Table 2 Hemoglobin-testing performance rate in eligible 9–18-month-old population at initiation (2005) and end (2014) of the intervention and 5 years later (2019)

All, n (%)

39,190

86,681

60.00%

 < 0.01

94,247

(54.70%)

(87.50%)

(88.0%)

Gender

 Male, n(%)

20,236

44,590

58.40%

 < 0.001

48,810

(55.50%)

(87.90%)

(88.4%)

 Female, n(%)

18,954

42,091

61.80%

 < 0.001

45,432

(53.90%)

(87.20%)

(87.5%)

Ethnic background

 Jewish, n(%)

22,873

59,686

63.10%

 < 0.001

65,400

(52.90%)

(86.30%)

(87.5%)

 Non-Jewish

16,317

26,995

57.00%

 < 0.001

28,661

(57.50%)

(90.30%)

(90.4%)

Socioeconomic class

 Low

21,973

41,605

53.60%

 < 0.001

42,497

(57.80%)

(88.80%)

(88.5%)

 Intermediate

11,190

29,941

81.70%

 < 0.001

34,296

(48.60%)

(88.30%)

(88.6%)

 High

5,329

14,676

48.50%

 < 0.001

17,049

(59.00%)

(87.60%)

(88.3%)