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The phrase "a decrease in prevalence" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing changes in the frequency or occurrence of a particular condition, behavior, or phenomenon.
Example: "The study reported a decrease in prevalence of the disease over the last decade."
Alternatives: "a reduction in occurrence" or "a decline in frequency."
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Despite leading the way globally in terms of a decrease in prevalence, Kenya is also experiencing an increase in the medicalisation of FGM.
Quantitative analysis showed a decrease in prevalence of alveolar osteitis (odds ratio 0.31, 95% confidence interval 0.13 0.77, Z = 2.54, P = 0.01).
There was little evidence of a decrease in prevalence during 2005 2010.
These decreases are likely due to a decrease in prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection.
A reduction in health care costs is of course associated with a decrease in prevalence.
Washing hands before eating was related to a decrease in prevalence of undernutrition in school age children.
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And, in a virtuous cycle, the decreased prevalence of crime fuels a decrease in the prevalence of crime.
Sartor et al. had found a decrease in UTI prevalence from 1.8%to1.1%1% in the point prevalence study they had repeated five years apart [ 7].
Thus, the use of a cycloplegic would be firstly predicted to lead to a decrease in the prevalence of myopia, and an increase in the prevalence of hyperopia.
In spite of an overall increase in T2DM prevalence in Spain 12 and abroad, 13 a decrease in DR prevalence, particularly vision threatening DR (VTDR), has been observed.
Interestingly, this prevalence of ID increased with time (P <0.0001) together with a decrease in anemia prevalence (P <0.0001).
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