This study examined the newspaper coverage of HIV/AIDS, malaria and polio in Nigeria to determine the level of attention Nigerian newspapers have given to these three diseases in their reportage over the years vis-a-vis their high prevalence in the country. The author performed content analysis on four Nigerian national newspapers covering from 2010 to 2013. Findings show that Nigerian newspapers have not given adequate attention to HIV/AIDS, malaria and polio in their health coverage. This, therefore, suggests that this may have contributed to the high prevalence of these diseases in Nigeria. The author, therefore, calls for more newspaper coverage of these diseases by Nigerian newspapers as well other media in order to reduce their prevalence in the Nigerian society.
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Keywords: HIV/AIDS, malaria, polio, newspaper, health reporting, Nigeria.