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Prison dischargee—communicable disease test, code N

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:Help on this termData Element
Short name:Help on this termCommunicable disease test
METEOR identifier:Help on this term624975
Registration status:Help on this term
  • Health, Standard 28/04/2016
Definition:Help on this term

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

Value domain attributes

Representational attributes

Representation class:Help on this termCode
Data type:Help on this termNumber
Format:Help on this termN
Maximum character length:Help on this term1
Permissible values:Help on this term
ValueMeaning
1Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
2Hepatitis B
3Hepatitis C
4Sexually-transmissible infections
5None of the above
Supplementary values:Help on this term
ValueMeaning
9Unknown

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:Help on this term

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.
 
CODE 4  Sexually transmissible infections

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:Help on this term

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).

 

 

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:Help on this term

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Reference documents:Help on this term

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.

 

Data element attributes

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:Help on this term

Multiple options may be selected for codes 1 to 4.

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:Help on this term

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Relational attributes

Related metadata references:Help on this term
Supersedes Prison dischargee—communicable disease test, code N
  • Health, Superseded 28/04/2016
Implementation in Data Set Specifications:Help on this term
All attributes +

Prison dischargee NBEDSHealth, Standard 28/04/2016

DSS specific attributes +

Conditional obligation:

Conditional on the prison dischargee having been tested for at least one of HIV, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C or Sexually-transmissible infection.

DSS specific information:

This data element is included in the Prisoner health NBEDS as the National Prisoner Health Indicators include the indicator: Proportion of prison dischargees who were tested for a bloodborne virus or a sexually-transmissible infection.


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