Development of a Sampling Strategy for Disease and Non-Battle Injury (DNBI) Data Rates.
Abstract
The goal of this project was to develop a statistical sampling scenario suitable for determining Disease and Non-Battle Injury (DNBI) rates. The target population was the United States Navy (USN) and Marine Corps (USMC). The purpose of the project was to develop methods by which DNBI rates could be analyzed, projected, and compared among USN and USMC units. Specifically, the methods developed were to be capable of detecting a two-fold increase or decrease between DNBI rates for different units during the same time period or for the same units between different time periods. The Naval Health Research Center (NHRC) must deal with the realities of projecting DNBI rates that are scientifically and statistically meaningful as well as being useful at USN staff and command levels. The primary reason for reporting DNBI rates is to project medical-care requirements for peacetime operations, for wartime redeployment, and for determining operational readiness. For this reason, it was recognized that relatively simple and straightforward representations of DNBI rates were required. Therefore, major problems were how to reduce the sheer number of International Classification of Diseases, Revision 9, Clinical Modification (ICD9-CM) reporting categories and how to manage the complexity of the USN and USMC populations.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 1992
- Accession Number
- ADA299890
Entities
People
- Ivan T. Show
- Martin R. White
Organizations
- Naval Health Research Center