A case-control study is conducted to investigate risk factors for Ebola virus transmission during the 2014-2016 West Africa outbreak. Which measure of...

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A case-control study is conducted to investigate risk factors for Ebola virus transmission during the 2014-2016 West Africa outbreak. Which measure of association is most appropriate to report?

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Odds ratio

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Relative risk

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Attributable risk

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Incidence rate

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Prevalence ratio

uk-dtmh MCQ (SBA): Epidemiological Study Design

A case-control study is conducted to investigate risk factors for Ebola virus transmission during the 2014-2016 West Africa outbreak. Which measure of association is most appropriate to report?