TABLE 4.
Village Demographic Characteristics and Annualized Rates of Respiratory Disease Hospitalizations (Children Younger Than 1 Year) and Soft Tissue Infections (All Ages), by Percentage With In-Home Water Service for Region A: Alaska, 1999–2004, and 1999–2000
| Percentage of Community With In-Home
Water Service |
P |
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| Characteristic | < 10 | 10–79 | ≥ 80 | 100 | For Trenda | ≥ 80% vs 100% |
| Population (% of total) | 6956 (30) | 4743 (20) | 6415 (27) | 5459 (23) | ||
| Number of villages | 20 | 13 | 14 | 1b | ||
| Median village population (range) | 312 (49–1042) | 370 (96–651) | 493 (202–832) | 5459 | .31 | Not tested |
| Average no. persons per homec | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | .09 | Not tested |
| Average household income, $ per year | 30 633 | 28 393 | 31 160 | 57 321 | .87 | Not tested |
| Infections, hospitalization rate (no.d) | ||||||
| All LRTI | 351 (338) | 304 (121) | 282 (218) | 227 (141) | .002 | .02 |
| Pneumonia LRTI | 238 (229) | 201 (80) | 185 (143) | 130 (81) | .007 | .006 |
| RSV-positive | 140 (135) | 118 (47) | 113 (87) | 93 (58) | .08 | .24 |
| Pneumonia RSV | 78 (75) | 63 (25) | 63 (49) | 51 (32) | .23 | .34 |
| Staphylococcus aureus infection, any | 13.8 (55) | 10.8 (43) | 2.7 (17) | 8.4 (46) | <.001 | <.002 |
| MRSA infection, any | 11.3 (45) | 7.3 (29) | 1.6 (10) | 5.5 (30) | <.001 | .01 |
| Hospitalized for skin infection | 12.8 (89) | 9.6 (45) | 4.8 (30) | 5.5 (30) | <.001 | .61 |
Notes. LRTI = lower respiratory tract infection; RSV = respiratory syncytial virus; MRSA = methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
Trend among villages excluding largest town in region.
Largest town in region.
Averages are weighted by village population size.
Number is the total number of hospitalizations for that disease.