As a Heath Officer, I have been tasked with researching the frequency of HIV/AIDS in my rural area. It is a small population so I will work on both an observational and experimental study design. This will allow me to attempt to understand the spike in incidence of HIV/AIDS as well as work towards isolating the cause and educating the population.
For the observational approach, I will work on a cross-sectional survey of the population. A cross-sectional study must include randomly drawn people from the affected population (UOttawa, n.d.). This will let me take an unbiased approach to who is and is not a carrier of HIV/AIDS. I will not be able to formulate my own opinions based on race, ethnicity, and sexual preference and allow the results to be purely based on data. Once the population has been selected, outside factors such as environment, medical history, and other factors will be evaluated. Ideally this will lead to common factors …show more content…
For an RTC, there needs to be two groups, the experimental group and the control group (UOttawa, n.d.). This study focuses on two groups, one that participates in activities that increase the risk of HIV/AIDS transmission and one that is at a lower risk. High risk transmission factors are; sexual intercourse with an affected partner and sharing needles with an affected person. Low risk transmission factors are; from mother to child during pregnancy, birth or breastfeeding and from an accidental needle stick (CDC, 2016). The two groups would be monitored and routinely tested for HIV/AIDS. The higher risk group would consist of members who routinely participate in unprotected sexual interactions with multiple partners, or who openly share needles and the low risk group would consist of people who use protection during intercourse or are not sexually active but are at risk for accidental needle sticks like healthcare
For the observational approach, I will work on a cross-sectional survey of the population. A cross-sectional study must include randomly drawn people from the affected population (UOttawa, n.d.). This will let me take an unbiased approach to who is and is not a carrier of HIV/AIDS. I will not be able to formulate my own opinions based on race, ethnicity, and sexual preference and allow the results to be purely based on data. Once the population has been selected, outside factors such as environment, medical history, and other factors will be evaluated. Ideally this will lead to common factors …show more content…
For an RTC, there needs to be two groups, the experimental group and the control group (UOttawa, n.d.). This study focuses on two groups, one that participates in activities that increase the risk of HIV/AIDS transmission and one that is at a lower risk. High risk transmission factors are; sexual intercourse with an affected partner and sharing needles with an affected person. Low risk transmission factors are; from mother to child during pregnancy, birth or breastfeeding and from an accidental needle stick (CDC, 2016). The two groups would be monitored and routinely tested for HIV/AIDS. The higher risk group would consist of members who routinely participate in unprotected sexual interactions with multiple partners, or who openly share needles and the low risk group would consist of people who use protection during intercourse or are not sexually active but are at risk for accidental needle sticks like healthcare