Week 3 In-class Exercise-1

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EPBI 8202 – In-class exercises, week 3 1. Please indicate if the statements below are completely true (T) or false (F) regarding these findings based on the table below. Table 1. Risks of HIV by risk factor (T / F) Being male increases the likelihood of developing HIV 2.2 times compared with other genders. (T / F) Having multiple sex partners increases the incidence of HIV by 5.2% compared to those without multiple sex partners. (T / F) HIV-negative patients have a 26% excess incidence because they are exposed to multiple sex partners. (T / F) If a new preventive program eliminates IV drug use, 21 cases of HIV per 100 former IV drug users will be prevented, which accounts for 36.1% of HIV among them. (T / F) Not using condoms was found to be responsible for 32 HIV cases for every 100 individuals who do not use condoms. (T / F) Prostitution was the strongest risk factor for HIV in this study. It is responsible for 60 cases of HIV for every 100 prostitutes, which accounts for 89.1% of the cases among prostitutes. (T / F) Prostitution is responsible for 7.7% of the incidence of AIDS in the total population of HIV-positive individuals. (T / F) If alcohol use were eliminated, 27.1% of HIV among those who drink alcohol individuals could be eliminated.
EPBI 8202 – In-class exercises, week 3 2. Calculate the following: A. Excess mortality risk from Neural Tube Defects (NTD) for no folate supplementation compared with folate supplementation: B. Excess mortality risk from Premature births for no folate supplementation compared with folate supplementation: As we wish to express attributable risk as a percentage, perform the following: C. Attributable risk of mortality from Neural Tube Defects for no folate supplementation: D. Attributable risk of mortality from Premature births for no folate supplementation: Interpret your results: _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________
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