Several small communities have applied for grant funding from the state department of health to help decrease their teenage pregnancy rate.Which of the following communities should the nurse suggest receive funding first?
A) Community A-with 23 single teenage pregnancies in a city of 500
B) Community B-with 45 single teenage pregnancies in a city of 1000
C) Community C-with 90 single teenage pregnancies in a city of 2000
D) Community D-with 90 single teenage pregnancies in a city of 1500

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The pregnancy rates of A,B,and C are 45-46:1000,whereas the rate in Community D is 60:1000.Without doing any actual math,it should be fairly obvious that 23:500,45:1000,and 90:2000 are all about the same proportion but that 90:1500 is a larger proportion.

Several Small Communities Have Applied for Grant Funding from the State