 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.
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.
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D015995
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| 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
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Prevalence".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Prevalence".
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.
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| 1996 | 0 | 11 | 11 | | 1997 | 0 | 6 | 6 | | 1998 | 0 | 13 | 13 | | 1999 | 0 | 13 | 13 | | 2000 | 0 | 16 | 16 | | 2001 | 0 | 14 | 14 | | 2002 | 0 | 26 | 26 | | 2003 | 0 | 32 | 32 | | 2004 | 0 | 40 | 40 | | 2005 | 1 | 61 | 62 | | 2006 | 0 | 49 | 49 | | 2007 | 0 | 62 | 62 | | 2008 | 0 | 63 | 63 | | 2009 | 0 | 70 | 70 | | 2010 | 0 | 86 | 86 | | 2011 | 0 | 67 | 67 | | 2012 | 0 | 102 | 102 | | 2013 | 0 | 98 | 98 | | 2014 | 0 | 97 | 97 | | 2015 | 0 | 95 | 95 | | 2016 | 2 | 107 | 109 | | 2017 | 0 | 109 | 109 | | 2018 | 0 | 119 | 119 | | 2019 | 0 | 140 | 140 | | 2020 | 0 | 112 | 112 | | 2021 | 0 | 99 | 99 | | 2022 | 0 | 63 | 63 | | 2023 | 0 | 70 | 70 | | 2024 | 0 | 101 | 101 | | 2025 | 0 | 71 | 71 | | 2026 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Prevalence" by people in Profiles.
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Ma KC, Surie D, Zhu Y, Grijalva CG, Blair PW, Safdar B, Ginde AA, Peltan ID, Brown SM, Gaglani M, Ghamande S, Columbus C, Mohr NM, Gibbs KW, Hager DN, Prekker ME, Gong MN, Mohamed A, Johnson NJ, Steingrub JS, Khan A, Hough CL, Duggal A, Gordon AJ, Qadir N, Chang SY, Mallow C, Busse LW, Kwon JH, Exline MC, Vaughn IA, Ramesh M, Lauring AS, Martin ET, Leis AM, Mosier JM, Harris ES, Baughman A, Johnson C, Casey JD, Halasa N, Chappell JD, Lewis N, Ellington S, Self WH, Dawood FS. Multimorbidity Profiles and Severe In-Hospital Outcomes in Adults With Respiratory Syncytial Virus. Clin Infect Dis. 2026 Mar 17; 82(3):e561-e570.
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Wamakima B, Diouf K, Modest A, Macharia A, Boikanyo K, Hanson SJ, Diseko M, Mabuta J, Rubgega F, Morroni C, Caniglia E, Jackson-Gibson M, Makhema J, Hofmeyr J, Zash R, Shapiro R, Luckett R. Pre-Eclampsia Rates in Women With and Without HIV in Modern ART Era in Botswana. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2026 Mar 01; 101(3):241-248.
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Price SN, Zeng L, Sha W, Beeler D, Kadakia KC, Krishnan A, Walsh D, Weaver KE. Prevalence and Correlates of Sleep Difficulties in a Large Multicenter Outpatient Oncology Population as Identified through Practice-Based Screening. Cancer Res Commun. 2026 Mar 01; 6(3):516-527.
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Liese AD, Dixon BE, Crume T, Divers J, Guo Y, Hirsch AG, Reynolds K, Utidjian L, Zaganjor I, Rosenman M. Public health monitoring of diabetes in the era of electronic health records: Insights from the Diabetes in Children, Adolescents and Young Adults (DiCAYA) Network. Ann Epidemiol. 2026 Mar; 115:45-49.
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Monteith LL, Kittel JA, Kwon J, Tsai J, Holliday R, Pimentel CB, Hoffmire CA. Suicidal ideation, interrupted attempt, and suicide attempt prevalence among Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander veterans: Population-based estimates. J Affect Disord. 2026 Jun 01; 402:121266.
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Mariz CA, de Oliveira NMN, Alexandre SCA, Viana I, de Morais CNL, Marques ETA, Jaenisch T, de Souza WV, Militão de Albuquerque MFP, de Brito CAA, Braga C. Symptomatic chikungunya and chronic post-infection arthralgia in a highly endemic setting in Northeastern Brazil, 2018-2019: Clinical characteristics, prevalence and associated factors. PLoS One. 2026; 21(1):e0328141.
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Marto JP, Shu L, Wu E, Mendel DM, Heldner MR, Kaufmann JE, Leker RR, Zedde M, Nehme A, Muppa J, Aguiar de Sousa D, Sousa JA, Fonseca AC, Nzwalo H, Romoli M, Salehi Omran S, Keser Z, Bavarsad Shahripour R, Kam W, Zubair AS, Saleh Velez FG, Elangovan C, Krishnaiah B, Metanis I, Pascarella R, Siegler JE, Rothstein A, Khazaal O, Antonenko K, Simpkins AN, Lester E, Crandall R, Rosa S, Soares M, Bakradze E, Willey JZ, Ghannam M, Samaniego EA, Elnazeir M, Klein P, Traenka C, Henninger N, Nguyen TN, Engelter ST, Yaghi S. Recurrent Cervical Artery Dissection Prevalence and Predictors: A Secondary Analysis of the STOP-CAD Study. Stroke. 2026 Apr; 57(4):876-882.
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Makhoul Z, Muhumuza MF, Kyarisiima B, Amongin G, Nakibirango M, Moore C, Akellot D, Musiime L, Alupo D, Namususwa LM, Magero P, Miller K, Taren D. Undernutrition and Feeding Difficulties Among Children with Disabilities in Uganda: A Cross-Sectional Study. Nutrients. 2026 Jan 08; 18(2).
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Toews E, Shaikh S, Akter S, Zhang C, Selemon A, Arora RK, Bobrovitz N, Jaenisch T, Ware H, Whelan MG. Serological and viral prevalence of Oropouche virus (OROV): A systematic review and meta-analysis from 2000-2024 including human, animal, and vector surveillance studies. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2025 Dec; 19(12):e0013340.
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Falk DS, Rojas-Álvarez AJ, Parra-Medina DM, Vazquez CE. Loneliness among older adults with multiple chronic conditions: Exploring disparities for Hispanic adults in the 2023 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. Public Health. 2026 Feb; 251:106100.
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