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Table 3 Factors influencing responsibility assignment for damages from radiation treatments

From: Understanding and addressing populations whose prior experience has led to mistrust in healthcare

Factor

Assigning responsibility to authorities

 

Yes

No

Total

Trauma

Yes

N

36

30

66

 

%

54.5%

45.5%

100%

No

N

185

275

460

 

%

40.2%

59.8%

100.0%

p = 0.027

Place of birth

Israel

N

35

26

61

 

%

57.4%

42.6%

100%

Abroad

N

186

278

464

 

%

40.1%

59.9%

100%

p = 0.01

Place of irradiation

Israel

N

149

139

288

 

%

48.3%

51.7%

100%

Abroad

N

63

148

211

 

%

29.9%

70.1%

100%

Abroad & Israel

N

4

2

6

 

%

33.3%

66.7%

100%

p < 0.01

District of residence in Israel

North

N

18

44

62

 

%

29%

71%

100%

Haifa

N

18

37

55

 

%

32.7%

67.3%

100%

Center

N

55

52

107

 

%

48.6%

51.4%

100%

Tel Aviv

N

51

42

93

 

%

54.8%

45.2%

100%

Jerusalem

N

13

23

36

 

%

36.10%

63.90%

100%

South

N

40

58

98

 

%

40.8%

59.2%

100%

West Bank

N

0

3

3

 

%

0%

100%

100%

p =  < 0.01