Table 1 Summary of the demographic characteristics of mothers and PCR results
Characteristics | PCR assay results | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Positive (N = 19) | Negative (N = 195) | ||
Age (years) [n, (%)] | |||
Mean | 29.5 | 29.8 | 0.791 |
18–29 (N = 114) | 12 (10.5%) | 102 (89.5%) | 0.510 |
30–39 (N = 93) | 7 (7.5%) | 86 (92.5%) | |
≥ 40 (N = 7) | 0 | 7 (100%) | |
Ethnicity [n, (%)] | |||
Jewish (N = 132) | 5 (3.8%) | 127 (96.2%) | 0.002 |
Arab (N = 61) | 11 (18%) | 50 (82%) | |
Circassian (N = 6) | 2 (33.3%) | 4 (66.7%) | |
Druze (N = 15) | 1 (6.7%) | 14 (93.3%) | |
Living settings [n, (%)] | |||
Urban (N = 91) | 10 (11%) | 81 (89%) | 0.250 |
Rural (N = 122) | 8 (6.6%) | 114 (93.4%) | |