Table 3 MCM rates by groups of diagnoses, ethnicity, locality type and distance from the IP in the Beer-Sheva sub district over 1995–2000
Groups of diagnoses | MCM of the central nervous system | Chromosomal anomalies | Other MCM | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ethnicity & locality type | Distance From IP | Deliveries | Number of MCM | Rate (%) | RR (95%CI) | Number of MCM | Rate (%) | RR (95%CI) | Number of MCM | Rate (%) | RR (95%CI) |
All Bedouin localities | ≤ 20 km | 9567 | 43 | 0.45 | 1.38 (0.93–2.05) | 19 | 0.20 | 1.42 (0.78–2.59) | 419 | 4.37 | 0.92 (0.82–1.03) |
> 20 km | 17152 | 56 | 0.33 | 24 | 0.14 | 808 | 4.71 | ||||
Bedouin traditional tribal settlements | ≤ 20 km | 6011 | 15 | 0.25 | 1.21 (0.44–3.32) | 13 | 0.22* | 220 | 3.66* | 1.36 (1.04–1.79) | |
> 20 km | 2418 | 5 | 0.21 | 0 | 0.00 | 65 | 2.68 | ||||
≤ 20 km | 6011 | 15 | 0.25 | 0.75 (0.29–1.93) | 13 | 0.22 | 0.98 (0.32–2.99) | 220 | 3.66* | 1.50 (1.09–2.07) | |
± 20 km | 1805 | 6 | 0.33 | 4 | 0.22 | 44 | 2.44 | ||||
± 20 km | 1805 | 6 | 0.33 | 1.61 (0.49–5.26) | 4 | 0.22* | 44 | 2.44 | 0.91 (0.62–1.32) | ||
> 20 km | 2418 | 5 | 0.21 | 0 | 0.00 | 65 | 2.68 | ||||
Bedouin permanent localities | < 20 km | 3556 | 28 | 0.99* | 2.27 (1.44–3.60) | 6 | 0.20 | 1.03 (0.42–2.53) | 199 | 5.13 | 1.11 (0.95–129) |
> 20 km | 14734 | 51 | 0.35 | 24 | 0.16 | 743 | 5.04 | ||||
Jewish satellite localities | ≤ 20 km | 310 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.32 | 23 | 7.42 | 1.72 (0.91–3.23) | ||
> 20 km | 347 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 15 | 4.32 | ||||
Jewish urban localities | ≤ 20 km | 19899 | 22 | 0.11 | 0.60 (0.33–1.08) | 15 | 0.08 | 0.56 (0.28–1.14) | 762 | 3.83 | 0.99 (0.88–1.11) |
> 20 km | 11928 | 22 | 0.18 | 16 | 0.13 | 461 | 3.86 | ||||
Jewish agricultural localities | ≤ 20 km | 416 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 15 | 3.61 | 0.87 (0.51–1.49) | ||
> 20 km | 2426 | 4 | 0.17 | 2 | 0.08 | 100 | 4.12 | ||||
All Jewish localities | ≤ 20 km | 20625 | 22 | 0.11 | 0.60 (0.34–1.06) | 16 | 0.08 | 0.63 (0.32–1.24) | 800 | 3.88 | 0.99 (0.89–1.10) |
>20 km | 14701 | 26 | 0.18 | 8 | 0.12 | 576 | 3.92 | ||||