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Ethnic disparities in emergency department utilization patterns in southern Israel: a population-based study |
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| Authors: | Ygal Plakht Muhammad Abu Tailakh Tal Barabi Arthur Shiyovich |
| Affiliation: | 1. Soroka University Medical Center, Beer Sheva, Israel 2. Leon and Matilda Recanati School for Community Health Professions, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel 3. CBRN Medicine Branch, Medical Corps, Israel Defense Forces, Tel-Hashomer, Israel |
| Abstract: | Approximately 520,000 residents (30?% Bedouins) inhabit the Negev region of southern Israel. Despite the geographical proximity, Bedouins differ from Jews demographically and socio-economically. To evaluate the ethnic disparities in emergency department (ED) utilization patterns in this population-based observational retrospective cohort study, individual data regarding 93,338 visits to the ED throughout 2007?C2009 (9?months) were obtained. Demographic data were obtained from the Central Bureau of Statistics. The age- and gender-adjusted annual rates of ED visits were: 31.1 and 23 per 100 residents for Bedouins and Jews, respectively (P?P?P?P? |
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