A public health physician is investigating an outbreak of gastroenteritis linked to a local restaurant. To quantify the association between eating a s...

Question

A public health physician is investigating an outbreak of gastroenteritis linked to a local restaurant. To quantify the association between eating a specific food item (e.g., chicken salad) and developing illness, which epidemiological measure is most appropriate to calculate from the data collected from attendees?

Accepted Answer

Relative risk (Risk ratio)

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Incidence rate

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Prevalence

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Attributable risk

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Odds ratio

ukmla MCQ (SBA): Outbreak Investigation Measures