POPLHLTH 101 Study Guide - Final Guide: Observational Error, Ecological Study, Relative Risk

• School: University of Auckland
• Department: Population Health
• Course: POPLHLTH 101
• Professor: Rod

Document Summary

Prevalence (cross sectional is the general name for epidemiological measure. ) Estimates of e ect / measures for comparing disease frequency. Risk / absolute di erence ego - cgo w/ units. Relative risk ego/cgo -> rrr or rri. There is a __% higher chance of . Confounding error - baseline comparison," strati ed analysis, rct. Random sampling error - increase study size. There is about a 95% chance that the true value of _____ in the whole population, from which the study participants were recruited, lies between __ and __. Investigates trends and causes of disease in di erent groups of population. However, ethical limitation, maintenance error and expensive. Su cient cause - minimum set of conditions (pie) Necessary cause - a factor that must be present. Te oranga - participation in society, nancial assistance. Health promotion - ottawa charter: develop personal skills, strengthen community action, create supportive environment, reorient health services, build healthy public policy.