This content analysis explores the relationship between proximity/power status factors and news coverage of AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa in the elite press of the United States and Britain. Coverage from six publications— Time, Newsweek, U.S. News & World Report, The Economist, New York Times, and London Times—was compared with reported AIDS incidence in the hardest-hit African countries over two decades. AIDS coverage was related to year of publication, country of origin, and former colony status. Strongest predictors of coverage included military spending, scientific research, GDP, GNP, population, government type, and number of highways. Proximity and power status factors may mediate the flow of capital (information, money, and goods) between dominant and dependent nations.
Acknowledgements:The authors would like to thank all of the pharmacists who responded to the survey.
Conclusions: Most respondents indicated relatively low levels of IPV knowledge and training and very little current IPV screening activity. Continuing education on IPV should be considered for pharmacists to increase knowledge and awareness of IPV.
IntroductionIntimate partner violence (IPV), also known as domestic violence, is a public health problem impacting more than 12 million people in the United States each year.1 According to the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey, 35.6% of women and 28.5% of men are physically assaulted, sexually assaulted, or stalked by an intimate partner in their lifetime.1 Intimate partner violence negatively impacts health and well-being by causing injury or worsening health conditions. Physical injuries can range from cuts and bruises to injuries such as broken bones, brain injuries, and even death.2 Victims of IPV experience exacerbation of chronic diseases due to stress and poor health behaviors, report pain more frequently, and use prescription pain medications more than those not exposed to IPV.3-5 6 Women exposed to IPV have greater health care utilization and health care costs, incurring costs approximately 60% higher than women not experiencing abuse, including 27% higher pharmacy costs per year.
This content analysis examined risk communication factors in news coverage of the 2001 anthrax attacks appearing in 833 stories from 272 newspapers, AP, NPR, and four national television networks (CBS, NBC, CNN, ABC). An exploratory framework posits that when outrage factors characterize crisis coverage, accompanying explanations mitigate negative public reactions by putting the hazard into a broader context. Stories that portrayed uncertainty—through conflicting reports, speculation, use of unnamed sources, and coverage of vague advice and hoaxes/false alarms—frequently contained outrage rhetoric. However, speculative coverage often contained explanations that helped to contextualize frightening circumstances.
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