Table 2.

Adjusted Odds Ratios from Multivariate Logistic Regression for Frequent (daily or weekly) Weapons Confiscation in Hospitals.

Predictor	Adjusted Odds Ratio (95% Confidence Interval)	P- value
Health care facility perceived to be at high risk of violence (yes vs no; where no is the reference group)	7.44 (0.62–88.78)	0.11
Decision to arm guards was a response to violence in the community (yes vs. no; where no is the reference group)	2.78 (0.71–10.85)	0.14
∗ Use of metal detectors (yes vs. no; where no is the reference group)	5.02 (1.37–18.50)	0.015
∗ Psychiatric hospital (yes vs. no; where no is the reference group)	3.91 (1.04–14.78)	0.044
Type of community (suburban and urban vs. rural; where rural is the reference group)	5.14 (0.50–52.65)	0.17

∗ statistically significant.