Purchase Solution

Incidence Data versus Prevalence Data

Not what you're looking for?

Ask Custom Question

The differences between incidence and prevalence data are discussed, including under what circumstances each type of data may be useful and implications.

Purchase this Solution
Solution Preview

Incidence and prevalence data are frequently used when discussing a health or disease process of interest. Incidence is the number of NEW cases of a disease occurring in a population within a given time period. Incidence is typically expressed as a ratio, with the number of new cases as the numerator and the total number in a population as the ...

Purchase this Solution
Free BrainMass Quizzes
What everyone should know about MRSA

This quiz focuses on what everyone should know about community MRSA. Community MSRA is an infection in healthy people.

Stress Continuum

All humans experience stress and a certain level is motivating for learning. However, a high level of stress for prolonged periods of time may have a negative impact. This information focuses on the four stages of stress. Understanding stress assists in maintaining a healthy level.

Tumor Markers

This quiz help you memorize common tumor markers used to detect and diagnose some types of cancer.

Fibromyalgia

This quiz provides a brief overview of Fibromyalgia. Research is currently evolving regarding this diagnosis.

First Aid

Do you know how to provide first aid?

View More Free Quizzes
Related BrainMass Solutions

  • Prevalence and Incidence

    Data on prevalence are easier to collect than incidence data, prevalence should be used with caution in evaluating associations between variables.

  • Measure(s) of Disease/Injury Occurrence

    It initially counts, prevalence of disease, incidence taken into account.

  • Epidemiologic Measurements

    Then considers prevalence, incidence, and/or incidence rate, way of presenting data with specific examples/use cases.

  • Challenges in quantitative methods for heroine use

    Drugs in focus: Measuring prevalence and incidence of drug use. Briefing 3: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction.

  • Surveillance System That Addresses Diabetes

    The incidence of diabetes correlates very strongly with the prevalence of physical inactivity among adults within these areas.

  • National and international incidence of bipolar disorder

    Significance This study provides the first international prevalence data on bipolar disorder using reliable, standardized methodology.

  • Morbidity and Screening Procedures

    - Analyze various sources of morbidity data and how morbidity can be measured using incidence and prevalence statistics, and make at least one recommendation for improvement. Provide specific examples to support your response.

  • Prevalence rate and incidence rate

    140848 Prevalence rate and incidence rate for Epidemology Practice Exercise The exercise problem the following information to figure prevalence and incidence rate: Population of the city of Atlantis on March 30th, 2003 = 183,000.

  • Epidemiology and Public Health Solution

    Incidence: Risk, Cumulative Incidence (Incidence Proportion), and Incidence Rate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Case_fatality_rate The attached solution provides a guide on the calculation of prevalence rate, incident rate and case fatality rate for

View More Related Solutions