The Prevalence of HIV/AIDS Frames in Kenya Newspapers: A Summative Content Analysis of the Daily Nation
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2019-03-25
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Taylor & Francis
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Kenya has one of the highest numbers of people living with HIV/AIDS in Africa (UNAIDS, 2018). The Kenyan media and most notably the Daily Nation play an important role in the social construction of HIV/AIDS nationally. This article uses the theory of media framing to understand the manner in which Kenyan newspapers make sense of the HIV/AIDS issue between the years 2011 and 2015. Specifically, this analysis focuses on multiple frames used by stakeholders with respect to the following topical categories (a) valence (positive/negative), (b) the action frame, (c) victim frame, (d) severity of HIV/AIDS in Kenya, (e) causes and solutions, and (f) beliefs about who is at risk. The findings show the action and victim frames to be most dominant. The group “other” was considered most at risk of contracting HIV, while positive valence was noted in most sampled articles.
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This study focuses on the manner in which Kenyan newspapers make sense of the HIV/AIDS issue between the years 2011 and 2015.
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Kiptinness, E. M., & Kiwanuka-Tondo, J. (2019). The prevalence of HIV/AIDS frames in Kenya Newspapers: A summative content analysis of the Daily Nation. Cogent Medicine, 6 (1), 1596047.