A survey finds that 240 people in a town of 12,000 currently have hypertension. Which health indicator is being calculated?
Correct answer: B. Prevalence
- A. Incidence rate
- B. Prevalence
- C. Case fatality rate
- D. Crude birth rate
Explanation
Prevalence describes all existing cases in a population at a specified time or period. Incidence counts new cases occurring during a specified period, while case fatality measures deaths among diagnosed cases.
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