Prevalence

"Prevalence" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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The total number of cases of a given disease in a specified population at a designated time. It is differentiated from INCIDENCE, which refers to the number of new cases in the population at a given time.

Descriptor ID	D015995
MeSH Number(s)	E05.318.308.985.525.750 N01.224.935.597.750 N06.850.505.400.975.525.750 N06.850.520.308.985.525.750
Concept/Terms	Prevalence Prevalence Prevalences

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Prevalence".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Investigative Techniques [E05]
Epidemiologic Methods [E05.318]
Data Collection [E05.318.308]
Vital Statistics [E05.318.308.985]
Morbidity [E05.318.308.985.525]
Prevalence [E05.318.308.985.525.750]
Health Care [N]
Population Characteristics [N01]
Demography [N01.224]
Vital Statistics [N01.224.935]
Morbidity [N01.224.935.597]
Prevalence [N01.224.935.597.750]
Environment and Public Health [N06]
Public Health [N06.850]
Epidemiologic Measurements [N06.850.505]
Demography [N06.850.505.400]
Vital Statistics [N06.850.505.400.975]
Morbidity [N06.850.505.400.975.525]
Prevalence [N06.850.505.400.975.525.750]
Epidemiologic Methods [N06.850.520]
Data Collection [N06.850.520.308]
Vital Statistics [N06.850.520.308.985]
Morbidity [N06.850.520.308.985.525]
Prevalence [N06.850.520.308.985.525.750]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Prevalence".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Prevalence".

publications

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Prevalence" by people in this website by year, and whether "Prevalence" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 1063 publications over 30 distinct years, with a maximum of 73 publications in 2018

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1992	0	1	1
1993	0	2	2
1994	0	1	1
1995	0	4	4
1996	0	2	2
1997	0	2	2
1998	0	3	3
1999	0	8	8
2000	0	4	4
2001	0	7	7
2002	0	23	23
2003	0	24	24
2004	0	35	35
2005	0	44	44
2006	0	41	41
2007	0	60	60
2008	0	72	72
2009	0	42	42
2010	0	56	56
2011	0	55	55
2012	0	57	57
2013	0	66	66
2014	0	67	67
2015	0	60	60
2016	0	60	60
2017	2	56	58
2018	0	73	73
2019	0	56	56
2020	0	54	54
2021	0	26	26

Below are the most recent publications written about "Prevalence" by people in Profiles.

Fernández-Rhodes L, Butera NM, Lodge EK, Franceschini N, Llabre MM, Arredondo EM, Gallo LC, Arguelles W, Penedo FJ, Daviglus ML, Isasi CR, Smokowski P, Gordon-Larsen P, Aiello AE, Perreira KM, Sotres-Alvarez D, North KE. Demographic and sociocultural risk factors for adulthood weight gain in Hispanic/Latinos: results from the Hispanic Community Health Study / Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL). BMC Public Health. 2021 11 10; 21(1):2064.

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Mohanty N, Padilla R, Leo MC, Tilmon S, Akhabue E, Rittner SS, Crawford P, Okihiro M, Persell SD. Disparities in Elevated Body Mass Index in Youth Receiving Care at Community Health Centers. Fam Community Health. 2021 Oct-Dec 01; 44(4):238-244.

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Folayan MO, Oginni AB, El Tantawi M, Finlayson TL, Adeniyi A. Epidemiological profile of early childhood caries in a sub-urban population in Nigeria. BMC Oral Health. 2021 08 23; 21(1):415.

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Jones GS, Hoadley KA, Olsson LT, Hamilton AM, Bhattacharya A, Kirk EL, Tipaldos HJ, Fleming JM, Love MI, Nichols HB, Olshan AF, Troester MA. Hepatocyte growth factor pathway expression in breast cancer by race and subtype. Breast Cancer Res. 2021 08 03; 23(1):80.

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Horseman TS, Crecelius EM, Miller MA, Lustik MB, Lee BC, Brazer ML, O'Neal LL, Kim DM, Fong KSK, Chang TW. Prevalence and Epidemiology of Mycoplasma genitalium in a Pacific-Region Military Population. Sex Transm Dis. 2021 08 01; 48(8):578-582.

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Tippens JA, Hatton-Bowers H, Honomichl R, Wheeler LA, Miamidian HM, Bash KL, Howell Smith MC, Nyaoro D, Byrd JJ, Packard SE, Teufel-Shone NI. Psychological distress prevalence and associated stressors and supports among urban-displaced Congolese adults in Kenya. Am J Orthopsychiatry. 2021; 91(5):626-634.

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Camplain R, Lininger MR, Baldwin JA, Trotter RT. Cardiovascular Risk Factors among Individuals Incarcerated in an Arizona County Jail. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 06 30; 18(13).

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Ebrahimi Kalan M, Jebai R, Bursac Z, Popova L, Gautam P, Li W, Alqahtani MM, Taskin T, Atwell LL, Richards J, Ward KD, Behaleh R, Ben Taleb Z. Trends and Factors Related to Blunt Use in Middle and High School Students, 2010-2020. Pediatrics. 2021 07; 148(1).

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Elsobky Y, Nganwa D, El Afandi G, Byomi A, Reddy G, Abdalla E. A quantitative risk assessment to evaluate the efficacy of mitigation strategies to reduce highly pathogenic avian influenza virus, subtype H5N1 (HPAI H5N1) in the Menoufia governorate, Egypt. BMC Vet Res. 2021 Jun 07; 17(1):210.

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Gasana J, Ibrahimou B, Albatineh AN, Al-Zoughool M, Zein D. Exposures in the Indoor Environment and Prevalence of Allergic Conditions in the United States of America. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 05 06; 18(9).

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