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Table 5 Bivariate regression analysis of preparedness measures and organizational

From: Mass fatality preparedness among medical examiners/coroners in the United States: a cross-sectional study

 

MFI plan elements n = 114

 

Operational capabilities n = 117

 

Pre-existing resource networks n = 118

 
 

Odds ratio 95% CI

p-value

Odds ratio 95% CI

p-value

Odds ratio 95% CI

p-value

Workplace category (coroner is the reference category)

1.03

.934

1.03

9.34

0.34

.006**

[0.42-2.17]

[0.49-2.17]

[0.16-0.74]

Number of full time employees (6 or less is the reference category)

1.77

.129

2.52

0.16*

0.78

.500

[0.85-3.72]

[1.19-5.34]

[0.37-1.62]

Maximum fatalities that can be handled within 48 hrs (24 or less is the reference category)

2.25

.025*

5.65

< .001***

1.01

.970

[1.06-4.78]

[2.52-12.66]

[0.48-2.12]

Having experience of mass fatality incidents in the past 5 years (no is the reference category)

2.23

.135

3.54

.022*

1.12

.810

[0.79-5.71]

[1.20-10.41]

[0.44-2.88]

Training on mass fatality plan (no or not have a plan is the reference category)

5.44

< .001***

3.86

.003**

2.86

.018

[2.10-14.11]

[1.58-9.46]

[1.19-6.84]

Training on CBRNE (no is the reference category)

1.86

.155

2.17

.075

1.32

.510

[0.79-4.38]

[0.92-5.12]

[0.58-3.02]

Drills participation (no is the reference category)

4.68

.005**

3.83

.003**

1.75

.250

[1.59-13.73]

[1.58-9.46]

[0.68-4.48]

Having staff roster (no is the reference category)

1.83

.184

5.48

.001**

2.38

.061

[0.75-4.47]

[1.99-15.14]

[0.96-5.87]

Proportion of staff that are willing to report to duty during a regular mass fatality incident (70% or less staff willing is the reference category)

2.94

.042*

2.55

.068

2.25

.110

[1.04-8.32]

[0.93-6.98]

[0.82-6.13]

Proportion of staff that are willing to report to duty during a CBRNE involved mass fatality incident (70% or less staff willing is the reference category)

1.88

.177

1.87

1.27

1.10

.820

[0.85-4.13]

[0.84-4.17]

[0.50-2.39]

Proportion of staff that are able to report to duty during a mass fatality incident (70% or less staff able is the reference category)

1.53

.313

2.24

.058

1.28

.550

[0.67-3.49]

[0.97-5.15]

[0.56-2.91]

Proportion of staff that are able to report to duty during a CBRNE involved mass fatality incident (70% or less staff able is the reference category)

1.27

.552

1.15

.730

0.92

.830

[0.58-2.76]

[0.52-2.52]

[0.42-2.00]

Proportion of staff that have pre-event plan (70% or less staff able is the reference category)

1.15

.762

1.77

.224

2.34

.072

[0.47-2.80]

[0.70-4.46]

[0.93-5.89]

Self-reported workplace preparedness (Less prepared is the reference category)

3.40

.002**

5.27

< .001***

1.56

.250

[1.55-7.45]

[2.31-12.00]

[0.74-3.28]

Self-reported jurisdiction preparedness (Less prepared is the reference category)

2.35

.025*

2.69

.010*

1.35

.420

[1.12-4.95]

[1.27-5.70]

[0.65-2.81]

Serving urban area (less than 50,000 is the reference category)

2.14

.199

1.65

.386

0.55

.300

[0.67-6.81]

[0.53-5.07]

[0.17-1.74]

MFI plan elements (below median is the reference category)

-

-

6.71

< .001***

2.93

.004**

[3.04-14.82]

[1.40-6.11]

Operational capabilities (below median is the reference category)

  

-

-

2.22

0.31*

[1.01-4.59]

Pre-existing resource networks (below median is the reference category)

    

-

-

  1. Note. All organizational characteristics and preparedness measures were coded into binary variables.
  2. *p < 0.05. **p < 0.01. ***p < 0.001.