Australian Health Performance Framework: PI 3.1.3–Incidence of sexually transmissible infections and blood-borne viruses, 2020
Indicator Attributes
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Metadata item type: | Indicator |
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Indicator type: | Indicator |
Short name: | AHPF PI 3.1.3–Incidence of sexually transmissible infections and blood-borne viruses, 2020 |
METEOR identifier: | 728388 |
Registration status: | Health, Superseded 07/09/2023 |
Description: | The number of notifications of syphilis, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B, hepatitis C, chlamydia and gonorrhoea. |
Rationale: | Simple treatments are available for most of these sexually transmissible infections. However, if left untreated, chlamydia and gonorrhoea can cause pelvic inflammatory disease in females and infertility in both males and females, while untreated syphilis can cause serious long-term conditions including heart failure, dementia, blindness and brain damage. |
Indicator set: | Australian Health Performance Framework, 2020 Health, Superseded 11/07/2023 |
Data quality statement: | National Healthcare Agreement: PI 02-Incidence of sexually transmitted infections and blood-borne viruses, 2012 QS Health, Retired 14/01/2015 |
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Population group age from: | Birth |
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Population group age to: | 50 years and older |
Computation description: | Age-standardised rate (expressed as a percentage): calculated using the direct method, using age groups 0-14, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, and 50 and over based on the 2001 Census as the standard population using the direct age-standardisation method. Analysis by state and territory, remoteness and SEIFA Index of Relative Socioeconomic Disadvantage (IRSD) is based on usual residence of person. Presented as crude rate per 100,000 population. Indigenous population TBC |
Computation: | Crude rate (expressed as a percent) 100,000 × (Numerator ÷ Denominator) Calculated separately for each type of infection |
Numerator: | Number of notifications of new diagnoses of syphilis, HIV, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, chlamydia and gonorrhoea infection. |
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Denominator: | Total population |
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Disaggregation: | State and territory, by each type of infection, by:
Some disaggregation may result in numbers too small for publication. |
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Comments: | The current case definitions for these infections, including any historical edits, are available at: https://www.health.gov.au/casedefinitions. Syphilis data limited to notifications of less than 2 years' duration and includes notifications of congenital syphilis. HIV data contains notifications of newly diagnosed HIV infection and includes HIV infections known to have been acquired within 12 months prior to diagnosis. Hepatitis B and hepatitis C data contains notifications of newly diagnosed infections, including cases known to have been acquired within 24 months prior to diagnosis. Chlamydia and gonococcal infection notifications may include cases that are not sexually acquired, especially in the 0-4 year age group. |
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Representation class: | Rate |
Data type: | Real |
Unit of measure: | Person |
Format: | N[NN].N |
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Organisation responsible for providing data: | Kirby Institute, University of New South Wales |
Further data development / collection required: | Specification: Long-term |
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Submitting organisation: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
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Related metadata references: | Has been superseded by Australian Health Performance Framework: PI 3.1.3–Incidence of sexually transmissible infections and blood-borne viruses, 2021 Health, Standard 07/09/2023 See also National Healthcare Agreement: PI 02-Incidence of sexually transmissible infections and blood-borne viruses, 2012 Health, Retired 25/06/2013 |