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Chronic disease coverage in Canadian aboriginal newspapers.
https://arctichealth.org/en/permalink/ahliterature2973
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J Health Commun. 2003 Sep-Oct;8(5):475-88
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Article
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Author
Laurie Hoffman-Goetz
Charlene Shannon
Juanne N Clarke
Author Affiliation
Department of Health Studies and Gerontology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. lhgoetz@healthy.uwaterloo.ca
Source
J Health Commun. 2003 Sep-Oct;8(5):475-88
Language
English
Publication Type
Article
Keywords
Bibliometrics
Canada - epidemiology
Cardiovascular Diseases - ethnology
Chronic Disease - epidemiology
Diabetes Mellitus - ethnology
HIV Infections - ethnology
Humans
Indians, North American - statistics & numerical data
Inuits - statistics & numerical data
Neoplasms - ethnology
Newspapers - statistics & numerical data
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Abstract
PURPOSE: To determine the volume and focus of articles on four chronic diseases in newspapers targeting First Nations, Métis, and Inuit in Canada. METHODS: From a sampling frame of 31 Aboriginal newspapers published in English from 1996-2000, 14 newspapers were randomly selected allowing for national and regional representation. Newspaper archives were searched at the National Library of Canada and articles selected if the disease terms cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, or HIV/AIDS appeared in the headline, or in the first or last paragraph of the article. Articles were coded for inclusion of mobilizing information (local, distant, unrestricted, not specified, none) and content focus (scientific, human interest, commercial, other). Cancer articles were categorized by tumor site specificity. Data were analyzed by frequency, cross tabulations, and chi-square analysis. RESULTS: Of 400 chronic disease articles, there were significantly more articles on HIV/AIDS (167 or 41.8%) and diabetes (135 or 33.8%) and few articles on cancer (56 or 14%) and cardiovascular disease (30 articles or 7.5%) (p
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14530149
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