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Reactive Risk Communication and Media Framing During Nigeria's 2024 Cholera Outbreak

2026-03-03 public and global health Title + abstract only
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BackgroundRisk communication is critical in shaping public response during infectious disease outbreaks. This study quantitatively examined whether Nigerian media coverage during the 2024 cholera outbreak reflected a proactive or reactive risk communication pattern. MethodsA Python-based systematic content analysis was conducted on 352 unique news articles published by major Nigerian media sources in 2024. K-Means was used to cluster and quantify thematic patterns, TextBlob for sentiment polari...

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