Calculate the Relative Risk: An uptick in attempted suicides in teen boys has in
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Calculate the Relative Risk: An uptick in attempted suicides in teen boys has interested the State Health authorities and they are looking for some information on the data the hospital has received in the past calendar year. The common exposure factor here is a history of parental abuse.
Suicide Attempt
No Suicide Attempt
History of Parental Abuse
No History of Parental Abuse
Those who reported parental abuse:
14 had attempted suicide
9 had not attempted suicide
Those who had not reported parental abuse:
49 had attempted suicide
149 had not attempted suicide
Calculate the Relative Risk
Suicide Attempt
No Suicide Attempt
History of Parental Abuse
No History of Parental Abuse
Explanation / Answer
Relative Risk of Suicide Attempt with Parent abuse
=> [(number of suicide attempt in parental abuse)/(number of no suicide attempt in parental abuse)]/[(number of suicide attempt in no parental abuse)/(number of no suicide attempt in no parental abuse)]
=> [14/(14+9)]/[49/(49+149)]
=> 14/23 * 198/49
=> 2.459
Hence the relative risk is equal to 2.459
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