General feility rate is a better measure of feility than the crude bih rate because the denominator includes: (A) 15 - 45 years of aged females, (B) Midyear population, (C) Total women population, (D) Married women population
Answer is A. General feility rate is the number of live bihs per 1000 women in the reproductive are group ( 15-44 or 49 years) in a given year GFR = number of live bih in an area during the year X 1000/ mid year female population age group 15-44 (or 49) in the same area in same year General feility rate is a better measure of feility than the crude bih rate because the denominator includes the number of women in the child bearing age rather than the whole population Reference : Park&;s textbook of preventive and social medicine, 23rd edition, Page no: 488