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Table 3 Top ten access issues covered in news articles

From: The media and access issues: content analysis of Canadian newspaper coverage of health policy decisions

 

# articles

% of articles

Scope of government healthcare coverage

291

54.9 %

Barriers caused by high cost of treatment/service

94

17.7 %

Treatment/service is unavailable

56

10.6 %

Call for health policy reforms (e.g., orphan drug and catastrophic drug programs)

52

9.8 %

Legal proceedings (e.g., court decision relevant to access)

49

9.2 %

Access issues related to communication (e.g., access in language of choice)

27

5.1 %

Need for more research on rare diseases

24

4.5 %

Access issues related to transportation (e.g., no public transportation, service too far away)

22

4.2 %

Public health initiatives aimed at increased access (e.g., vaccine programs, nutrition education)

20

3.8 %

Health-related advocacy, fundraising, raising awareness about issues relevant to access

19

3.6 %