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The breastfeeding pattern and weaning practices in infants and children in Makurdi, Nigeria was examined in order to determine how they were influenced by changing socio‐economic conditions.
A pre‐tested questionnaire was administered to 100 randomly selected mothers who regularly visited the post‐natal health clinics in Makurdi, Nigeria.
The study indicated that the structural adjustment programme (SAP) affected the duration of breastfeeding period and the weaning practices followed. A relationship between the mothers educational level and occupation and time and duration of introducing milk formula was observed. The influences of health centres, relations and friends and food prices in influencing the duration of breastfeeding and type of weaning foods are discussed.
