concerning morbidity and mortality rates of diseases Inciden

concerning morbidity and mortality rates of diseases,

Incidence rate = number of new cases in a time period/size of at risk population at midpoint of time period x K. What is an appropriate value for K?

Solution

Incidence measures the new cases of a disease that develops over a period of time. Hence it is very helpful to estimate and for etiomological purposes.

The appropriate value of K is as follows

K = 10 ^ n where n = total no . of new cases of a specific disease.