Case 1 A public health nurse (PHN)is explaining to a fourth-year nursing student how to use health statistics to understand population health.
(Refer to Case 1 above. )The PHN asks the nursing student to develop some questions for a survey about smoking behaviour.Which question would be best at eliciting information on period prevalence?

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Period prevalence refers to the proportion of individuals in a population who have a certain health condition (such as smoking) at any point in time during a specific period (such as the last six months). Therefore, asking if someone has smoked within the last six months would provide information on period prevalence. A asks about current smoking status, which does not necessarily reflect past behavior. C asks about lifetime prevalence, which is a different measure. D asks about age of onset, which is not directly related to prevalence.

Case 1 a Public Health Nurse (PHN)is Explaining to a Fourth-Year