Essay TM5516: Biostatistics for Public Health (Individual Research ) – Statistics Assignment Help

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Theme: Media exposure, behavioural risk factors and HIV testing among women in Papua New Guinea 1. Assessment descriptor The following were an excerpt from the 2019 Papua New Guinea (PNG) Demographic and Health Survey (DHS): “The first case of HIV was diagnosed in Papua New Guinea in 1987 (UNAIDS Pacific Region 2009). The most recent estimate suggests that the national HIV prevalence is 0.9% among adults age 15-49 (UNAIDS 2017). There is evidence that the epidemic is most concentrated among the high-risk population (National Department of Health 2018b). There has been an effective national response in Papua New Guinea to this epidemic, a response supported by international donors. Key initiatives addressing the epidemic include the establishment of the National AIDS Council in 1997 under the Prime Minister’s Department, prohibition of discrimination on the basis of HIV infection via the HIV and AIDS Management and Prevention Act 2003, development of a National HIV Prevention Strategy (NHPS) (2010- 2015), and rapid scaling up of voluntary counselling and testing, surveillance, and antiretroviral therapy (National Department of Health 2010; Coghlan et al. 2011).” This study is based on the 2019 PNG DHS. The variables considered include women’s demographics, socio-economic, media exposure, knowledge and behavioural HIV risk factors.

Aims:

a) Determine the association between mass media exposure and testing for HIV

b) Relationship between mass media exposure and HIV behavioural risk factors (e.g. condom use, multiple partners, HIV-related knowledge)

2. Tasks This assignment will allow students the opportunity to experience various aspects of the research cycle. You must state an overall research question. The final report is due on Sunday, June 13th (11.59 pm AEST).

Specifically, you should:

• Conduct a brief literature review on the provided topic, interpret some results (some results have been interpreted for you) presented, and discuss the findings in this study.

• Describe the variables included in the study. Are the summary statistics presented appropriate?

• Discuss your findings and the implications, including limitations and strength. (Hint: Describe possible advantages and disadvantages).

• State your conclusions. (Hint: Precise summary that will be understood by a layperson).