RETRACTED ARTICLE: Managing and controlling HIV/AIDS talk among Ghanaians living with HIV/AIDS

Abstract

We, the Editors and Publishers of Communicatio have retracted the following article:

Cyril Latzoo (2013) Managing and controlling HIV/AIDS talk among Ghanaians living with HIV/AIDS, Communicatio, 39:3, 319-332, DOI: 10.1080/02500167.2013.777352

Following publication, it was brought to our attention that this article contains significant overlap, in the form of continuous sentences throughout all sections, with the following article:

Erin Donovan-Kicken, Andrew C. Tollison & Elizabeth S. Goins (2011) A Grounded Theory of Control over Communication Among Individuals with Cancer, Journal of Applied Communication Research, 39:3, 310-330, DOI: 10.1080/00909882.2011.585398

The article by Donovan-Kicken et al, 2011, was not cited nor otherwise acknowledged. The author was contacted for an explanation but has not responded.

We have been informed in our decision-making by our policy on publishing ethics and integrity and the COPE guidelines on retractions. The retracted article will remain online to maintain the scholarly record, but it will be digitally watermarked on each page as “Retracted”.

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Statement of Retraction: “Managing and Controlling HIV/AIDS Talk among Ghanaians Living with HIV/AIDS”

Additional information

Notes on contributors

Cyril Latzoo

Cyril Latzoo is affiliated to the Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.