A Study Assessed the Association Between a New Vaccine and Traveler's

question 61

Multiple Choice

A study assessed the association between a new vaccine and traveler's diarrhea (TD) .  Researchers selected a random sample of people who intended to travel to regions where they were at increased risk for TD and who had received the new vaccine and another independent random sample of people who intended to travel to the same regions and who had not received the new vaccine.  These 2 samples of travelers were assessed for the occurrence of TD during the trip and for 7 days after returning home.  Which of the following measures of association are the investigators most likely to report?

• A)Incidence
• B)Median survival time
• C)Odds ratio
• D)Prevalence
• E)Relative risk

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Definitions:

Superego

A component of Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic theory representing the ethical or moral self, which contains societal standards, ideals, and prohibitions.

Defence Mechanism

Psychological strategies employed by the unconscious mind to protect itself from anxiety by distorting reality.

Sublimation

A defense mechanism proposed by Freud in which socially unacceptable impulses or idealizations are transformed into socially acceptable actions or behavior.

Displacement

A defense mechanism in psychoanalysis where emotional impulses are redirected from the original object to a more acceptable or less threatening object.