Question

What is point prevalence and period prevalence in epidemiology?

Answer 1

Prevalence. ... Period prevalence is the proportion of a population that has the condition at some time during a givenperiod (e.g., 12 month prevalence), and includes people who already have the condition at the start of the study periodas well as those who acquire it during thatperiod.

Answer 2

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The point prevalence is a single assessment at a fixed point in time, whereas the period prevalence is the percentage of a population who have the disease at any time within a stated period.