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Faculty : Health science

Departments : Nutrition
Course name : Epidemiology 2
Group name : group One
Lecture : Dr. maxamed A Abdulle
Deadline : 24/09/2022
 participant

1: Abshiro Siyaad Faarax

2 : Caasho Axmed Muumin
3 : Abdisamed Maxamed Yaasiin
4 : Ahmed Abdirzak Awed
5 : Abdirahiin Maxamed Cartan
 cross-sectional study design

• A cross-sectional study is a type of research design in which you collect

data from many different individuals at a single point in time. In cross-
sectional research, you observe variables without influencing them.
• As cross-sectional studies are cheaper and less time-consuming than many
other types of study, they allow you to easily collect data that can be used
as a basis for further research.
• Cross-sectional studies can be used for both analytical and descriptive
purposes:
• An analytical study tries to answer how or why a certain outcome might
occur.
• A descriptive study only summarizes said outcome using descriptive
statistics
 example
• Cross-sectional studies are popular for looking at the health of a
population. This could include disease, disability or lifestyle
choices. Researchers might use a cross-sectional study to
understand why women over the age of 40 are more prone to a
certain disease. Another example could be to determine how
many people in a community engage in smoking. Through this,
researchers can analyze the demographics of people who smoke
in an area to see how components like age, gender or social
status affect those results.
 Advantages

• Because you only collect data at a single point in time, cross-sectional

studies are relatively cheap and less time-consuming than other types of
research.
• Cross-sectional studies allow you to collect data from a large pool of
subjects and compare differences between groups.
• Cross-sectional studies capture a specific moment in time. National
censuses, for instance, provide a snapshot of conditions in that country at
that time.
 Disadvantages
• Cannot be used to analyze behavior over a period
to time
• Does not help determine cause and effect
 Frequently asked questions about cross-sectional
studies

• What is the difference between longitudinal study and cross sectional stud
y
• Longitudinal studies and cross-sectional studies are two different types of
research design. In a cross-sectional study you collect data from a
population at a specific point in time; in a longitudinal study you
repeatedly collect data from the same sample over an extended period of
time.
Longitudinal study Cross-sectional study

Repeated observations Observations at a single point in time

Observes the same group multiple Observes different groups (a “cross-

times section”) in the population

Follows changes in participants over Provides snapshot of society at a

time given point
 References
• https://www.scribbr.com/methodology/cross-sectional-study/
• https://www.questionpro.com/blog/cross-sectional-study/
• https://www.scribbr.com/methodology/cross-sectional-study/
• https://study.com/academy/lesson/cross-sectional-study-
definition-advantages-disadvantages-example.html