Better health and ageing for all Australians

Vaccine Preventable Diseases and Vaccination Coverage in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, Australia, 2003 to 2006

Appendix C. List of health conditions of interest from the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey selected as indicators of prevalence of risk factors for which pneumococcal or influenza vaccination was recommended in Indigenous adults

Produced by the National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance of Vaccine Preventable Diseases and the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare on behalf of the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing Published as a supplement to the Communicable Diseases Intelligence journal Volume 32, June 2008.

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Pneumococcal vaccination

Common long-term medical risk conditions of interest

Logical ‘OR’ combination of any one or more of these:

Output data item list – Health Status Indicators (taken from National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey Data Reference Package19)

Items and categories
SAS name
4. Cancer
Cancer status – leukaemia
NHPACANH
1 Ever told has condition, still current and long-term  
2 Ever told has condition, still current but not long-term  
Cancer status – lymphoma
NHPACANI
1 Ever told has condition, still current and long-term  
2 Ever told has condition, still current but not long-term  

 

5. Heart and circulatory conditions
Heart and circulatory condition status – rheumatic heart disease
NHPAHARA
1 Ever told has condition, still current and long-term  
2 Ever told has condition, still current but not long-term  
3 Ever told has condition, not current  
Heart and circulatory condition status – heart attack
NHPAHARB
1 Ever told has condition, still current and long-term  
2 Ever told has condition, still current but not long-term  
3 Ever told has condition, not current  
Heart and circulatory condition status – angina
NHPAHARD
1 Ever told has condition, still current and long-term  
2 Ever told has condition, still current but not long-term  
3 Ever told has condition, not current  
Heart and circulatory condition status – fluid problems/fluid retention
NHPAHARH
1 Ever told has condition, still current and long-term  
2 Ever told has condition, still current but not long-term  
3 Ever told has condition, not current  
Heart and circulatory condition status – rapid or irregular heartbeat
NHPAHARJ
1 Ever told has condition, still current and long-term  
Heart and circulatory condition status – heart murmur/heart valve disorder
NHPAHARK
1 Ever told has condition, still current and long-term  

 

6. Diabetes
Diabetes status/Hormone sensitive lipase (HSL) status history
NHPADIAF
1 Ever told has diabetes (any type), and diabetes (any type) reported as current  
2 Ever told has HSL (but not diabetes), and HSL reported as current  

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7. Kidney disease and dialysis
Kidney disease status
KIDSTAT
1 Ever told has condition, still current and long-term  

 

10. Long-term conditions
(Type of) All long-term condition ICPC
ICPC
3 digit input codes grouped by ICPC categories  

 

ABS input code
ICPC code
Label
83 B90 HIV–infection/AIDS
70 71 929 B72 Hodgkin’s disease/lymphoma
72 928 B73 Leukaemia
73 74 85 876 B74 Malignant neoplasm blood other
76 B78 Hereditary haemolytic anaemia
376 K70 Infection of circulatory system
377 935 K71 Rheumatic fever/heart disease
381 K73 Congenital anomaly cardiovascular
117 382 938 K74 Ischaemic heart disease with angina
383 K75 Acute myocardial infarction
384 K76 Ischaemic heart disease without angina
385 K77 Heart failure
390 K82 Pulmonary heart disease
136 K83 Heart valve disease not otherwise specified
583 979 R79 Chronic bronchitis
587 R83 Respiratory infection other
596 981 R95 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
599 R99 Respiratory disease other
688 947 T89 Diabetes insulin dependent
90 689 948 T90 Diabetes non-insulin dependent
705 U28 Limited function/disability (urinary)
203 U70 Pyelonephritis/pyelitis
204 U88 Glomerulonephritis/nephrosis

ICPC: International Classification of Primary Care (version 2)

Alcohol consumption at at-risk levels

Output data item list – Health Risk Factors:

2. Alcohol consumption
Alcohol risk level 7 day average (2000 guidelines)
AL2K7DAY
2 Medium risk  
3 High risk  

Current smokers

Output data item list – Health Risk Factors:

9. Smoking
Smoker status
SMSTATUS
1 Current smoker daily  
2 Current smoker weekly (at least once a week but not daily)  
3 Current smoker less than weekly  

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Influenza vaccination

Common long-term medical risk conditions of interest

Logical ‘OR’ combination of any one or more of these:

Output data item list – Health Status Indicators:

Items and categories
SAS name
4. Cancer
Cancer status – leukaemia
NHPACANH
1 Ever told has condition, still current and long-term  
2 Ever told has condition, still current but not long-term  
Cancer status – lymphoma
NHPACANI
1 Ever told has condition, still current and long-term  
2 Ever told has condition, still current but not long-term  

 

5. Heart and circulatory conditions
Heart and circulatory condition status – rheumatic heart disease
NHPAHARA
1 Ever told has condition, still current and long-term  
2 Ever told has condition, still current but not long-term  
3 Ever told has condition, not current  
Heart and circulatory condition status – heart attack
NHPAHARB
1 Ever told has condition, still current and long-term  
2 Ever told has condition, still current but not long-term  
3 Ever told has condition, not current  
Heart and circulatory condition status – angina
NHPAHARD
1 Ever told has condition, still current and long-term  
2 Ever told has condition, still current but not long-term  
3 Ever told has condition, not current  
Heart and circulatory condition status – fluid problems/fluid retention
NHPAHARH
1 Ever told has condition, still current and long-term  
2 Ever told has condition, still current but not long-term  
3 Ever told has condition, not current  
Heart and circulatory condition status – rapid or irregular heartbeat
NHPAHARJ
1 Ever told has condition, still current and long-term  
Heart and circulatory condition status – heart murmur/heart valve disorder
NHPAHARK
1 Ever told has condition, still current and long-term  

 

6. Diabetes
Diabetes status/High sugar level (HSL) status history
NHPADIAF
1 Ever told has diabetes (any type), and diabetes (any type) reported as current  
2 Ever told has HSL (but not diabetes), and HSL reported as current  

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7. Kidney disease and dialysis
Kidney disease status
KIDSTAT
1 Ever told has condition, still current and long-term  

 

10. Long-term conditions
(Type of) All long-term condition ICPC
ICPC
3 digit input codes grouped by ICPC categories  

 

ABS input code
ICPC code
Label
83 B90 HIV–infection/AIDS
70 71 929 B72 Hodgkin’s disease/lymphoma
72 928 B73 Leukaemia
73 74 85 876 B74 Malignant neoplasm blood other
76 B78 Hereditary haemolytic anaemia
376 K70 Infection of circulatory system
377 935 K71 Rheumatic fever/heart disease
381 K73 Congenital anomaly cardiovascular
117 382 938 K74 Ischaemic heart disease with angina
383 K75 Acute myocardial infarction
384 K76 Ischaemic heart disease without angina
385 K77 Heart failure
390 K82 Pulmonary heart disease
136 K83 Heart valve disease not otherwise specified
583 979 R79 Chronic bronchitis
587 R83 Respiratory infection other
596 981 R95 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
599 R99 Respiratory disease other
688 947 T89 Diabetes insulin dependent
90 689 948 T90 Diabetes non-insulin dependent
705 U28 Limited function/disability (urinary)
203 U70 Pyelonephritis/pyelitis
204 U88 Glomerulonephritis/nephrosis

ICPC: International Classification of Primary Care (version 2)

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Asthma

Output data item list – Health Status Indicators:

3. Asthma
Asthma status
NHPASTHM
1 Ever told has condition, still current and long-term  
2 Ever told has condition, still current but not long-term  

OR

ABS input code
ICPC code
Label
597 R96 Asthma

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Table of Contents
Vaccine Preventable Diseases and Vaccination Coverage in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, Australia, 2003 to 2006
  Acknowledgement
  Executive Summary
  Introduction
  Methods
   Methods: Vaccine preventable diseases data
   Vaccination coverage data
   Data quality and notes on interpreting data
  Results
   Haemophilus influenzae type b disease
   Hepatitis A
   Hepatitis B (acute)
   Influenza and pneumonia
   Measles
   Meningococcal disease
   Pertussis
   Pnuemococcal disease
   Varicella
  Vaccination coverage
   The Australian Standard Vaccination Schedule/National Immunisation Program 2003 to 2006
   Vaccination coverage estimates from the Australian Childhood Immunisation Register for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander versus other children
   Vaccination coverage estimates from the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey and National Health Survey for Indigenous and non-Indigenous adults
  Discussion
  Appendix A. Summary of notifications in Australia,* for vaccine preventable diseases,† 2003 to 2006, by Indigenous status
  Appendix B. Summary of hospitalisations and deaths in Australia,* for vaccine preventable diseases,† 2002 to 2005, by Indigenous status
  Appendix C. List of health conditions of interest from the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey selected as indicators of prevalence of risk factors for which pneumococcal or influenza vaccination was recommended in Indigenous adults
  Appendix D. Notifiable diseases definitions in use prior to 2004
  Appendix E. Additional tables on risk factor prevalence and vaccination coverage data
  Abbreviations
  References