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Disease Prevalence Rate
Aka: Disease Prevalence Rate, Prevalence
- See Also
- Epidemiology Rates
- Disease Attack Rate
- Disease Incidence Rate (Incidence)
- Mortality Statistics (Leading Causes of Death, Mortality Vital Statistics)
- Definition
- Number of current cases per population at risk
- Old: Persistent active disease contracted previously
- New: Onset of active disease
- Point Prevalence
- Prevalence at a specific point in time
- Period Prevalence
- Prevalence over a given time interval
- Usage
- Measure amount of illness in the community
- Determine health care needs of the community
- Contributing factors
- Disease Incidence Rate
- Illness Duration
- References
- Hennekens (1987) Epidemiology Medicine, p.54-98