Abstract
Digital media has become a major source of informational tools for understanding health risks, mitigating and correcting misinformation, as well as shaping public understanding and health-seeking behavior. However, the main problem persists regarding the media tone, framing, representation, and accuracy of women's health issues online. This study investigates the digital media representation of women’s health issues in South-South and North-Central Nigeria from January to December 2025. The study utilizes the mixed-method (convergent) approach. It also combines content analysis of sixty (60) social media posts with survey data collected from fifty-three (53) respondents across the two selected regions of Nigeria. The content analysis evaluates key health themes, which include: tone, accuracy of information, media framing, and engagement level. Also, the study survey examined public understanding, misinformation, misinterpretation, representations, and the influence digital media has on correcting these health issues and enabling informed healthcare decisions. The study recommended that digital media should extend media coverage beyond children and maternal healthcare, to include diverse crucial issues of women's health such as mental health, hormonal imbalance, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), menstrual cycles, and endometriosis; and also, that content creators, media influencers, and media practitioners should embrace new strategies of entrusting positive narratives which frame and portray women as active participants in their health determinations rather than passive recipients of care.