Question

An outbreak of gastroenteritis occurred at a liberal arts college with a student enrollment of 1164. Forty-seven (47) students had sought care at the college Health Center between 10:30 p.m. on January 17 and 8:00 p.m. on January 18. The ill students seen at the Health Center all lived in dormitories totaled 756. The dormitory of residence of the 47 known cases, as well as the population and gender of the occupants of each dormitory is shown in the table below:

Dormitory Gender Pop. Of

Dormitory         Gender           Pop.    Of    Dormitory          Number of Cases______

1 F 80 19

2 F 62 2

3 F 89 0

4 F 61 1

5 F 53 5

6 F 35 0

7 F 63 0

8 F 103 4

9 M 35 1

10 M 37 0

11 M 34 1

12 M 62 13

13 M 32 1

14 M 10 0         

Need (C) the most

(a) Calculate the combined attack rate of the two most affected dormitories.

(b) Calculate the attack rate for the remaining 12 dormitories.

(c) Compare the attack rates calculated in “a” and “b” above. Explain this ratio.

(d) What proportion of the cases were in the two most affected dormitories? Total number cases in two over total number affected

(e) Calculate and compare the sex-specific rates for the dormitories population

Answer 1

Answer:

a)

b)

d)

e)

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