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  • noun Plural form of prevalence.

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Examples

  • The first set of statistics found the following prevalences for sexual activity of children in 3 domestic contexts: 63.2%, 52.5%, and 21% for children whose fathers were absent, sometimes absent, and always present, respectively.

    ProWomanProLife » Why am I so skeptical? 2009

  • A prevalence of HIV increases as men get older, but we see these very high prevalences of undiagnosed infection especially among young gay men.

    Alarming Numbers Of Men Don't Know HIV Status 2010

  • You know, when we think of the national prevalence of HIV in the United States, that's approximately 0.4 or 0.5 percent, still higher than some other Western, industrialized countries, but nowhere near some of the prevalences that we hear about from sub-Saharan Africa or parts of Southeast Asia.

    Scientists Say A Gel Can Slow HIV Spread 2010

  • So what the study really shows is even when you exclude those high-risk populations from these high-prevalence poverty areas, we're still seeing high prevalences of HIV.

    Scientists Say A Gel Can Slow HIV Spread 2010

  • Now, these prevalences are unacceptable, but what it does say is that in these poor areas, the strongest determinant of HIV risk is not the individual's racial or ethnic background, but it's the low socioeconomic status which is driving other risk factors for HIV.

    Scientists Say A Gel Can Slow HIV Spread 2010

  • In 2009, "all states continued to have high prevalences of obesity among adults," the CDC report said.

    Ranking States By Obesity Rates 2010

  • You are not guilty of misrepresenting conventional wisdom regarding certain prevalences amongst one of the distinct State's early military training.

    Tony Blair: The Next Labour Prime Minister? 2010

  • Greater prevalences of obesity for blacks and whites were found in the South and Midwest than in the West and Northeast.

    Current Generation Expected to Be First to Have Shorter Lifespan Than Parents 2009

  • Among the services, the Air Force and Marine Corps had the highest and lowest overall prevalences of medical encounters for overweight/obesity, respectively.

    Four More Years 2009

  • Thus, differences in prevalences of clinical overweight across the Services reflect at least in part differences in their gender and age distributions, e.g., the Air Force has the highest and the Marine Corps the lowest relative numbers of females and older members.

    Four More Years 2009

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