Data indicate that of 100 residents in a nursing home, there are 25 older adults with influenza at this time, or 25%. What would this be termed?
1. Prospective rate
2. Prevalence rate
3. Incidence rate
4. Epidemiologic rate
Correct Answer: 2
The prevalence rate describes a situation at a given point in time. The incidence rate reflects the number of people with a particular health problem or characteristic over a given unit of time, such as a year. Prospective and epidemiology refer to types of studies and not statistical rates.
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