Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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Short name: | Injecting drug use |
METEOR identifier: | 482986 |
Registration status: | Health!, Superseded 28/04/2016 |
Definition: | An indicator of whether a person has injected drugs, as represented by a code. |
Data Element Concept: | Person—injecting drug use 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 | |
Guide for use: | Injecting drugs refers to a method of introducing a drug into the body with a hollow needle and a syringe which is pierced through the skin into the body. |
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Collection methods: | Any illegal activity discovered through the data collection will be in the context of an existing health professional-client relationship and will not change usual confidentiality and disclosure principles. |
Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
Relational attributes | |
Related metadata references: | Has been superseded by Person—injecting drug use indicator, prisoner health yes/no/unknown code N Health!, Standard 28/04/2016 |
Implementation in Data Set Specifications: | Prison dischargee DSS Health!, Superseded 28/04/2016 DSS specific information: This item is collected twice, once prior to imprisonment and once during the most recent imprisonment. |