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real prevalence

a technique of measuring prevalence. It is needed because of the significant errors in estimation of prevalence when the definitive test has high sensitivity but low specificity. When S_e = selectivity, S_p = specificity, the real prevalence (RP) can be estimated from the apparent prevalence (AP) by the formula:

$$\hbox{RP}={\hbox{AP\ +\ S}_{\rm p}-1\over \hbox{S}_{\rm p}+ \hbox{S}_{\rm e}-1}}$$

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