A researcher is interested in reporting how many people in a community were diagnosed with HIV during the past month. He/she would measure the:

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Incidence refers to the number of new cases of a disease or condition in a population over a specific period of time, in this case, the past month. Prevalence refers to the total number of cases of a disease or condition in a population at a specific point in time, which does not necessarily distinguish between new and old cases. Crude rate is a measure of the frequency of a disease or condition in a population, typically expressed as the number of cases per 1,000 or 100,000 people. Cases refer to individuals who have been diagnosed with a specific disease or condition. Age-specific rate is a measure of the frequency of a disease or condition in a specific age group of a population. In this case, the researcher is interested in new cases of HIV, which would be measured as incidence.

A Researcher Is Interested in Reporting How Many People in a Community