Talking about firearm injury prevention with patients: a survey of medical residents

BMC Medical Education

Table 3 Respondent experience and interest in clinical strategies for firearm injury prevention

	Percent	Odds ratio	95% CI	P value
Ever ask about firearm access^a
Primary Care	45.2	ref	-	-
Surgery	24.2	0.39	0.16-0.94	0.036
Emergency	54.2	1.43	0.59-3.49	0.428
Psychiatry	90.0	10.92	2.41-49.46	0.002
Other	4.2	0.05	0.01-0.41	0.005
Had firearm injury prevention in medical education
Primary care	62.5	ref	-	-
Surgery	51.5	0.26	0.29-1.40	0.264
Emergency	79.2	1.24	0.79-6.59	0.128
Psychiatry	75.0	1.00	0.61-5.34	0.289
Other	33.3	0.14	0.12-0.77	0.012
Interested in firearm injury prevention education^b
Primary care	77.9	ref	-	-
Surgery	54.6	0.34	0.15-0.78	0.011
Emergency	79.2	1.08	0.36-3.20	0.89
Psychiatry	85.0	1.61	0.43-5.97	0.48
Other	58.3	0.40	0.16-1.01	0.053

^aOdds ratios compared ever asking with never asking
^bOdds ratios compare being “moderately,” “very,” or “extremely” interested in firearm injury prevention education with being “not” or “slightly” interested

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