Different measures of disease are useful to evaluate and assess public health pr

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Different measures of disease are useful to evaluate and assess public health programs and needs in different situations. For each of the following questions, state which measure would best support your goal. (1 point each) Measures of disease:

I = incidence rate

P = prevalence

R = sex ratio (counts)

- Show increase of new cases of car-train crashes at a railroad crossing without warning signal.

- Show existing cases of children with asthma due to exposure to secondhand cigarette smoke.

- Show endemic rates of leukemia in towns near industries along the Mississippi River

- Compare number of boys and girls who experience near-death from drowning in a city.

Explanation / Answer

Measures which can used in different situvations

          - Show increase of new cases of car-train crashes at a railroad crossing without warning signal.

                              * INCIDENT RATE (I)

          - Show excisting case of children with asthma due to explosure to secondhand cigarette smoke.

                             * PREVALENCE RATE (P)

         - Show endemic rates of leukemia in towns near industries along the mississipi river.

                            * PREVALENCE RATE (P)

         - Compare number of boys and girls who experience near-death from drowning in a city.

                            * SEX RATIO ( COUNTS) (R)

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