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Specificity of a screening test measures

A
False positives
B
True positives
C
False negatives
D
True negatives
High-Yield Explanation
Specificity in the above image = d/(b+d)x100 Specificity is defined as the ability of a test to identify correctly those who do not have the disease, that is, "true-negatives". Ref: 25th edition, Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, Page no. 152

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