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Table 2.1 Neonatal listeriosis, General Hospital A, Costa Rica, 1989 Culture Sym

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Question

Table 2.1 Neonatal listeriosis, General Hospital A, Costa Rica, 1989 Culture Symptom Delivery Delivery ng Sex Date Date DOB Typ Site Outcome Symptoms ID 62 62 62vaa Delm Lived dyspnea 6/8 6/15 6/15 6/15 6/2 c-section Oper rm Lived fever 6/8 vaginal Emer rm Died dyspnea 6/8 vaginal Delrm Lived 611 csection Oper m Lived pneumonia 6/15 6/12 PA fever HP 6/22 620 614 section Oper rm Lived fever 6/18 615 C-section Oper rm Lived 6/23 6/19 616 forceps Del rm Lived fever 621 614 vaginal Del rm Lived 6/22 620 615 c-section Oper rm Lived pneumonia 7/21 7/21 vaginal Del rm Died 1 vagial Delm Souroe: 11 Abbreviations vaginal- vaginal delvery Del mm dolvery room Oper rm- operating room Emer m omeraoncv room The line listing in Table 2.1 presents some of the information collected on infants born at General Hospital A with neonatal listeriosis -5. What is the ratio of males to females? What is the ratio of operating room deliveries to delivery room deliveries? 2 6. What proportion of infants lived? What proportion of infants were delivered in a delivery room?

Explanation / Answer

Q5. The ratio of male to female;

5 male/6 female

= 0.8333

The ratio of operating room deliveries to delivery room deliveries

= 5 operating room deliveries/5 delivery room deliveries

= 1

Q6. The proportion of infants that lived;

9 lived/2 died   9:2

= 4.5

The proportion of infants that were delivered in a delivery room

= 5 delivery room deliveries/ 6 nondelivery room deliveries

= 5:6

= 0.8333