Person—needle sharing indicator, yes/no code N
Data Element Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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Short name: | Needle sharing |
METEOR identifier: | 761974 |
Registration status: | Health, Qualified 06/07/2023 |
Definition: | An indicator of whether a person has used a needle which had been used by someone else, as represented by a code. |
Data Element Concept: | Person—needle sharing indicator |
Value Domain: | Yes/no code N |
Value domain attributes | ||
Representational attributes | ||
Representation class: | Code | |
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Data type: | Boolean | |
Format: | N | |
Maximum character length: | 1 | |
Value | Meaning | |
Permissible values: | 1 | Yes |
2 | No |
Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
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Data element attributes | |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Guide for use: | Needle may refer to a hypodermic, tattoo needle, etc. |
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Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
Relational attributes | |
Related metadata references: | Supersedes Person—needle sharing frequency, code N Health, Superseded 28/04/2016 |
Implementation in Data Set Specifications: | Prison dischargee NBEDS 2022 Health, Qualified 06/07/2023 DSS specific information: This data element corresponds to the following question of the Prison Dischargee Form: 23a. While in prison this time, did you get a tattoo or body piercing using a needle or other equipment that had been used by someone else, even if it had been cleaned? Substances used illicitly cluster (prison dischargee) Health, Qualified 06/07/2023 DSS specific information: This data element corresponds to the following question of the Prison Dischargee Form: 24f. While in prison this time, did you inject substances using a needle that had been used by someone else, even if it had been cleaned? |