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- Title
Dietary diversity, environment and health-related factors of under-five children: evidence from cassava commercialization households in rural South-West Nigeria.
- Authors
Otekunrin, Olutosin Ademola; Otekunrin, Oluwaseun Aramide; Ayinde, Idris Akanbi; Sanusi, Rahman Akintayo; Onabanjo, Oluseye Olusegun; Ariyo, Oluwaseun
- Abstract
Diverse and quality diets are crucial to sustainable growth and development of under-five children, especially those of rural farming households. This study investigated the dietary diversity, environment, and health-related factors of young children. The study employed the use of cross-sectional survey data from 140 under-five children of cassava farming households in Ogun and Oyo states, South-West Nigeria. The study estimated factors influencing dietary diversity of under-five children and assessed children dietary diversity, and the availability of some environment and health-related factors of the farming households. The findings indicated that 98.7% and 97.5% of children consumed grains, with roots and tubers while 36.7% and 36.3% consumed legumes in Ogun and Oyo states respectively. The results also found that 48.6% of children sampled met the minimum cut-off point of 4 food groups with dietary diversity mean score of 3.28. The logit regression analysis indicated that child's age, mothers' age, distance to farm, and food expenditure were among the significant determinants of children dietary diversity. Therefore, this study seeks the collaborative efforts of stakeholders in providing nutrition-sensitive intervention programs for household members, especially mothers and young children in order to promote consumption of diversified diets and enhance healthy living of rural farming households.
- Subjects
OGUN State (Nigeria); OYO State (Nigeria); NIGERIA; HOUSEHOLDS; CASSAVA growing; CASSAVA; COMMERCIALIZATION; CHILD development; RURAL children
- Publication
Environmental Science & Pollution Research, 2022, Vol 29, Issue 13, p19432
- ISSN
0944-1344
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11356-021-17221-y