Between January 1 and December 31, 35 new cases of tuberculosis were diagnosed in a city. There were a total of 300 active cases among the population of 400,000 on December 31 of that year. Twenty deaths from tuberculosis were recorded during the one year period. What was the incidence rate per 100,000 people for tuberculosis during the year?

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Answer:

The correct answer is 9,3%.

Explanation:

Incidence rate or prevalence rate is defined as the number of people who are affected by the set condition for that specific calculation among the whole population of the group. A certain number of people are selected at random and are checked for the condition that is being considered so that the prevalence rate can be calculated. For the incident referred to in the question, the prevalence rate during the year was 93.75 per hundred thousan people which is 9.3%.

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