First Nations-specific primary health care: PI25a-Number of First Nations regular clients who have a test for one or more sexually transmissible infections, December 2023
Indicator Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Indicator |
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Indicator type: | Output measure |
Short name: | PI25a-Number of First Nations regular clients who have a test for one or more sexually transmissible infections (STI), December 2023 |
METEOR identifier: | 788095 |
Registration status: | Indigenous, Standard 25/02/2024 |
Description: | Number of First Nations regular clients aged 15–34 who were tested for one or more sexually transmissible infections (STIs) (chlamydia and/or gonorrhoea) within the previous 12 months. |
Rationale: | First Nations people are at higher risk of contracting STIs and blood born viruses (BBVs), particularly if living in remote and very remote communities. Best Practice Guidelines recommend that First Nations people be screened for chlamydia and gonorrhoea annually. An increase in the number of people tested annually for STIs will identify asymptomatic infections. Early detection, if the STI is treated, will reduce the time a person is infectious and therefore assist in reducing transmission rates. It will also reduce the likelihood of complications or adverse outcomes to the individual. |
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Collection and usage attributes | |
Population group age from: | 15 years. |
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Population group age to: | 34 years. |
Computation description: | Count of First Nations regular clients who were tested for one or more STIs (chlamydia and/or gonorrhoea) within the previous 12 months. Presented as a number. Count is of people, not tests. Consider only the most recent test. Consider only tests where the result is recorded in the Clinical Information System (CIS). Do not include tests that have been requested but a result has not been recorded. Include test results copied to providers. Include point of care tests. Include all relevant test types. |
Computation: | Numerator only. |
Numerator: | Number of First Nations regular clients aged 15–34 who were tested for chlamydia and/or gonorrhoea within the previous 12 months. |
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Disaggregation: | 1. Sex: 2. Age group: |
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Comments: | Census date for reporting is 31 December 2023. |
Representational attributes | |
Representation class: | Count |
Data type: | Real |
Unit of measure: | Person |
Format: | N[N(6)] |
Indicator conceptual framework | |
Framework and dimensions: | Effective/Appropriate/Efficient |
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Accountability attributes | |
Reporting requirements: | Funding agreements between the Department of Health and Aged Care and the organisations funded under the Indigenous Australians' Health Programme (IAHP). |
Organisation responsible for providing data: | First Nations-specific primary health care organisations or maternal and child health programs/services funded by the Department of Health and Aged Care under its IAHP, referred to as funded organisations. |
Accountability: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare/Department of Health and Aged Care |
Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
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Related metadata references: | Supersedes Indigenous-specific primary health care: PI25a-Number of Indigenous regular clients who have a test for one or more sexually transmissible infections, June 2023 Indigenous, Superseded 25/02/2024 Has been superseded by First Nations-specific primary health care: PI25a-Number of First Nations regular clients who have a test for one or more sexually transmissible infections, June 2024 Indigenous, Qualified 17/04/2024 |