Question

Q: Total population 400 females. 1st January 2020 (100 cases) of COD ,during rest of January ( 48 new cases). During February 2020 (52 new cases)were reported. what will be incidence rate of COD during the study

a)2.5
b)2.2
c)0.2
d)0.5​

Answer 1

The incidence rate of COD during the study will be (B) 2.2

• Incidence Rate Explained

1. The term incidence rate refers to the rate at which a new event occurs over a specified period of time. Put simply, the incidence rate is the number of new cases within a time period (the numerator) as a proportion of the number of people at risk for the disease (the denominator).