AIDS: Amyl-Nitrite Use as a Factor (A Proposed Analytic Case-Control Study)
Abstract
A study design is proposed to test the hypothesis that amyl-nitrite use by homosexual males increases their risk of contracting AIDS. The need for further research in this area is based on the assessment that faulty comparison group selection in previous studies may have led to a conservative estimate of the importance of this factor. Collected data will be set up in two-by-two tables and Chi-square analysis will be applied. Two types of comparisons will be performed. First, the number of AIDS cases admitting to amyl-nitrite use will be compared with the number of controls with similar responses. The second approach will compare the number of respondents in each category with the number of times they used amyl-nitrite in the year prior to participation in the study or date of diagnosis. Each comparison will be considered significant if a p-value of .05 is exceeded by their respective Chi-square analysis.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1984
- Accession Number
- ADA147960
Entities
People
- D. J. Yousey
Organizations
- University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston