Table 4 Number of news stories with a main focus on primary healthcare (PHC), by specific issues discussed

Where PHC is provided or its consequences are felt

All clinics

61

6

12

79

45.7

PHC clinics/facilities

35

3

4

42

24.3

Mobile clinics

11

2

3

16

9.2

Health trains

5

1

1

7

4.0

Community-based health care centres

4

2

3

9

5.2

Mobile dental clinics

4

0

0

4

2.3

Fixed clinics

3

0

1

4

2.3

All hospitals

28

5

6

39

22.5

Hospitals

19

4

6

29

16.8

Day hospitals

2

2

1

5

2.8

All other settings

9

4

8

21

12.1

Schools

9

2

1

12

6.9

Hospices

0

2

10

12

6.9

Workplaces

2

0

0

2

1.2

By whom PHC is provided

All community health workers

14

23

37

74

42.8

Home-based carer/caregivers

2

5

28

35

20.2

Community care workers

7

12

4

23

13.3

Volunteer caregivers

3

5

14

22

12.7

Community caregivers

4

5

6

15

8.7

Directly observed treatment supporters

1

4

3

8

4.6

Lay counsellors

1

2

1

4

2.3

All nurses

40

8

11

59

34.1

PHC nurses

18

3

0

21

12.1

Professional nurses

12

0

3

15

8.7

Psychiatric nurses

3

1

0

4

2.3

Senior professional nurses

2

0

1

3

1.7

Enrolled nursing assistants

1

0

2

3

1.7

Midwives

2

0

0

2

1.2

Enrolled nurses

2

0

0

2

1.2

Nurse practitioners

1

0

0

1

0.6

Paediatric nurses

1

0

0

1

0.6

All doctors

23

8

3

34

19.7

Specialists

4

2

1

7

4.0

Family physicians

3

0

0

3

1.7

Dentists

2

1

0

3

1.7

Obstetricians & gynaecologists

2

0

0

2

1.2

Paediatricians

2

0

0

2

1.2

Pharmacists & allied workers

6

2

0

8

4.6

Pharmacists

6

2

0

8

4.6

Pharmacy assistants

2

0

0

2

1.2

All other care providers

8

2

4

14

8.1

Traditional healers

3

2

3

8

4.6

Social workers

1

1

1

3

1.7

Psychologists

2

0

0

2

1.2

With what focus is PHC discussed?

Infectious diseases & services

40

17

39

96

55.5

HIV/AIDS/TB & services

39

17

38

94

54.3

 Treatment & care

22

10

19

51

29.5

 Counselling & testing

15

2

9

26

15.0

 Prevention

14

0

10

24

13.9

 Screening

10

0

5

15

8.7

Sexually transmitted infections

6

0

8

14

8.1

Chronic conditions & services

28

17

7

37

21.4

Mental healthcare/services

10

2

4

16

9.2

Cancer & cancer treatment services

8

0

3

11

6.4

Hypertension

11

0

0

11

6.4

Cardiac disease

6

0

0

6

3.5

Diabetes

4

0

2

6

3.5

Reproductive health

19

0

2

19

11.0

Maternity services

15

0

2

17

9.8

Family planning

10

0

2

12

6.9

Other forms of care

39

4

20

63

36.4

Child health

33

1

8

42

24.3

Orphan & vulnerable children care

21

1

0

22

12.7

Maternal & child health

1

1

12

14

8.1

Oral health

13

1

0

14

8.1

Palliative care

1

2

8

11

6.4

Eye health

8

0

0

8

4.6

Elderly care

2

1

3

6

3.5

Ear nose & throat

3

0

0

3

1.7

Rape/sexual assault services

3

0

0

3

1.7

Social determinants of health

22

1

15

38

22.0

Nutrition

14

1

12

27

15.6

Poverty

9

1

13

23

13.3

Unemployment

8

0

7

15

8.7

Food security

6

0

3

9

5.2

Education

2

0

2

4

2.3

Water

3

0

1

4

2.3

Housing

1

0

0

1

0.6