Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type:![]() | Data Element |
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Short name:![]() | Cervical screening indicator |
Synonymous names:![]() | HPV test indicator; Human papillomavirus test indicator |
METEOR identifier:![]() | 731925 |
Registration status:![]() | Indigenous, Standard 14/07/2021 |
Definition:![]() | An indicator of whether a female person has had a cervical screening (HPV) test, 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:![]() | From 1 December 2017, the screening test for cervical cancer, the Pap test, changed to a test for the human papillomavirus (HPV) with partial HPV genotyping and reflex liquid-based cytology (LBC) triage. The procedure for collecting samples for HPV testing is the same as for having a Pap smear. A health-care professional will take a small sample of cells from the woman’s cervix. The sample will be sent to a pathology laboratory for examination. The previous Pap test could detect abnormal cell changes, however the new cervical screening test detects the HPV infection that can cause the abnormal cell changes, prior to the development of cancer. The recommended screening age for the HPV test is 25 to 74 years. The HPV test will be offered every 5 years (DoH 2017). A vaginal sample can also be taken by a woman, under supervision of her health-care professional (AIHW 2017). |
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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) 2017. National Cervical Screening Program data dictionary: Version 1.0. Cancer series no. 103. Cat. no. CAN 102, Canberra. Viewed 14 August 2020, <http://www.aihw.gov.au/publication-detail/?id=60129559625> DoH (Australian Government Department of Health) 2017. National Cervical Screening Program. DoH, Canberra. Viewed 14 August 2020, <http://www.cancerscreening.gov.au/internet/screening/> |
Relational attributes | |
Related metadata references:![]() | Supersedes Female—cervical screening indicator, yes/no/not stated/inadequately described code N Health!, Standard 16/01/2020 Supersedes 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-specific primary health care NBEDS December 2020 Indigenous, Standard 14/07/2021 Implementation start date: 01/07/2020 Implementation end date: 31/12/2020 Conditional obligation: Reporting against this data element is conditional on
DSS specific information: In the ISPHC NBEDS data are provided to the AIHW for female Indigenous regular clients aged 25–74, who have not had a hysterectomy, and who have had a cervical screening human papillomavirus (HPV) test within the 5 years up to the census date, where the test occurred on or after 1 December 2017. Specifically,
Data are recorded for HPV test results where the sample is either collected by a health practitioner or self-collected. In the ISPHC NBEDS only aggregated data with CODE 1 are provided to the AIHW. |
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