5. Suppose that a study of oral contraceptive (OC) use and development of bacteriuria was conducted among 2,390 women, all of wh
om were initially free from bacteriuria. At the start of the study, the women were surveyed to determine whether or not they currently used OCs. 482 were using OCs and 1908 were not. By the end of the follow-up period, a total of 27 of the OC users and 77 of the non-users had developed bacteriuria. Shambhavi A. Is this a cohort study or an experimental study
The study described above is closely related to a cohort study in that Cohort studies mainly observes the participants who might or might not have been exposed to a particular effect or drug, in this case the oral contraceptive and bacteriuria development. The effect of exposure is observed for a certain period time usually called the follow-up period. Conversely, experimental study will require that participants are divided into groups with one group being exposed to the treatment while the other will be the placebo.This isn't the case in the study described above, hence, it is closely related to a cohort study.
