Table 2 Reporting of funding in the 400 included studies
From: The reporting of funding in health policy and systems research: a cross-sectional study
All | Primary studies | Systematic reviews | P valueb | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
Study funding | n = 200 | n = 200 | 0.001 | |
Not reported | 126 (31) | 62 (31) | 64 (32) | |
Reported as funded | 240 (60) | 131 (65) | 109 (54) | |
Reported as not funded | 34 (9) | 7 (4) | 27 (14) | |
Source of fundinga | n = 240 | n = 131 | n = 109 | |
Internal fund | 42 (18) | 21 (16) | 21 (19) | 0.511 |
Governmental | 186 (78) | 101 (77) | 85 (78) | 0.871 |
Private for-profit | 10 (3) | 4 (3) | 6 (6) | 0.345 |
Private not-for-profit | 71 (30) | 37 (28) | 34 (31) | 0.618 |
Role of funder | n = 240 | n = 131 | n = 109 | |
Not reported | 214 (89) | 121 (93) | 93 (85) | 0.061 |
Reported as a general statement of ‘no involvement’ | 4 (2) | 3 (2) | 1 (1) | |
Reported as a specific statement of involvement in any of the stage(s) of the research | 22 (9) | 7 (5) | 15 (14) |