A new screening test has been approved for chlamydia for college students. It wi

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A new screening test has been approved for chlamydia for college students. It will be mandated for students living in dorm rooms. It is a home-based test and all students must take the test and submit their results in one week.
Questions to Answer and Show Calculations:
1. What is the sensitivity and specificity results for this test?
2. How many false positive and false negative?
3. Describe another screening test for a disease or infection. How is the test administered and what is it intended to do?

Explanation / Answer

1) sensitivity = 345/405 * 100 = 85.185%

specificity = 50/100 * 100 = 50%

2) False positive = 50

False negative = 60

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