Pubh6035 module - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Usingtheinformationprovidedinthecasestudy,completeSectionsB,C,andD(pp.5–10),typingyouranswersintoaseparatedocument. SectionB:CalculatingMeasuresofAssociation Over 25 studies have been conducted which have failed to show an associationbetweenMMRvaccineandautism.Belowaresomedatafromtwoofthesestudies(onecohortandonecase-control). Calculatethemeasureofassociationforeachstudyaftercompletingthe2x2tableandinterpretthemeasureof association. 1. CohortstudybyMadsenetal(NEJM2002) Ofthe537,30...

1. A cohort study of smoking and bladder cancer was conducted in a small islandpopulation. There were a total of 1000 people on the island. Four hundred weresmokersand600werenot.Fiftyofthesmokersdevelopedbladdercancer.Tenofthenon-smokersdevelopedbladdercancer. • Constructatwobytwotableusingthedatagivenabove.Besuretolabelthecells andmargins. • Whichmeasureofcomparisonwouldyouusetodescribetherelativeeffectofsmoking ontheriskofbladder cancer?. • Whatistheformulaforthismeasureofcomparis...

Assignment2:ProblemSet:MeasuresofDiseaseFrequencyQUESTION1 Consider a group of 1,000 newborn infants. 100 infants were born with seriousbirth defects and 20 of these 100 died during the first year of life. 90 of the 900remaininginfantswithoutanybirthdefectsalsodied duringthefirst yearoflife. A) Calculate the prevalence of serious defects in this population at the time ofbirth. •=100/1000=0.1/1,000livebirthsor10%ofthepopulationhad seriousbirthdefects B) Calculatetheoverallcumulativeincide...

1. Question: If the incidence rate of a very serious disease is 25/100,000 person-years and the prevalence of this disease in the population is 75/100,000, what is the average survival time of individuals who contract this disease? 2. Question: A report of a clinical trial of a new drug versus a placebo noted that the new drug gave a higher proportion of successes than did the placebo (70% versus 40%). The report ended with the statement that the p value associated with this finding was equal t...

1. What are the potential risks and benefits to be considered when designing this study? 2. When the side effects and long-term effects of a potential preventive measure are largely unknown, is it ethical to expose participants to these risks? Why or why not? 3. Is it ethical to deny the possible prevention benefits of high-fiber supplements to persons in the placebo group? Why or why not? 4. Do the potential benefits outweigh the potential risks to the participants and to society? Why or why...

PUBH6035 Module 2 Discussion; Study Group

1. Question: If the incidence rate of a very serious disease is 25/100,000 person-years and the prevalence of this disease in the population is 75/100,000, what is the average survival time of individuals who contract this disease? 2. Question: A report of a clinical trial of a new drug versus a placebo noted that the new drug gave a higher proportion of successes than did the placebo (70% versus 40%). The report ended with the statement that the p value associated with this finding was equal t...

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