What is Prevalence - Meaning and definition

Prevalence

This is a measure of the proportion of people in a population who have a disease at a point in time, or over a defined period of time.

Examples:
- geographic variation in multiple sclerosis prevalence
- prevalence of atrial fibrillation
- COPD prevalence
- prevalence of schizophrenic disorders
- prevalence of migraine

Bandolier. EBM glossary. Internet. Accessed on July 3, 2009.

To cite

Prevalence (n.d.) In Pallipedia. Houston: IAHPC. Retrieved from https://pallipedia.org/prevalence/. Accessed on