Table 6.
Topics | Before (n=75) | After (n=125) | χ2 | df | P | ||
Freq. | % | Freq. | % | ||||
Protection against diseases | 67 | 89.3 | 97 | 77.6 | 4.372a | 1 | .04 |
Vaccine eligibility for females | 63 | 84.0 | 88 | 70.4 | 4.687a | 1 | .03 |
Side effects | 44 | 58.7 | 74 | 59.2 | 0.006 | 1 | .94 |
Duration | 43 | 57.3 | 46 | 36.8 | 8.002a | 1 | .005 |
Dosing | 39 | 52.0 | 33 | 26.4 | 13.333a | 1 | <.001 |
Vaccine efficacy | 37 | 49.3 | 55 | 44.0 | 0.537 | 1 | .46 |
Vaccine cost | 21 | 28.0 | 41 | 32.8 | 0.505 | 1 | .48 |
Politics | 19 | 25.3 | 54 | 43.2 | 6.456b | 1 | .01 |
Vaccine eligibility for males | 14 | 18.7 | 44 | 35.2 | 6.223b | 1 | .01 |
aCovered more often by the articles published before the Bachmann’s comment (P<.05).
bCovered more often by the articles published after Bachmann’s comment (P<.05).