Female—cervical screening indicator, yes/no/not stated/inadequately described code N
Data Element Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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| Short name: | Cervical screening indicator |
| Synonymous names: | HPV test indicator; Human papillomavirus test indicator |
| METEOR identifier: | 731925 |
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| Definition: | An indicator of whether a female person has had a cervical screening (HPV) test, as represented by a code. |
| Data Element Concept: | Female—cervical screening indicator |
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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: | CODE 97 Not applicable CODE 98 Unknown/unable to be determined CODE 99 Not stated/inadequately described This code is not for use in primary data collections. | ||||||||
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| Comments: | From 1 December 2017, the screening test for cervical cancer, the Pap test, changed to a test for the human papillomavirus (HPV) with partial HPV genotyping and reflex liquid-based cytology (LBC) triage. The procedure for collecting samples for HPV testing is the same as for having a Pap smear. A health-care professional will take a small sample of cells from the woman’s cervix. The sample will be sent to a pathology laboratory for examination. The previous Pap test could detect abnormal cell changes, however the new cervical screening test detects the HPV infection that can cause the abnormal cell changes, prior to the development of cancer. The recommended screening age for the HPV test is 25 to 74 years. The HPV test will be offered every 5 years (DoH 2017). A vaginal sample can also be taken by a woman, under supervision of her health-care professional (AIHW 2017). | ||||||||
Source and reference attributes | |||||||||
| Submitting organisation: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare | ||||||||
| Reference documents: | AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) 2017. National Cervical Screening Program data dictionary: Version 1.0. Cancer series no. 103. Cat. no. CAN 102, Canberra. Viewed 14 August 2020, <http://www.aihw.gov.au/publication-detail/?id=60129559625> DoH (Australian Government Department of Health) 2017. National Cervical Screening Program. DoH, Canberra. Viewed 14 August 2020, <http://www.cancerscreening.gov.au/internet/screening/> | ||||||||
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| Related metadata references: | Supersedes Female—cervical screening indicator, yes/no/not stated/inadequately described code N
Supersedes Female—cervical screening indicator, yes/no/not stated/inadequately described code N
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| Implementation in Data Set Specifications: | Indigenous, Superseded 03/07/2022 Indigenous, Superseded 12/06/2023 Indigenous, Standard 27/08/2023 Indigenous, Superseded 06/11/2022 Indigenous, Superseded 27/08/2023 | ||||||||
| Implementation in Indicators: |
Used as Numerator
Indigenous-specific primary health care: PI22a-Number of female Indigenous regular clients who have a cervical screening (HPV) test, December 2020
Indigenous-specific primary health care: PI22a-Number of female Indigenous regular clients who have a cervical screening (HPV) test, December 2021
Indigenous-specific primary health care: PI22a-Number of female Indigenous regular clients who have a cervical screening (HPV) test, December 2022
Indigenous-specific primary health care: PI22a-Number of female Indigenous regular clients who have a cervical screening (HPV) test, June 2021
Indigenous-specific primary health care: PI22a-Number of female Indigenous regular clients who have a cervical screening (HPV) test, June 2022
Indigenous-specific primary health care: PI22b-Proportion of female Indigenous regular clients who have a cervical screening (HPV) test, December 2020
Indigenous-specific primary health care: PI22b-Proportion of female Indigenous regular clients who have a cervical screening (HPV) test, December 2021
Indigenous-specific primary health care: PI22b-Proportion of female Indigenous regular clients who have a cervical screening (HPV) test, December 2022
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