For this assignment, you will select an Open Access article on a topic that interests you from the American Journal of Public Health -https://ajph.aphapublications.org/
The article that you select should be on original research (not a meta-analysis, systematic review, or policy related) in which a study was conducted. You will determine the study design and describe components of the study,
For instructions on how to select an open access article it is attached in the files
Using the information contained within the article that you selected, in a 1 – 2 page documents, answer the following questions. These questions are found on the Study Designs – CEBM websiteLinks to an external site..
1. What was the aim of the study?
a. To describe a population descriptive
b. To quantify the relation between factors analytic.
2A. If analytic, was the intervention randomly allocated?
a. Yes? RCT
b. No? Observational study
If your study is an observational study, answer the following question. All students will also respond to Question 4, regardless of the study design of your article.
3. When were the outcomes determined?
a. Some time after the exposure or intervention? cohort study (‘prospective study’)
b. At the same time as the exposure or intervention? cross sectional study or survey
c. Before the exposure was determined? case-control study (‘retrospective study’ based on recall of the exposure)
4. What was the research question proposed and evaluated by the researchers?
5. Describe your study population: provide details about who was selected into the study and if there were any inclusion and/or exclusion criteria.
6. Describe the statistical model or test used to answer the research question (e.g., multiple logistic regression to estimate odds ratios).
7. Describe in 2-3 sentences the results of the study. What did the researchers learn as a result of the study?
