Indigenous primary health care: PI17a-Number of regular clients who had an AUDIT-C with result within specified levels, 2015
Indicator Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Indicator |
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| Indicator type: | Output measure |
| Short name: | PI17a-Number of regular clients who had an AUDIT-C with result (score) within specified levels, 2015 |
| METEOR identifier: | 591952 |
| Registration status: |
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| Description: | Number of regular Indigenous clients, aged 15 years and over, who have had an AUDIT-C result recorded in the previous 24 months with a score of:
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| Rationale: | Excessive or hazardous alcohol consumption is associated with health and social problems in all populations, including Indigenous Australians. The information generated using AUDIT-C screening test may be used to advise or refer the person to change their drinking habit. |
| Indicator set: | Indigenous primary health care key performance indicators (2015) |
Collection and usage attributes | |
| Population group age from: | 15 years |
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| Computation description: | Number of regular Indigenous clients, aged 15 years and over, who have had an AUDIT-C result recorded in the previous 24 months with a score of:
‘Regular client’ refers to a client of a primary health care service (funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and which is required to report against the Indigenous primary health care key performance indicators) with an active medical record (and having attended the service at least 3 times in 2 years). |
| Computation: | Numerator only. |
| Numerator: | Calculation A: Number of regular Indigenous clients, aged 15 years and over, who have had an AUDIT-C result recorded in the previous 24 months with a score of greater than or equal to 4 in males and 3 in females. Calculation B: Number of regular Indigenous clients, aged 15 years and over, who have had an AUDIT-C result recorded in the previous 24 months with a score of less than 4 in males and 3 in females. |
| Numerator data elements: | |
| Disaggregation: | 1. Sex: a) Male b) Female 2. Age: a) 15-24 years b) 25-34 years c) 35-44 years d) 45-54 years e) 55-64 years f) 65 years and over |
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Representational attributes | |
| Representation class: | Count |
| Data type: | Real |
| Unit of measure: | Person |
Indicator conceptual framework | |
| Framework and dimensions: | Health Behaviours |
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Source and reference attributes | |
| Submitting organisation: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Department of Health |
Relational attributes | |
| Related metadata references: | Has been superseded by Indigenous primary health care: PI17a-Number of regular clients who had an AUDIT-C with result within specified levels, 2015-2017
See also Indigenous primary health care: PI17b-Proportion of regular clients who had an AUDIT-C with result within specified levels, 2015
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