Table 1.
Unadjusted Associations of Hospital, Policy, and Legal Factors with Frequent (daily or weekly) Weapons Confiscation in Hospitals.
| Potential Predictors of frequent weapons confiscation | Frequency | Unadjusted Odds Ratio | 95% Confidence Interval | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ∗a) Health care facility perceived to be at high risk of violence (n = 76) | Yes = 62 No (ref) = 14 |
12.99 | 1.60–105.50 | 0.016 |
| ∗b) Decision to arm guards was a response to violence in the community (n = 66) | Yes = 23 No (ref) = 43 |
4.33 | 1.47–12.70 | 0.0077 |
| c) State allows open-carry of firearms (n = 76) | Yes = 37 No (ref) = 39 |
1.095 | 0.44–2.72 | 0.85 |
| ∗d) Use of metal detectors (n = 75) | Yes = 37 No = 38 |
2.89 | 1.11–7.49 | 0.029 |
| e) Trauma hospital (n = 76) | Yes = 43 No = 33 |
1.52 | 0.60–3.85 | 0.38 |
| ∗e) Psychiatric hospital (n = 76) |
Yes = 38 No = 38 |
4.94 | 1.83–13.31 | 0.0016 |
| ∗f) The type of community (n = 76) | Suburban & urban = 60 Rural (ref) = 16 Missing = 1 |
7.00 | 1.46–33.50 | 0.015 |
| g) The number of firearms registered (n = 76) | High = 30 Low (ref) = 46 |
0.87 | 0.34–2.21 | 0.76 |
| h) Statewide violent crime rate (n = 76) | High = 35 Low (ref) = 41 |
0.85 | 0.34–2.13 | 0.73 |
| I) Statewide mandatory background checks for firearm purchases ((n = 73) | Yes = 69 No (ref) = 4 |
0.23 | 0.023–2.30 | 0.21 |
| J) The size of the facility based on the number of inpatient hospital beds (n = 76) | High = 31 Low = 45 |
0.99 | 0.39–2.50 | 0.98 |
| k) firearms law grade given to the state where the survey respondent works (n = 76) | A&B (higher grades) = 24 C, D, F (lower grades) (ref) = 52 |
0.53 | 0.095–3.00 | 0.48 |
∗ statistically significant.