Assume those who received folic acid had incidence of NTD equal to 2 cases per 10,000 population, and those received a placebo had a disease Y incidence of 5 cases per 10,000 population. What is the efficacy (shown as a percent) of folic acid in preventing fetal NTD based on this study? Show calculations for credit.

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A new preventive treatment of fetal neural tube defects (NTD) using of folic acid from the start of a pregnancy was tested in a randomized trial. Assume those who received folic acid had incidence of NTD equal to 2 cases per 10,000 population, and those received a placebo had a disease Y incidence of 5 cases per 10,000 population. What is the efficacy (shown as a percent) of folic acid in preventing fetal NTD based on this study? Show calculations for credit.

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