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Table 4 Univariate analysis of factors associated with the existence of an actionable and targeted message in the abstract,n = 529 articles (articles on fundamental research were excluded) Cambodia 2000 to 2012

From: Gaps between research and public health priorities in low income countries: evidence from a systematic literature review focused on Cambodia

 

Actionable and targeted message

Comparison

Total

Yes

No

OR (95%CI)

pvalues

n = 529 (100.0%)

n = 73 (13.8%)

n = 456 (86.2%)

Main topic

  Diseases/conditions

43 (12.5)

303 (87.5)

1 (reference)

-

345 (100.0)

  Health system

10 (18.9)

43 (81.1)

1.63 (0.76–3.48)

0.20

53 (100.0)

  Both

20 (15.3)

111 (84.7)

1.26 (0.71–2.24)

0.42

131 (100.0)

Subtopic

  Communicable diseases

36 (11.4)

281 (88.6)

0.60 (0.36–0.99)

0.048

317 (100.0)

  Non-communicable diseases

3 (7.7)

36 (92.3)

0.50 (0.15–1.67)

0.25

39 (100.0)

  Maternal and reproductive health

14 (28.6)

35 (71.4)

3.08 (1.55–6.13)

0.001

49 (100.0)

  Perinatal conditions

1 (14.3)

6 (85.7)

1.04 (0.12–8.77)

0.97

7 (100.0)

  Nutrition

8 (21.0)

30 (78.9)

1.74 (0.76–3.97)

0.18

38 (100.0)

  Injuries

5 (11.4)

39 (88.6)

0.78 (0.29–2.06)

0.62

44 (100.0)

  Health services delivery

12 (14.3)

72 (85.7)

1.04 (0.53–2.04)

0.88

84 (100.0)

  Governance and leadership

12 (19.3)

50 (80.6)

1.59 (0.80–3.16)

0.18

62 (100.0)

  Finances and equity

9 (22.5)

31 (77.5)

1.92 (0.87–4.23)

0.10

40 (100.0)

  Human resources

3 (9.1)

30 (90.9)

0.60 (0.18–2.04)

0.42

33 (100.0)

  Pharmacy and technologies

1 (3.6)

27 (96.4)

0.22 (0.02–1.64)

0.14

28 (100.0)

  Information system

3 (18.7)

13 (81.2)

1.46 (0.40–5.25)

0.56

16 (100.0)

Corresponding author’s affiliation

  Cambodian

28 (19.2)

118 (80.8)

1.78 (1.06–2.98)

0.02

146 (100.0)

  Cambodian public institutionsa

12 (18.5)

53 (81.5)

0.91 (0.40–2.11)

0.84

65 (100.0)

Full-text freely accessibleb

69 (15.1)

387 (84.9)

3.07 (1.08–8.70)

0.03

456 (100.0)

  1. aAll public hospitals (provincial, national) and governmental institutions, such as the National Center for HIV/AIDS, National Center for Parasitology, National Center for Health Promotion, Faculty of dentistry, and Cambodian Centers for Disease Control.
  2. bVia HINARI portal, PubMed central repository, Open Access journal, or Google.