Table IV. Spray use among nurses working in hospitals-according to hospital characteristics (n=4,110).
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| >=200 | 2840 | 16 | 1 | 1 | - | 11 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 50-199 | 1029 | 17 | 1.07 | 1.02 | 0.84-1.25 | 13 | 1.25 | 1.16 | 0.92-1.47 |
| <50 | 241 | 27 | 1.98 | 1.69 | 1.20-2.38 | 22 | 2.26 | 1.79 | 1.20-2.65 |
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| Northeast | 1237 | 16 | 1 | 1 | - | 11 | 1 | 1 | - |
| West | 695 | 12 | 0.75 | 0.75 | 0.58-0.97 | 8 | 0.73 | 0.73 | 0.54-0.99 |
| Midwest | 1361 | 19 | 1.29 | 1.24 | 1.00-1.52 | 14 | 1.32 | 1.26 | 0.99-1.60 |
| South | 817 | 19 | 1.23 | 1.21 | 0.95-1.53 | 14 | 1.36 | 1.36 | 1.03-1.77 |
| Urban/Rural | |||||||||
| Urban | 3622 | 16 | 1 | 1 | - | 11 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Adjacent to urban | 315 | 25 | 1.76 | 1.43 | 1.05-1.95 | 21 | 2.08 | 1.63 | 1.16. 2.29 |
| Rural | 173 | 17 | 1.05 | 0.88 | 0.54-1.41 | 14 | 1.31 | 1.06 | 0.62-1.82 |
Logistic regression with unadjusted odds ratios (OR) and mutually-adjusted odds ratios (adjOR) with GEE to take into account clustering among nurses working in the same hospital. Results in bold are statistically significant.