Examining the news media reaction to a national sugary beverage tax in South Africa: A quantitative content analysis
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Date
2021
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Springer Nature
Abstract
: South Africa was the first sub-Saharan African country to implement a sugar-sweetened beverage
(SSB) tax called the Health Promotion Levy (HPL) in April 2018. Given news media can increase public awareness
and sway opinions, this study analyzed how the media represented the HPL, including expressions of support or
challenge, topics associated with the levy, and stakeholder views of the HPL.
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Keywords
Sugar-sweetened beverages, Tax, Policy, Obesity, South Africa, Diabetes
Citation
Swart, E. C. et al. (2021). Examining the news media reaction to a national sugary beverage tax in South Africa: A quantitative content analysis. BMC Public Health
21(1),454