Indigenous-specific primary health care: PI04b-Proportion of Indigenous children who are fully immunised, December 2020

Collection and usage attributes

Proportion of Indigenous regular clients, aged:

• 12 months to less than 24 months
• 24 months to less than 36 months
• 60 months to less than 72 months

and who are 'fully immunised'.

Presented as a percentage.

This indicator is calculated separately for each age milestone.

'Fully immunised' status is determined in accordance with the National Immunisation Program Schedule (DoH 2019). The childhood vaccinations essential to be considered 'fully immunised' include:

• DTPa (diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis)
• HiB (haemophilus influenzae type B)
• Polio
• Hep B (hepatitis B)
• MMR (measles, mumps, rubella).

A child is considered 'fully immunised' if they have received the following vaccinations by the specified age milestones:

• At 12 months: 3 doses DTPa; 3 doses Polio; 2 or 3 doses HiB; 2 or 3 doses Hep B
• At 24 months: 3 doses DTPa; 3 doses Polio; 3 or 4 doses HiB; 3 doses Hep B; 1 dose MMR
• At 60 months: 4 doses DTPa; 4 doses Polio; 2 doses MMR.

These immunisations reflect those required at the time this indicator was developed and may not reflect the latest National Immunisation Program (NIP) schedule.

(Numerator ÷ Denominator) x 100

Calculation A: Number of Indigenous children who are regular clients, aged 12 months to less than 24 months and who are 'fully immunised'.

Calculation B: Number of Indigenous children who are regular clients, aged 24 months to less than 36 months and who are 'fully immunised'.

Calculation C: Number of Indigenous children who are regular clients, aged 60 months to less than 72 months and who are 'fully immunised'.

Calculation A: Total number of Indigenous children who are regular clients and aged 12 months to less than 24 months.

Calculation B: Total number of Indigenous children who are regular clients and aged 24 months to less than 36 months.

Calculation C: Total number of Indigenous children who are regular clients and aged 60 months to less than 72 months.

Census date for reporting is 31 December 2020.

Representational attributes

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Indicator conceptual framework

Data source attributes

Accountability attributes

Funding agreements between the Department of Health and the organisations funded under the Indigenous Australians' Health Programme (IAHP).

Indigenous-specific primary health care organisations or maternal and child health programs/services funded by the Department of Health under its Indigenous Australians' Health Programme (IAHP), referred to as funded organisations.

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare/Department of Health.

Source and reference attributes

DoH (Australian Government Department of Health) 2019. National Immunisation Program Schedule. Australian Government Department of Health, Canberra. Viewed 24 July 2019, https://www.health.gov.au/health-topics/immunisation/immunisation-throughout-life/national-immunisation-program-schedule-

Relational attributes