Between January 13th and January 22nd inclusively, among the people who suffered
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Between January 13th and January 22nd inclusively, among the people who suffered from salmonellosis 22 of them reported that they had eaten chicken distributed by the company "Good Chicken". It is estimated that among chicken consumers, 25% consume chicken of the "Good Chicken" brand. What is the relative risk of salmonellosis associated with consumption of the "Good Chicken" brand?
Consider the following information and data to answer the questions that follow outbreak of Salmonellosis in January 2010 40 37 30 G 25 20 15 12 Z 10 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 101112 1314151617181920212223242526272829 3031 January 2010 The above information represents the total number of cases of salmonellosis associated with a chicken meal during the month of January 2010 in a population of 10 000 individuals, of which it is estimated that 80% eat chicken.Explanation / Answer
From the data, a total of 167 people suffered from Salmonellosis from 13 January to 22nd January.
25% of 167 consume "good chicken" brand i.e; 41.75 people consume.
22 of them who gotsalmonellosis reported they coonsumed "good chicken" brand.
So the relative risk of salmonellosis associated consumption is 50%
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