So a rate for the Engela example be calculated as follows: } numerator The number of measles infection (a sub-part of the denominator or population) occurrences in children under-5 } denominator The population under-5 at risk in (the population at risk) Engela during a fixed period TASK 1 What data is needed to calculate rates? – Read the rest of the newspaper article on the measles outbreak in Namibia and then answer the questions that follow. 1. Why do you think the data in this newspaper article is given as absolute numbers? 2. What proportions are provided by the report? Are they and why or why not? 3. What is the significance of proportions in addressing the problem?
So a rate for the Engela example be calculated as follows: numerator (a sub-part of the denominator or population) } The number of measles infection occurrences in children under-5 denominator (the population at risk) } The population under-5 at risk in Engela during a fixed period TASK 1 – What data is needed to calculate rates? Read the rest of the newspaper article on the measles outbreak in Namibia and then answer the questions that follow. 1. Why do you think the data in this newspaper article is given as absolute numbers? 2. What proportions are provided by the report? Are they and why or why not? 3. What is the significance of proportions in addressing the problem?
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