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Child Feeding by Nigerian Mothers during Acute Diarrhoeal Illness

Department of Community Health, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria

A STUDY was conducted among mothers in a suburban community in Lagos to ascertain child feeding patterns during episodes of diarrhoea. Two hundred women with children of 6 to 36 months were selected randomly from 672 who were partici pating in a diarrhoea surveillance study. The vast majority restricted the consumption of yams and sugar (>90%) and substantial numbers (40/50%) restricted bread and rice. On the other hand other carbohydrate foods were increased — plantain (73%) ogi-maize pap (53%) amala (56%). Of the protein foods the vast majority restricted beans (94%) and milk formula (69%) with 35% restricting meat but not fish. Few increased the intake of such foods. Beverages, fruit and vegetables were restricted by the majority; water intake was maintained. These dietary restrictions are appar ently based on tradition but can have serious conse quences.

The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health, Vol. 110, No. 5, 164-165 (1990)
DOI: 10.1177/146642409011000506


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