Prison dischargee—communicable disease test, code N
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Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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| Short name: | Communicable disease test |
| METEOR identifier: | 624975 |
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| Definition: | The type of communicable disease a prison dischargee has been tested for during their most recent imprisonment, as represented by a code. |
| Data Element Concept: | Prison dischargee—communicable disease test |
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| Representation class: | Code | ||||||||||||
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| Data type: | Number | ||||||||||||
| Format: | N | ||||||||||||
| Maximum character length: | 1 | ||||||||||||
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| Guide for use: | For use in Prisoner health data collections. If this value domain is to be used with other metadata then 'Unknown' would map to code 8. CODE 1 Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) HIV refers to a condition where there is progressive failure of the immune system which can lead to infections, cancers and AIDS. CODE 2 Hepatitis B Hepatitis B is a bloodborne viral disease that can be transmitted from one person to another through unprotected sex, blood-to-blood contact or sharing of injecting equipment. Hepatitis B causes inflammation of the liver and over time can lead to cirrhosis of the liver, chronic liver damage, liver failure and liver cancer. CODE 3 Hepatitis C Hepatitis C is a bloodborne viral disease, which is transmitted through blood-to-blood contact. Hepatitis C can result in problems such as chronic liver damage, liver cancer and cirrhosis. Sexually-transmissible infections refers to illness that has been transferred by means of human sexual behaviour and includes chlamydia, gonorrhoea, herpes HPV and syphilis. | ||||||||||||
| Comments: | The Fourth National Hepatitis C Strategy 2014–2017 lists people in custodial settings as a priority population because of their increased risk of infection due to non-sterile injecting equipment, sharing of tattooing and piercing equipment, and other blood-to-blood contact (DoH 2014a). While a vaccination exists, prisoners are recognised in the Second National Hepatitis B Strategy as being at increased risk due to low vaccination rates (DoH 2014b). Prisoners are recognised in the 3rd National Sexually Transmissible Infections Strategy 2014–2017 as a priority population due to their high-risk behaviours (DoH 2014c).
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| Submitting organisation: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare | ||||||||||||
| Reference documents: | DoH 2014a. Fourth national hepatitis C strategy 2014–2017. Canberra: Department of Health. DoH 2014b. Second national hepatitis B strategy 2014–2017. Canberra: Department of Health. DoH 2014c. Third national sexually transmissible infections strategy 2014–2017. Canberra: Department of Health.
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| Guide for use: | Multiple options may be selected for codes 1 to 4. | ||||||||||||
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| Submitting organisation: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare | ||||||||||||
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| Related metadata references: | Supersedes Prison dischargee—communicable disease test, code N
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| Implementation in Data Set Specifications: All attributes + |
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