prevalenssia
Prevalenssia, occasionally seen as a nonstandard variant of prevalence, refers to the proportion of a defined population that exhibits a given attribute or condition at a specific time. In standard epidemiology the term prevalence is used; prevalenssia may appear in some texts due to regional spelling or typographical error. The concept captures how widespread a condition is in a population and complements the measure of incidence, which counts new cases over a period.
Point prevalence equals the number of people with the condition at a given moment divided by the
Interpretation and use: prevalence informs resource planning, burden of disease, and public health priorities. High prevalence
Data sources for prevalence include cross-sectional surveys, disease registries, and administrative records. Point prevalence arises from
See also: prevalence, incidence, epidemiology, burden of disease.