Table 2 direct and indirect advice to viewers
From: Communicating uncertainty - how Australian television reported H1N1 risk in 2009: a content analysis
Statements | N | (%) |
|---|---|---|
Look after basic hygiene (e.g. wash hands, cover your mouth when you cough etc) | 111 | 27.8 |
Help prevent the spread of infection (e.g. stay home if you are sick, avoid crowds, defer non-essential travel, respect quarantine, keep sick children home etc.) | 111 | 27.8 |
Seek credible information, see a doctor and/or take medication as advised | 82 | 20.6 |
Consider a vaccine* | 38 | 9.5 |
Be alert if you belong a particular risk group | 35 | 8.8 |
Other | 22 | 5.6 |
TOTAL | 399 | 100.0 |