AIHW - Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Immunisation Rates - Girls Fully Immunised (%) (PHN) 2012-2016

This dataset presents the footprint of the percentage of girls who were fully immunised against human papillomavirus (HPV). The data spans the financial years 2012-2016 and is aggregated to 2015 Department of Health Primary Health Network (PHN) areas, based on the 2011 Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS). HPV is a common sexually transmitted infection. It is estimated that more than four out of five people will have an HPV infection at some point in their lives. Although often asymptomatic, HPV infection can cause a wide range of cancers, including cervical cancer, and other conditions such as genital warts. The Australian Government introduced the school-based National HPV Vaccination Program in 2007 for adolescent girls, and extended it to include boys in January 2013. The data were sourced from the National HPV Vaccination Program Register (HPV Register), which is operated by the Victorian Cytology Service. The HPV Register records information about HPV vaccine doses administered under the National HPV Vaccination Program in Australia. The data reported are for girls and boys aged 15 who had received three doses of HPV vaccine by 30 June 2016 (as at 12 August 2017). The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Estimated Resident Population (ERP) for females and males aged 13 at 30 June 2014 was used for the denominator, as this reflects the eligible population at the time most vaccinations were administered. For further information about this dataset, visit the data source:Australian Institute of Health and Welfare - HPV immunisation rates in 2015-16 Data Tables.

Please note:

AURIN has spatially enabled the original data using the Department of Health - PHN Areas.

These data include girls aged 15 who had received three doses of HPV vaccine by 30 June 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016. Any doses administered after that date are not included and therefore the current coverage in this cohort may be higher than reported here. Only vaccinations reported to the National HPV Vaccination Program Register (HPV Register) are included.

Girls whose courses are considered to be incomplete according to the Chief Medical Officer guidelines and girls who do not wish their details to be recorded on the HPV Register are excluded.

Values assigned to "n.p." in the original data have been removed from the data.