Table 3 Confidence in knowledge regarding policies related to ILE in the clinical environment:
From: Assessment of immigration law enforcement presence in a teaching hospital along the US/Mexico border
Physician/APP N = 192 (72.2%) | Medical Student N = 74 (27.8%) | Total N = 266 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
1. Hospital policies regarding medical care for detained patients (%)* | Unconfident | 78 (40.6) | 47 (63.5) | 125 (47.0) |
Confident | 102 (53.1) | 20 (27.0) | 122 (45.9) | |
Missing | 12 (6.3) | 7 (9.5) | 19 (7.1) | |
2. Immigration law enforcement policies regarding medical care for detained patients (%) | Unconfident | 96 (50.0) | 45 (60.8) | 141 (53.1) |
Confident | 84 (43.8) | 22 (29.7) | 106 (39.8) | |
Missing | 12 (6.3) | 7 (9.5) | 19 (7.1) | |
3. Level of authority of law enforcement in a medical setting (for example: detaining a person in the hospital, jurisdiction within a hospital) (%) | Unconfident | 90 (46.9) | 45 (60.8) | 135 (50.8) |
Confident | 90 (46.9) | 22 (29.7) | 112 (42.1) | |
Missing | 12 (6.3) | 7 (9.5) | 19 (7.1) | |
4. Level to which law enforcement can be involved in patient care (for example: being present during medical exams, filling out patient forms, interpreting) (%) | Unconfident | 82 (42.7) | 41 (55.4) | 123 (46.2) |
Confident | 98 (51.0) | 26 (35.1) | 124 (46.6) | |
Missing | 12 (6.3) | 7 (9.5) | 19 (7.1) | |
5. Rights of patients who are in immigration law enforcement (for example: to make a personal phone call, HIPAA protections) (%) | Unconfident | 89 (46.3) | 42 (56.8) | 131 (49.2) |
Confident | 89 (46.3) | 25 (33.8) | 114 (42.9) | |
Missing | 14 (7.3) | 7 (9.5) | 21 (7.9) | |
6. Rights of providers of patients in immigration law enforcement (for example: asking an agent to leave a patient’s room, soliciting legal or social services for the patient) (%) | Unconfident | 83 (43.2) | 40 (54.1) | 123 (46.2) |
Confident | 96 (50.0) | 27 (36.5) | 123 (46.2) | |
Missing | 13 (6.8) | 7 (9.5) | 20 (7.5) |