessment.

Mandatory1
37Prison entrant—at risk of suicide or self-harm indicator, yes/no code N

DSS specific information:

In this data set specification, risk of suicide/self-harm includes those who have expressed intent to self-harm or commit suicide.

This data element is included in the Prisoner Health DSS as the National Prisoner Health Indicators include the indicator: Proportion of prison entrants identified as currently at risk of suicide or self-harm.

Mandatory1
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