Table 1.
Main characteristics and sources of information for articles on caesarean section published in Brazilian women’s magazines, 1988-2008. Values are numbers (percentages) unless stated otherwise
| Articles (n=118) | |
|---|---|
| Main focus of article | |
| General information on pregnancy/delivery | 93 (79) |
| Personal account of pregnancy/delivery | 51 (43) |
| Medical topic | 8 (7) |
| Social topic | 2 (2) |
| Size and type of article | |
| Mean (SD) of pages per article | 4 (2.1) |
| Mean (SD) of pages per issue | 106 (31.8) |
| Paragraph or short text | 15 (13) |
| More than one page | 103 (87) |
| With illustrations | 116 (98) |
| Mean (SD) of illustrations per article | 4 (3.8) |
| Sources of information | |
| Health professional | 92 (78) |
| Governments, non-governmental organisations, World Health Organization | 22 (19) |
| No reference cited | 20 (17) |
| Medical journals | 12 (10) |
| Hospitals, universities, research institutions | 7 (6) |