Health Transparency and Communication on the Government Websites of Ibero-American Countries: The Cases of Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Spain.

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Author(s): Barredo Ibáñez D;Barredo Ibáñez D;Barredo Ibáñez D; Molina Rodríguez-Navas P; Molina Rodríguez-Navas P; Medranda Morales NJ; Medranda Morales NJ; Rodríguez Breijo V; Rodríguez Breijo V
Source:
International journal of environmental research and public health [Int J Environ Res Public Health] 2021 Jun 08; Vol. 18 (12). Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Jun 08.
Publication Type:
Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Language:
English

Additional Information
- Source:
  Publisher: MDPI Country of Publication: Switzerland NLM ID: 101238455 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1660-4601 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 16604601 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Int J Environ Res Public Health Subsets: MEDLINE
- Publication Information:
  Original Publication: Basel : MDPI, c2004-
- Subject Terms:
  Communication* ; Government*; Chile ; Colombia ; Developing Countries ; Ecuador ; Spain ; United States
- Abstract:
  Through the strategic use of health communication from their websites, government institutions can achieve greater promotion and prevent health issues for citizens, at whom such websites are aimed. Thus, the transparency of these sites is essential to favor issues such as participation, accountability, and good governance. In the present study, through content analysis, we examined how active transparency and communication in health is built through analyzing the information provided by the different administrative levels with competencies in this field (government, regions, and municipalities) from the following countries: Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Spain. The results were projected according to a double axis of analysis. On the one hand, we offer a description of the levels of management of this phenomenon (structural characteristics and available resources). On the other hand, we developed indices based on each of the countries to compare the typologies grouped in these Ibero-American countries. As a general conclusion, the results evinced insufficient transparency in common; however, the deficit was less in countries that had a public health system.
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- Contributed Indexing:
  Keywords: Ibero-America; digital communication; health communication; institutional communication; transparency
- Publication Date:
  Date Created: 20210702 Date Completed: 20210726 Latest Revision: 20240402
- Publication Date:
  20240402
- Accession Number:
  PMC8228667
- Accession Number:
  10.3390/ijerph18126222
- Accession Number:
  34201336

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