Problem 2 (1.5 points, 0.5 point each)
Date of onset of illness Date of death Date of recovery
Person #
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Oct. 1, 1990
Apr. 1, 1991
Sep. 30, 1991
The figure above represents ten episodes of an illness in a population of 20 over a period of 16 months. Each horizontal line represents the portion of time one person spends being ill. The line begins on the date of onset and ends on the date of death or recovery.
Calculate the following rates:
a. Point prevalence on October 1, 1990
6/20
b. Period prevalence, October 1, 1990 to September 30, 1991
c. Cumulative incidence from October 1, 1990 to September 30, 1991