In reviewing the many research studies and articles where a hypothesis is used for testing purposes, it was clear that medical studies and clinical research use the words hypothesis and testing more frequently than business and economic sectors. Surely, this could be as a result of my search process, but more likely as a result of the scientific nature of hypothesis testing and its’ roots found in true science. Business and other industries have become more scientific with their research approach, which means there will be more evidence of hypothesis testing in business industries like the financial services arena.
From the reference article chosen the hypothesis is written very clearly which helped identify it easily. Hasnain, Mensah, Levy, and Sinacore hypothesized that high religiosity would be associated with a lower likelihood of IDUs (illicit drug user) engaging in risky behaviors for HIV transmission. (2005) In all 1095 subjects were sampled and just under 900 with self-identified religious beliefs in Christianity, Judaism, or Islam were chosen to prove or disprove the hypothesis. Logistic regression was used to sample strength of religious beliefs (strong, somewhat, not strong at all), independent of specific religious belief, and the relation to 12 categorized unsafe sex and drug abuse practices.
Contrary to the stated hypothesis, the study concluded that people having claimed religiosity as a characteristic ended up having higher levels of unsafe practices than those who did not claim religious beliefs. In addition, the four practices found to be more prevalent in self-identified religiosity subjects turn out to be some of the most dangerous and personally harmful of the 12 practices categorized for this study. They include sharing needles, cookers, cotton, and water.
The Term Paper on The religious beliefs and practices of Athens, Greece compared to the Gupta Empire
The great myths and religions of the world can often be traced back to a distinct few sources. The direct definition of religion is the “belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods.” Most of the time the religions of one culture are based on the beliefs of another or an earlier culture. The religious beliefs and practices of Athens, Greece can be ...
This evidence seems to fly in the face of past statistical information and warrants further review, as stated by the authors. More importantly, a clear concern over prevention methods and techniques were illustrated in respect to the results presented in the journal. Basically, religious groups and clinicians have worked together for the past decade formulating ways of prevention. With much of the religious piece offering morals, ethics, faith, and support help, this study now brings into question if that support and integration is helpful or harmful. As this crisis continues to evolve, statistical information like this will require more research studies and more careful examination over the influence of religion in respect to HIV risk behaviors for illicit drug users.
References
M. Hasnain, Levy, J. A., E. K. Mensah, and J. M. Sinacore, (2005, Oct
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Influence of religiosity on hiv risk behaviors in active. AIDS Care, 17. Retrieved Dec 18, 2005, from the EBSCO Host Database.
