A case-control study was conducted to assess the relationship between multiple s

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A case-control study was conducted to assess the relationship between multiple sex partners and Kaposi’s sarcoma, a cancer transmitted by human herpes virus 8. Cases were men age 24 to 40 who had been diagnosed with Kaposi’s sarcoma during the six months prior to study recruitment. A group of men who had never been diagnosed with Kaposi’s sarcoma were selected as controls. Use the table below to answer the following question.

Calculate the the appropriate measure of association.

0.18

Fill in the blanks to complete the interpretation for the value you calculated in the previous question.

The----------of developing----------are----------times higher among those men who---------- compared to those men who----------.

Cancer No Cancer Total Multiple Sex Partners 201 109 310 No Multiple Sex Partners 116 344 460 Total 317 453 770

Explanation / Answer

Appropriate meaure of association = ad/bc

where a = Multiple sex partners and Cancer

b = multiple sex partners and no cancer

c = no multiple sex partners and cancer

d = no multiple sex partners and nocancer

MoA = (201 * 344)/ (109 * 116) = 5.47

The risk of developing cancer are 5.47 times higher among those men who have multiple sex partners compared to those men who don't have multiple sex partners.

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