Skip to content Learn about the access keys available for Aristotle.Cloud

Vaccines administered cluster

Definition

These data elements are used in conjunction with each other to describe the vaccination programs offered in Australia's prisons. They are collected together and reported as the number of vaccines administered during the National Prisoner Health Census period against each vaccination type within a prison.Immunisation is highly effective in reducing morbidity and mortality caused by vaccine-preventable diseases. The National Immunisation Guidelines recommend that prisoners are vaccinated against hepatitis B and that females aged 19–26 years of age are vaccinated against human papillomavirus (HPV) (NHMRC 2008).
Immunisation is highly effective in reducing morbidity and mortality caused by vaccine-preventable diseases. The National Immunisation Guidelines recommend that prisoners are vaccinated against hepatitis B and that females aged 19–26 years of age are vaccinated against human papillomavirus (HPV) (NHMRC 2008).

Metadata items in this Data Set Specification

Below is a list of all the components within this Dataset Specification.
Each entry includes the item name, whether the item is optional, mandatory or conditional and the maximum times the item can occur in a dataset.
If the items must occur in a particular order in the dataset, the sequence number is included before the item name.

Data Elements
Reference Data Element Data Type Length Inclusion #
Establishment (prison)—type of vaccine administered, vaccine type code N - - mandatory 3

Comments

Guide for use:

The Vaccines administered cluster comprises two data elements that, in combination, describe the number of hepatitis B, human papillomavirus (HPV) and meningococcal vaccines administered to prisoners during the National Prisoner Health Census period.

This is achieved by the combination of the two data elements: Establishment (prison)—type of vaccine administered, code N and Establishment (prison)—number of vaccines administered, number N[NN].

The Vaccines administered cluster describes the following information:

Vaccine type Number
Hepatitis B vaccine N[NN]
HPV vaccine N[NN]
Meningococcal vaccine N[NN]

Comments:
Immunisation is highly effective in reducing morbidity and mortality caused by vaccine-preventable diseases. The National Immunisation Guidelines recommend that prisoners are vaccinated against hepatitis B and that females aged 19–26 years of age are vaccinated against human papillomavirus (HPV) (NHMRC 2008).

References

NHMRC (National Health and Medical Research Council) 2008. The Australian Immunisation Handbook (9th edn). Canberra: Department of Health and Ageing.
This content Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Attribution provided as required under the AIHW CC-BY licence.

Related content

Relation Count
As a numerator in an Indicator 0
As a denominator in an Indicator 0
As a disaggregation in an Indicator 0