1) What type of case-control study have the authors conducted?
2)Calculate the exposure odds ratio reflecting the HCV/B-NHL association for each group.
3) Describe the meaning of the OR for the age group >55 yeas.
4) What is an important short coming of the study?
5) You are to conduct a case-control study of people exposed to S. aureus enterotoxin after a foodborne outbreak following a large program function that was catered. Answer each of the questions briefly .
a. Design the study
b. What is the control group?
c. What are the strengths and limitations of your deign?
d. How could you improve the design?
e. What are barriers to conducting the study?
f. When considering dissemination, what are some factors to be thoughtful about especially with regard to the study design?
g. When do you present to the public, if you do?
h. What agencies do you think you should partner with in discussing this?
i. Will you match? Why or Why not?
