Table 3

Themes mentioned in articles across the publication types

Number of articles including each theme
ThemeAll publications (n=112)Broadsheet (n=61)Middle market (n=23)Tabloid (n=28)
Michael Douglas’ disclosure50 (45%)25 (41%)14 (61%)11 (39%)
Health information
 Link oral cancer and HPV112 (100%)61 (100%)23 (100%)28 (100%)
 Incidence of oral cancer61 (54%)29 (48%)13 (57%)19 (68%)
 Information about HPV
  Cause of cervical cancer63 (56%)33 (54%)12 (52%)18 (64%)
  100 variants of HPV11 (10%)5 (8%)3 (13%)3 (11%)
  8/10 will contract HPV12 (11%)5 (8%)3 (13%)4 (14%)
  90% will contract HPV by age 256 (5%)6 (10%)00
 Better prognosis and survival18 (16%)4 (7%)10 (43%)4 (14%)
 Diagnosis and treatment29 (26%)10 (16%)10 (43%)9 (32%)
 Symptoms and screening36 (32%)15 (25%)10 (43%)11 (39%)
Riskiness of oral sex83 (74%)42 (69%)20 (87%)21 (75%)
Vaccination of boys40 (36%)22 (36%)6 (26%)12 (43%)
  • HPV, human papillomavirus.