Framing Family Planning

2022 ◽  
pp. 182-201
Author(s):  
Mistura Adebusola Salaudeen
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Family Planning ◽  
Infant Mortality ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Attribution Of Responsibility ◽  
News Frames ◽  
Online Newspapers ◽  
Media Attention

Given the population explosion and high rate of maternal and infant mortality prevalent in many developing countries, family planning has been promoted as method of controlling the population growth and stemming the occurrence of these birth-related deaths with the mass media as the major campaign tools. This study examined the coverage of family planning-related news in selected Nigerian online newspapers from September 2017 to April 2019, measuring the presence of eight news frames. A quantitative content analysis of the stories revealed that family planning news frequently fell within the attribution of responsibility frame and solution frame. However, it was observed that not enough media attention was given to address misconceptions about family planning, and stories prompting readers to take action on family planning significantly outnumber stories that provided help-seeking information necessary to take such actions. The results provide important insights of how family planning news is reported in Nigerian newspapers.

Framing Family Planning

2021 ◽  
pp. 91-115
Author(s):  
Mistura Adebusola Salaudeen
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Family Planning ◽  
Infant Mortality ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Attribution Of Responsibility ◽  
News Frames ◽  
Online Newspapers ◽  
Media Attention

Given the population explosion and high rate of maternal and infant mortality prevalent in many developing countries, family planning has been promoted as method of controlling the population growth and stemming the occurrence of these birth-related deaths with the mass media as the major campaign tools. This study examined the coverage of family planning-related news in selected Nigerian online newspapers from September 2017 to April 2019, measuring the presence of eight news frames. A quantitative content analysis of the stories revealed that family planning news frequently fell within the attribution of responsibility frame and solution frame. However, it was observed that not enough media attention was given to address misconceptions about family planning, and stories prompting readers to take action on family planning significantly outnumber stories that provided help-seeking information necessary to take such actions. The results provide important insights of how family planning news is reported in Nigerian newspapers.

scholarly journals Midwives and Maternal Mortality Evidence from a Midwifery Policy Experiment in 19th Century Sweden

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Louise Lorentzon ◽  
Per Pettersson-Lidbom
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Infant Mortality ◽  
Maternal Mortality ◽  
19Th Century ◽  
Causal Effect ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Current Debate ◽  
Effective Strategy ◽  
Policy Experiment ◽  
Exogenous Source

Abstract This paper estimates the causal effect of a historical midwifery policy experiment on maternal mortality, infant mortality, and stillbirth during the period of 1830–1894 in Sweden. Exploiting sharp changes or “discontinuities” across time and place in the availability of trained and licensed midwives as an exogenous source of variation, we find that a doubling of trained midwives led to a 20%–40% reduction in maternal mortality and a 20% increase in the uptake of midwife-assisted homebirths. The results thus suggest that a 1% increase in the share of midwife-assisted homebirths decreased maternal mortality by as much as 2%, which is a remarkable finding given that midwife training was only 6–12 months at that time. The results of this study contribute to the current debate about the most effective strategy to reduce the unacceptably high rate of maternal mortality in many developing countries, especially in low-resource settings.

African American online newspapers’ coverage of policy debate on the Affordable Care Act in 2017

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 349-367
Author(s):  
Masudul Biswas ◽  
Nam Young Kim
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Affordable Care Act ◽  
News Coverage ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Policy Debate ◽  
News Frames ◽  
Online Newspapers ◽  
Political Contention ◽  
The Affordable Care Act

Using content analysis, this study examined the coverage on the repeal and replace efforts of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2017 in three African American online newspapers—Afro.Com, AtlantaBlackStar.Com, and PhillyTrib.com. Top three news frames across the news coverage by these online newspapers reflected political contention and political maneuverings around the ACA and potential policy implications of the Republicans’ proposed bills to replace the ACA.

scholarly journals Comparative Frame Analysis of ‘War on Terror’: Content Analysis of USA and Pakistan’s Press

sjesr ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 238-245
Author(s):  
Shazia Hashmat ◽  
Dr. Bakht Rawan
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
War On Terror ◽  
New York Times ◽  
Attribution Of Responsibility ◽  
News Frames ◽  
The New York Times ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Press ◽  
Negative Tone

This study explores the role of leading newspapers of both America and Pakistan on the war-on-terror (WoT). The comparative framing analysis of the WoT in the selected newspapers Dawn (Pakistan) and The New York Times (USA) was carried out. Content analysis in which Categorization Scheme was used with predefined categories that were made on the basis of Framing theory. Five different news frames are deduced by Semetko and Valkenburg (2000) i.e. attribution of responsibility, human interest, conflict, morality, and economics were looked at in the selected newspapers. The coverage and framing of USA’s press related to the war on terror were dominated by regional foreign politics especially the framing of Pakistan and its role in the war on terror. The mean length of the news stories in The New York Times (USA) was significantly more than Dawn. The New York Times (USA) carried a more negative tone than Dawn (Pakistan). Frames used in Dawn (Pakistan) and The New York Times (USA) did not have a statistically significant difference. The conflict frame was used more than any other frame in the coverage of WoT in both the newspapers. This study revealed that the coverage trend of media reporting on WoT in the press of both Pakistan and USA. Also how frames in the press used are subjective to the internal politics of country in order to receive a sense of legitimacy and support.

scholarly journals Analisis Determinan Berat Badan Lahir Rendah (BBLR) Di Provinsi Nusa Tenggara Timur Tahun 2017

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 233-239
Author(s):  
Elina Mayasari ◽  
Geraldi Putra Prasetya Balebu ◽  
Latifah Hasanah ◽  
Rizka Wulandari ◽  
Rani Nooraeni
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Mortality Rate ◽  
Infant Mortality ◽  
Low Birthweight ◽  
Education Level ◽  
Infant Mortality Rate ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Average Case

Health is one of the essential needs for human beings, and even became a major issue that indicates achievement of a country or a region. Health can also be viewed from the condition of the infants, which can be measure from Infant Mortality Rate (IMR). This indicator shows a high rate especially because of low birthweight. The cases of low birthweight is one of the highest case that occurred in developing countries, including Indonesia. Nusa Tenggara Timur (NTT) province in Indonesia, is one of the most common places where this case is most likely to happened. The percentage of the low birthweight case is higher than the average case in Indonesia. Therefore, this research paper aim to investigate variables which are responsible for causing low birthweight case in such a high number in NTT on 2017. The method used for analysis is logistic regression. The result indicate that mother’s education level is significantly affecting low birthweight cases in NTT.

scholarly journals On the Prediction of Family Planning Practice in Pakistan: A Methodological Note

1977 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-88
Author(s):  
Huda C. Zurayk
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Family Planning ◽  
Birth Rate ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Family Planning Services ◽  
Provision Of Services ◽  
Development Plans ◽  
Desired Family Size ◽  
High Level ◽  
Voluntary Basis

The high rate of population growth in the developing countries at the present time—due to a fall in the level of mortality while fertility maintains its high level—is threatening to absorb the benefits achieved by those countries through the process of development, and is adversely influencing the health and welfare of individual families. The approach adopted by most governments of developing countries to solve the population problem has been increasingly the incorporation of popu¬lation objectives within their development plans, and the establishment of family planning programmes, or the support of family planning activities [1]. Such programmes and activities have concentrated mainly on providing family planning services to couples on a voluntary basis to prevent unwanted births [2]. As such, they have come under severe criticism on two accounts, (a) the objective they set for themselves of preventing unwanted births is not sufficient to reduce the birth rate to the desired level. Emphasis should be put on motivating couples to reduce their desired family size. And (b) the provision of services within family planning programmes has not been adequate, and needs improvement [3,4].

scholarly journals News Portrayals of Cyberbullying as the Product of Unstable Teen Technological Culture

2017 ◽  
Vol 42 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mylynn Felt
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Social Problem ◽  
Public Discourse ◽  
News Frames ◽  
Media Attention ◽  
Mainstream Media ◽  
Technological Culture ◽  
Computer Mediated ◽  
Problem Frame ◽  
Analyse De Contenu

Background  With the mainstream integration of social media in contemporary teen culture, concerns regarding cyberbullying are gaining international attention.Analysis  This study seeks not to measure but to examine the construction of cyberbullying as a Canadian social problem. The analysis focuses on news frames of four high-profile teen suicides linked to computer-mediated harassment.Conclusions and Implications  The mixed-method content analysis reveals a dominant social problem frame that reifies complex cases into simplified characterizations that misrepresent more common instances of cyberbullying. Mainstream media attention is an effective method for forwarding claims, defining problems, and inspiring legislative change. However, in the Canadian construction of cyberbullying, public discourse emphasizes extreme circumstances atypical of everyday teen culture.Keywords  Cyberbullying; Frame theory; Content analysis; Reification; SuicideContexte  Avec l’intégration des médias sociaux dans la culture adolescente contemporaine, les préoccupations concernant la cyberintimidation gagnent l’attention internationale.Analyse  Cette étude ne cherche pas à mesurer, mais d’examiner la construction de la cyberintimidation comme un problème social canadien. Analyse se concentre sur les cadres utilisés dans la media pour comprendre quatre haut-profil suicides d’adolescents liés au harcèlement par ordinateur.Conclusions and Implications  L’analyse de contenu mixte de méthode révèle un cadre de problème social dominant qui réifie les cas complexes avec des charectérisations simplifiées : un processus qui dénaturent les cas les plus courants de la cyberintimidation. Le media attention est une méthode efficace pour transmettre les revendications, la définition des problèmes et des changements législatifs inspirante. Cependant, dans la construction canadienne de la cyberintimidation, le discours public souligne circonstances extrêmes atypiques de la culture des adolescents de tous les jours.Mots clés  Cyberintimidation; Theorie des cadres; Analyse de contenu; Reification; Suicide

Effects of infant mortality, family planning and socioeconomic factors on fertility reduction in developing countries

1996 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akira Shimouchi ◽  
Kyohei Hayashi ◽  
Kotaro Ozasa ◽  
Yoshiyuki Watanabe ◽  
Keiichi Kawai
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Family Planning ◽  
Infant Mortality ◽  
Socioeconomic Factors ◽  
Fertility Reduction

Women's perceptions of the safety of the pill: a survey in eight developing countries

1987 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 313-321 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gary S. Grubb
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Family Planning ◽  
Adverse Effects ◽  
Birth Defects ◽  
Health Risks ◽  
Scientific Evidence ◽  
Protective Effects ◽  
Gallup Poll ◽  
The Us ◽  
Women’S Perceptions

SummaryIn January 1985, a Gallup poll sponsored by the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecologists reported that 76% of the US women sampled thought that there were substantial risks with using the pill, 31% thought the pill caused cancer and 64% thought the risk of childbearing was equal to or less than that in taking the pill. To assess the perceptions of the pill's safety internationally, a survey of 100–150 urban, middle-class women aged 18–45 years was conducted in each of eight countries in the developing world. There were striking similarities in perceptions of the pill's health effects between countries: (1) taking the pill is considered to have substantial health risks by 50–75% and is thought to be more hazardous than childbearing by over 40% of respondents except those in the African samples; (2) women who had used the pill are as unaware as those who had not of possible serious cardiovascular adverse effects; (3) the protective effects of the pill are virtually unknown; (4) the greatest inconsistency with scientific evidence concerns the risks of sterility and birth defects attributed to pill use. With information from this survey, family planning programmes can rectify almost universal misperceptions of the pill's safety when counselling new and continuing pill users.

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