Exploring electronic cigarette portrayals: a content and thematic analysis of African online news coverage
September 01, 2023 by biomedcentral.com
Exploring electronic cigarette portrayals: a content and thematic analysis of African online news coverage
Electronic cigarette use has surged internationally in recent years, with numerous countries noting an uptick in users. Despite this, the portrayal of e-cigarette usage in African news remains unclear. This research investigates the subject, employing a mixed-methodology approach. The study units were news articles on electronic cigarette use retrieved from AllAfrica, an online African news archive. [...]
20.30% of the adult population are current smokers. There are approximately 8.6 million current smokers in South Africa 35.10% of men are current smokers but only 6.50% of women.
SOURCE: GSTHR
