Table 2.

Results of the Fitted Reporting Rate Fractional Regression Model

Term	Description	Estimate	SE	OR	P Value
Intercept	Regression model intercept value	-6.198	1.510	–	<.001
STI	Is the main mode of transmission sexual? (yes/no)	2.487	0.566	12.030	<.001
CFR	Percentage of cases that result in death (0-100)	0.070	0.014	1.073	<.001
EPI	Index scoring national capacity to respond to infectious disease outbreaks (1-100)	0.036	0.016	1.040	.021
Media bias	Ordinal score indicating the balance of media reporting among political parties (0-4)	0.451	0.200	1.570	.023

Abbreviations: CFR, case fatality rate; EPI, Epidemic Preparedness Index; OR, odds ratio; SE, standard error; STI, sexually transmitted infection.