Abstract: Socio – economic characteristics of mothers has been observed to have effect on the knowledge and kinds of complementary foods given to infants. This research examined the socio – economic analysis of complementary diets fed to infant in Ido Local Government Area of Oyo State, Nigeria. Interviewers administered questionnaires were used to obtain data for the study. 270 respondents (mothers) who presented their children for immunization were selected from five different Primary Health care centers in the Local Government Area. The result revealed that mothers preferred traditional home made (63.3%) to commercial complementary foods (33.7%)54.8% of the mothers were between the age of 28 -37 years. 56.7% had secondary school education while 40% had a certificate.......
Keywords: fermented, complementary, infant, vulnerable.
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