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Female—hysterectomy indicator, yes/no code N

Definition

An indicator of whether a female person has had a hysterectomy performed, as represented by a code.

Components

Data Element (this item)
Female—hysterectomy indicator, yes/no code N

Representation

This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Yes/no code N ".
Data Type Boolean
Format N
Maximum character length 1
Values
Value Meaning Start Date End Date
Permissible Values 1 Yes
2 No

Comments

Guide for use:

CODE 1 Yes

A female person has had a hysterectomy performed.

CODE 2 No

A female person has not had a hysterectomy performed.

A hysterectomy is the surgical removal of the uterus and, sometimes, the cervix.

References


This content Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Attribution provided as required under the AIHW CC-BY licence.

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Input in Derivations 0
Output in Derivations 0
Inclusion in Data Set Specifications 2
Inclusion in Data Distributions 0
As a numerator in an Indicator 6
As a denominator in an Indicator 3
As a disaggregation in an Indicator 0