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DESCRIPTIVE AND CROSSECTIONAL STUDIES DR. F D E MTANGO
OBJECTIVES ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
STEPS IN THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
EARLY  STEPS IN THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
MIDDLE  STEPS IN THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
LATER  STEPS IN THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
USES of descriptive studies ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
DESCRIPTIVE STUDIES ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Types of descriptive studies ,[object Object],[object Object]
Type of descriptive studies..2 ,[object Object],[object Object]
Types of descriptive studies.3 ,[object Object]
Types of descriptive in relation to time ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Descriptive studies- person (who is affected?) ,[object Object]
Descriptive studies- place (where are the patients ?) ,[object Object],[object Object]
Migrant studies of Cancer (ca rate per 100,000 popolation). ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Descriptive studies-time (when?) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Descriptive studies-space and time ,[object Object]
ADVANTAGES OF DESCRIPTIVE STUDIES ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
DISADVANTAGES OF DESCRIPTIVE STUDIES ,[object Object],[object Object]
DISADVANTAGES OF DESCRIPTIVE STUDIES 2 ,[object Object]
Disadvantages of descriptive studies 3 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
ANALYTICAL CROSSECTIONAL STUDIES ,[object Object],[object Object]
INDICATIONS OF ANALYTICAL CROSSECTIONAL STUDIES ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Advantages of analytical Crossectional Studies ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Disadvantages of analytical crossectional studies ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Steps in carrying out a crossectional study ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Steps in carrying out a crossectional study 2 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Steps in carrying out a  crossectional study 3 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
BRAIN STORMING ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
What type of study is the following? ,[object Object],[object Object]
What type of study produced the following data? ,[object Object]
What type of study produced the following data? ,[object Object],[object Object]
What type of study produced the following data? ,[object Object]
What type of study produced the following data? ,[object Object]
What type of study is to be done following the following objectives? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
What type of study is this? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Formulation of a hypothesis Method of difference; if the disease frequency is significantly different between two sets of circumstances the disease might have a causal association with a particular factor that differs between the two  
                 Method of agreement;     If single factor is common in a number of circumstances in which the disease occurs causal association can be suspected.
Method of concomitant variation If a factor varies in proportion to the frequency of disease causal association can also be suspected.

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  • 37. Formulation of a hypothesis Method of difference; if the disease frequency is significantly different between two sets of circumstances the disease might have a causal association with a particular factor that differs between the two  
  • 38.                  Method of agreement;     If single factor is common in a number of circumstances in which the disease occurs causal association can be suspected.
  • 39. Method of concomitant variation If a factor varies in proportion to the frequency of disease causal association can also be suspected.