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: | Pap smear indicator |
METEOR identifier: | 358921 |
Registration status: | Health!, Superseded 25/01/2018 Indigenous, Superseded 27/02/2018 |
Definition: | An indicator of whether a female person has had a cervical screening, as represented by a code. |
Data Element Concept: | Female—cervical screening indicator |
Value Domain: | Yes/no/not stated/inadequately described code N |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Guide for use: | CODE 9 Not stated/inadequately described This code is not for use in primary data collections. |
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Data element attributes | |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Comments: | Currently, the screening test for cervical cancer is the Pap test (the terms Pap test and Pap smear are often used interchangeably), which is carried out by a general practitioner, nurse, or gynaecologist. During a Pap test, cells are collected from the surface of the cervix, transferred onto a slide or into a special liquid, and sent to a pathology laboratory for assessment. Details of the woman, the Pap test results, and any follow-up that may be recommended are then stored on a cervical cytology register (AIHW 2009). Early detection and treatment of cervical cancer leads to a reduction of morbidity and mortality due to the disease. It is recommended that women aged 18-69 years, who have ever had sex, have a cervical screening every two years (DoH 2013). |
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Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
Reference documents: | AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) 2009. Cervical screening in Australia 2006–2007. Cancer series no. 47. Cat. no. CAN 43. Canberra: AIHW. DoH (Australian Government Department of Health) 2013. National Cervical Screening Program: The Pap Smear. Canberra: DoH. Viewed 4 November 2014, <http://www.health.gov.au/internet/screening/publishing.nsf/Content/papsmear>. |
Relational attributes | |
Related metadata references: | Has been superseded by Female—cervical screening indicator, yes/no/not stated/inadequately described code N Health!, Superseded 16/01/2020 Indigenous, Superseded 14/07/2021 |
Implementation in Data Set Specifications: | Indigenous primary health care DSS 2012-14 Health!, Superseded 21/11/2013 Indigenous, Superseded 21/11/2013 Implementation start date: 01/07/2012 Implementation end date: 30/06/2014 DSS specific information: In the Indigenous primary health care DSS, this data element will be applied up to 3 times to calculate the number of women who have had a cervical screening within the last 2 years, the last 3 years and the last 5 years. This data element will firstly be used to calculate the number of women who answered 'yes' to having had a cervical screening within the last 5 years. From this data, the data element will be used again but will collect data on the number of women who had a cervical screening within the last 3 years. Finally, the data element will be applied again but will calculate the number of women who had a cervical screening within the last 2 years. This item is only collected if the respondent is female and aged 20 to 69 years. Indigenous primary health care DSS 2014-15 Health!, Superseded 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Superseded 13/03/2015 Implementation start date: 01/07/2014 Implementation end date: 30/06/2015 DSS specific information: In the Indigenous primary health care DSS, this data element will be applied up to 3 times to calculate the number of women who have had a cervical screening within the last 2 years, the last 3 years and the last 5 years. This data element will firstly be used to calculate the number of women who answered 'yes' to having had a cervical screening within the last 5 years. From this data, the data element will be used again but will collect data on the number of women who had a cervical screening within the last 3 years. Finally, the data element will be applied again but will calculate the number of women who had a cervical screening within the last 2 years. This item is only collected if the respondent is female and aged 20 to 69 years. Indigenous primary health care DSS 2015-17 Health!, Superseded 25/01/2018 Indigenous, Superseded 27/02/2018 Implementation start date: 01/07/2015 Implementation end date: 30/06/2017 DSS specific information: In the Indigenous primary health care DSS, this data element will be applied up to 3 times to calculate the number of women who have had a cervical screening within the last 2 years, the last 3 years and the last 5 years. This data element will firstly be used to calculate the number of women who answered 'yes' to having had a cervical screening within the last 5 years. From this data, the data element will be used again but will collect data on the number of women who had a cervical screening within the last 3 years. Finally, the data element will be applied again but will calculate the number of women who had a cervical screening within the last 2 years. This item is only collected if the respondent is female and aged 20 to 69 years. Prison entrants DSS Health!, Superseded 28/04/2016 Conditional obligation: This data element is conditional on the respondent being female. DSS specific information: In the Prison entrants DSS, this data element refers to females reporting having had a cervical screen within the last two years. This data element is included in the Prisoner Health DSS as the National Prisoner Health Indicators include the indicator: Proportion of female prison entrants who report that they have had a Pap smear in the last two years. |
Implementation in Indicators: |
Used as Numerator
Indigenous primary health care: PI22a-Number of female regular clients who have had a cervical screening, 2013 Health!, Superseded 21/11/2013 Indigenous, Superseded 21/11/2013 Indigenous primary health care: PI22a-Number of regular clients who have had a cervical screening, 2014 Health!, Superseded 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Superseded 13/03/2015 Indigenous primary health care: PI22a-Number of regular clients who have had a cervical screening, 2015 Health!, Superseded 05/10/2016 Indigenous, Superseded 20/01/2017 Indigenous primary health care: PI22a-Number of regular clients who have had a cervical screening, 2015-2017 Health!, Superseded 25/01/2018 Indigenous, Superseded 27/02/2018 Indigenous primary health care: PI22b-Proportion of female regular clients who have had a cervical screening, 2013 Health!, Superseded 21/11/2013 Indigenous, Superseded 21/11/2013 Indigenous primary health care: PI22b-Proportion of regular clients who have had a cervical screening, 2014 Health!, Superseded 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Superseded 13/03/2015 Indigenous primary health care: PI22b-Proportion of regular clients who have had a cervical screening, 2015 Health!, Superseded 05/10/2016 Indigenous, Superseded 20/01/2017 Indigenous primary health care: PI22b-Proportion of regular clients who have had a cervical screening, 2015-2017 Health!, Superseded 25/01/2018 Indigenous, Superseded 27/02/2018 |