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Effects of Mothers’ Socio-economic Status on Adequate Complementary Feeding during Covid-19 Pandemic in Nigeria |
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PP: 1-16 |
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doi:10.18576/jans/020301
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Author(s) |
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Akinrinmade Remilekun,
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Abstract |
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| COVID-19 pandemic worsens mothers socioeconomic status and
indirectly affects infant feeding in developing countries. This study
aimed to determine the effects of mothers socioeconomic status on
complementary feeding practices during COVID-19 pandemic.
Mothers with infants aged 5-11 months (n=423) were interviewed
at selected Basic Health Centers (BHCs) in Ondo State. Structured
questionnaires were used to collect data on complementary feeding
(CF) practices and socioeconomic status during routine
immunization visits to the BHCs. The socioeconomic characteristics
revealed that only 21.7% of mothers had no formal education. Most
(75.2%) lived below ₦100,000 ($140) monthly income. The feeding
indicators showed that 27.1% had timely initiation of CF. Minimum
Meal Frequency (MMF) was achieved by 16.8% of the mothers. Only
12.3% could achieve Minimum Dietary Diversity (MDD), and 11.3%
were able to achieve Minimum Adequate Diet (MAD). Moreover, the
mothers employment status influenced the timely initiation of CF
(OR=5.6, P<0.001) and spouse support (OR=5.7, P<0.001). There is
a statistical relationship between MMF and mothers tertiary
education status (OR=10.5, P<0.001), mothers monthly income
(OR=7.6, P<0.001), mothers employment status (OR=6.3, P<0.001)
and spouse support (OR=7.2, P<0.001). The result showed that MDD
was influenced by mothers level of income (OR=4.1. P<0.05) and
spouse support (OR=4.2, P<0.01). The determinants of MAD were
the tertiary education status of the mother (OR=9.3, P<0.001),
income ₦100 (OR=6.7, P<0.001), self-employment (OR=4.9, P<0.01)
and spouse support (OR=8.7, P<0.001). In conclusion, COVID-19
pandemic impacted CF practices primarily due to the influence of
maternal socioeconomic status on the achievement of feeding
indicators. |
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