Concepts of Epidemiology
- Read the following article:
- Linley, L., Prejean, J., An, Q., Chen, M., & Hall, H. I. (2012). Racial/Ethnic Disparities in HIV Diagnoses Among Persons Aged 50 Years and Older in 37 U.S. States, 2005–2008. American Journal of Public Health, 102(8), 1527–1532. doi:10.2015/AJPH.2011.300431
- Describe the purpose of this research article.
- What is the research design used in this study? How does this research design add strength to the epidemiological outcomes?
- What can you say about the race/ethnicity of % of patients with a diagnosis of HIV infection in the 50 years and older group and the 13-49 years old group?
- What is one example of how this research study informs or could inform your role as a DNP graduate applying research designs in epidemiological studies the concepts of epidemiology?
- What was your area of greatest learning from reviewing this research article?
- Linley, L., Prejean, J., An, Q., Chen, M., & Hall, H. I. (2012). Racial/Ethnic Disparities in HIV Diagnoses Among Persons Aged 50 Years and Older in 37 U.S. States, 2005–2008. American Journal of Public Health, 102(8), 1527–1532. doi:10.2015/AJPH.2011.300431
