Table 2.
Potentially helpful media reporting characteristics according to World Health Organization suicide reporting guidelines.
| Media report characteristics | Total n (%) |
News n (%) |
Entertainment n (%) |
Test statistic (p-value) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Use of ‘died by Suicide’ or ‘took his life’ term | 150 (75) | 88 (78.6) | 62 (70.5) | 1.732 a (0.19) |
| Information to seek help | 26 (13) | 24 (21.4) | 2 (2.3) | 15.98 (<0.001) |
| Educate about suicide prevention | 4 (2) | 4 (3.6) | 0 | 3.207 b (0.13) |
| Coping with suicide thoughts | 1 (0.5) | 1 (0.9) | 0 | 0.79 b (1) |
| Focus on life & contribution to society | 46 (23) | 28 (25) | 18 (20.5) | 0.575 a (0.45) |
| Recognises link with mental illness | 57 (28.5) | 30 (26.8) | 27 (30.7) | 0.367 a (0.54) |
| Expert opinion | 4 (2) | 4 (3.6) | 0 | 3.207 b (0.13) |
| Research findings reported | 1 (0.5) | 1 (0.9) | 0 | 0.79 b (1) |
| Suicide statistics reported | 1 (0.5) | 1 (0.9) | 0 | 0.79 b (1) |
| Dispel myths regarding suicide | 3 (1.5) | 3 (2.7) | 0 | 2.393 b (0.25) |
a
Chi-square test.
b
Fishers Exact test.*p-value< 0.05.