In a town with population of 100,000, the number of slides examined is 5000. Out of these, 100 slides were positive for malaria. The API is?
Correct Answer: 1
Description: ANSWER: (C) 1REF: Park 20th edition page 227API= (confirmed cases/population) x 1000: it is a measure of malaria incidence.= 100/100000 x 1000 = 1ABER= (slides examined/population) x 100: It is a measure of operational efficiency. ABER for this case=5
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