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Table 2 Vaccination coverage in first, second and eighth grades by demographic sector

From: School health services in the Southern District of Israel—between privatization and nationalization

  

Private (NATALI)

Public (Ministry of Health)

Comparison

Type of vaccine

Sector

N Number of pupils

% vaccinated (n- Number of pupils vaccinated)

N Number of pupils

% vaccinated (n- Number of pupils vaccinated)

Δ (Public–Private) (CI)

df

x2

MMRV

Jewish

14,713

69.79%(10,268)

10,989

95.07%(10,447)

25.3%(24.2%-26.4%)

1

2574.9***

 

Bedouin—permanent settlement

9,607

37.93%(3,644)

8,393

93.36%(7,836)

55.4%(54.0%-56.9%)

1

5957.9***

 

Bedouin – Diaspora

4,142

19.31(800) %

3,687

%96.18(3,546)

76.9%(75.1%-78.7%)

1

4565.5***

Tdap-ipv

Jewish

14,660

68.73%(10,076)

11,110

%92.93(10,325)

24.2%(23.0%-25.4%)

1

2244.6***

 

Bedouin—permanent settlement

8,438

%38.54(3,252)

8,532

%93.10(7,943)

54.6%(53.0%-56.1%)

1

5624.5***

 

Bedouin – Diaspora

3,343

23.54%(787)

3,672

%90.25(3,314)

66.7%(64.5%-69.0%)

1

3206.6***

Tdap

Jewish

13,192

52.73%(6,956)

10,276

89.05%(9,151)

36.3%(35.0%-37.7%)

1

3540.2***

 

Bedouin—permanent settlement

5,862

% 21.43(1,256)

6,357

%87.60(5,569)

66.2%(64.4%-67.9%)

1

5416.8***

 

Bedouin – Diaspora

2,491

%11.28(281)

2,727

%82.36(2.246)

71.1%(68.6%-73.6%)

1

2633.6***

  1. ***p < .001