Table 3.
Journalist Reporting Characteristics by Health Sector.
| Characteristic | Public Health (63, 88.7%) |
Animal Health (59, 83.1%) |
Environmental Health (55, 77.5%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perceived number of health articles published in this sector per month | |||
| <25 26–50 >50 |
37 (58.7) 13 (20.6) 13 (20.6) |
48 (81.3) 5 (8.5) 6 (10.2) |
39 (70.9) 7 (12.7) 9 (16.4) |
| Primary Contacts *,† | |||
| Government officials NGO representative Researchers with expertise Clinician/veterinarian/other |
38 (60.3) 32 (50.8) 49 (77.8) 51 (81.0) |
34 (57.6) 20 (33.9) 34 (57.6) 43 (72.9) |
37 (67.3) 29 (52.7) 49 (89.1) 1 (1.8) |
| Rating of Nepali media for health sector coverage | |||
| Poor Fair Good Excellent Declined to answer |
18 (28.6) 34 (53.9) 9 (14.3) 1 (1.6) 1 (1.6) |
28 (47.4) 23 (39.0) 6 (10.2) 0 (0.0) 2 (3.4) |
15 (27.3) 30 (54.6) 8 (14.5) 1 (1.8) 1 (1.8) |
| Amount of health media coverage at your organization over last 5 years * | |||
| Increased Decreased Stayed the same Declined to answer |
56 (88.9) 0 (0.0) 6 (9.5) 1 (1.6) |
28 (47.4) 5 (8.5) 25 (42.4) 1 (1.7) |
38 (69.1) 0 (0.0) 15 (27.3) 2 (3.6) |
| Quality of health media coverage at your organization over last 5 years * | |||
| Increased Decreased Stayed the same Declined to answer |
52 (82.5) 6 (9.5) 4 (6.3) 1 (1.6) |
28 (47.4) 6 (10.2) 21 (35.6) 4 (6.8) |
37 (67.3) 2 (3.6) 14 (25.5) 2 (3.6) |
| Received training in health sector * | |||
| Yes No Declined to answer |
28 (44.4) 32 (50.8) 3 (4.8) |
6 (10.2) 44 (74.6) 9 (15.2) |
23 (41.8) 29 (52.7) 3 (5.5) |
* = p-value < 0.05; † = multiple responses allowed.