Indigenous primary health care: PI01b-Proportion of Indigenous babies born within the previous 12 months whose birthweight has been recorded, 2018-2019
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Indicator |
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| Indicator type: | Indicator |
| Short name: | PI01b-Proportion of Indigenous babies born within the previous 12 months whose birthweight has been recorded, 2018-2019 |
| METEOR identifier: | 687918 |
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| Description: | Proportion of Indigenous babies born within the previous 12 months whose birthweight has been recorded at the primary health-care service. |
| Rationale: | Low birthweight (newborn babies weighing less than 2,500 grams) is associated with an increased risk of ill health and is related to a 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. |
| Indicator set: | Indigenous primary health care key performance indicators 2018-2019 Health, Superseded 16/01/2020 Indigenous, Superseded 14/07/2021 |
Collection and usage attributes | |
| Computation description: | Proportion of Indigenous babies born within the previous 12 months whose birthweight has been recorded at the primary health-care service. Birthweight is defined as the first weight of a baby obtained after birth. Only live births are included. Results arising from measurements conducted outside of the service, that are known by the service, are included in the calculation of this indicator. Presented as a percentage. 'Previous 12 months' refers to the previous financial year or previous calendar year. |
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| Computation: | (Numerator ÷ Denominator) x 100 |
| Numerator: | Number of Indigenous babies born within the previous 12 months whose birthweight has been recorded at the primary health-care service. |
| Numerator data elements: | |
| Denominator: | Total number of Indigenous babies born within the previous 12 months who had a medical record at the primary health-care service. |
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Representational attributes | |
| Representation class: | Percentage |
| Data type: | Real |
| Unit of measure: | Person |
| Format: | N[N].N |
Indicator conceptual framework | |
| Framework and dimensions: | Health Conditions |
Data source attributes | |
| Data sources: | Indigenous primary health care data collection Frequency 6 monthly Data custodian Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. |
Source and reference attributes | |
| Submitting organisation: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Australian Government Department of Health |
Relational attributes | |
| Related metadata references: | See also Indigenous primary health care: PI01a-Number of Indigenous babies born within the previous 12 months whose birthweight has been recorded, 2018-2019
Supersedes Indigenous primary health care: PI01b-Proportion of Indigenous babies born within the previous 12 months whose birth weight has been recorded, 2015-2017
Has been superseded by Indigenous primary health care: PI01b-Proportion of Indigenous babies born within the previous 12 months whose birthweight has been recorded, June 2020
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