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Table 6 Follower’s framing of comments relating to posts initiated by the influencers

From: The infant feeding methods promoted by South African Instagram influencers in relation to crying and sleeping, 2018–2020: a retrospective digital ethnography

Influencer

Follower Comment Framing

Total

Pro breastfeeding

Pro-BMS

Neutral/Other

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

Mpoomy Ledwabaa

534

52.2

229

22.4

260

25.4

1,023

5.6

Azwi Rambudaa

100

29.4

150

44.1

190

55.9

340

1.9

Jessica Nkosia

4

2.9

100

73.0

33

24.1

137

0.8

Nkateko Dinwiddya

10,980

70.0

151

1.0

4 554

29.0

15,685

85.6

Nandi Madida

500

68.5

20

2.7

210

28.8

730

4.0

Keke Mputhi

235

59.6

5

1.3

154

39.1

394

2.2

Ntando Kunene

4

16.7

15

62.5

5

20.8

24

0.1

Total

12,357

 

670

 

5,406

 

18,333

100

  1. aInfluencers who were sponsored by BMS companies