School of Health and Environmental Studies Master of Science in Public Health Epidemiology and Global Health Assessment Document 2.1 ONGOING ASSESSMENT TASKS* (60%) No. Assessment Type, Description of Assessment Week Weight Link to Learning Outcomes Continuous 20% 1,2,3,4,5,6 1 Participation 2 First Assignment Week 5 20% 1,2,3 3 Second Assignment Week 10 20% 4,5 Total 60% 2.2 END-OF-COURSE ASSESSMENT TASKS (40%) No. Assessment Type, Description of Assessment Week Weight Link to Learning Outcomes 4 Final Project Week 16 30% 1,2,3,4,5,6 5 Presentation Week 15 10% 1,2,3,4,5,6 Total 40% 1 Assessment 3: Second Assignment Assessment 2 Type of Assessment Total Mark Weight Format Presentation length World Length Submission date Learning Outcomes Description Assignment II Summative 20 20% 12-point Times New Roman, double-space No presentation 1000 words 5-11-2016 (by 11:59 pm) 4,5 Question 1 (5 points) Read the article [Maternal cigarette smoking and invasive meningococcal disease: a cohort study among young children in metropolitan Atlanta, 1989-1996], (get the article from the e-library) and answer the following questions 1. Why did the authors use person-years in estimation of risk 2. What is the relative risk of meningococcal disease in children (using incidence proportion) 3. What is the relative risk of meningococcal disease in children (using person-year) 4. Which one you prefer the person-year estimate of relative risk or incidence proportion estimate of relative risk and why Question 2 (2 points) Read the abstract of the article titled [Effect of potentially modifiable risk factors associated with myocardial infarction in 52 countries (the INTERHEART study): casecontrol study] at the following link http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15364185 and interpret the results of the study Question 3 (4 points) The population of a village was about 10,000 on 1/1/2015, of which 1000 have a history of measles prior to 2015. During 2015, 900 subjects developed measles. During a survey carried out on 1/2/2015, 100 persons were found to be ill with the disease on that day, and 20 of them actually developed the disease on that day. During 2015, 90 of those who developed measles died from the disease, none of them died in January. Altogether, there were a total of 200 deaths from all causes in that population during that year. Assume there is no change on the population, and a single attack of measles provides life-long immunity. What is the odds of developing measles during 2015 and the odds of ever having measles Question 4 (5 points) The table below shows the results of cohort study on eating fish and stroke cases Cases of Stroke Non-stroke cases Total Never eat fish 82 1549 1631 Eat fish daily 23 779 802 Calculate the following: 1. Relative risk, interpret your answer 2. How much the incidence of stroke will increase or decrease if those who do not eat fish change their eating habits and begin to eat fish almost daily? 3. How much the incidence of stroke will increase or decrease is expected if everybody eats fish almost daily? 2 4. Depending on the results of this study, what is your conclusion about the effect of eating fish and incidence of stroke? Explain your answers Guidelines for Completion Rubrics Question 5 (4 points) In an infectious hepatitis outbreak, a community experiences a total attack rate of 5%. However, the attack rate is 9% among the half of the community's population with known exposure to a contaminated milk supply, and 1% in the rest of the community. Calculate the relative risk, and all different attributable risks. Interpret your answers You are expected to read PPTs and the recommended readings of the all classes before beginning to solve the questions You are expected to use materials and references posted on the VLE and e-library Be specific to the point Use 12-point Times New Roman, double-space The first page should be covering page and not counted in the 1000 words Late submission will not be subjected to serious grade discounts Plagiarism is totally prohibited, and will be dealt with very strictly as per the academic honesty policy Feedback will be provided 3