Socio-economic status and hunger among orphans and vulnerable children households in Lagos State, Nigeria.

Abstract:

Background:HIV/AIDS has contributed to increasing orphans and vulnerable children in Nigeria. A measure of vulnerability is household hunger. Objective:To assess level of household hunger and associated factors among OVC households in Lagos State. Methods:A cross-sectional survey of 1300 OVC households in 5 selected Local Government Areas. The LGAs were selected using the Household Vulnerability Assessment index. Data collection was by personal interview of households' heads/caregivers using a structured questionnaire capturing socio-demographic, household economic profile and food-related variables. A multivariate logit model was fitted to identify independent predictors of household hunger after adjusting for confounding variables. Results:The population density was 5.1 and 52.8% were females. A larger proportion of females (84.6%) than males (78.3%) reported that they had no food to eat in the last four weeks prior the survey. Poor household economic status (OR=1.41, CI: 1.03-1.92), age and marital status of caregiver were independent predictors of household hunger. The odds of hunger increased with caregiver's age; higher in households headed by never married (OR=3.99, CI: 1.15-13.89) and divorced/separated caregivers (OR=2.39, CI: 1.11-5.12). Conclusion:OVC households experienced severe hunger. Household economic strengthening would be useful strategy to mitigate the nutrition challenges of OVC in Lagos state.

journal_name

Afr Health Sci

journal_title

African health sciences

authors

Bamgboye E,Odusote T,Olusanmi I,Akinyemi J,Bidemi Y,Adebowale A,Gbenga A,Ladipo O

doi

10.4314/ahs.v20i2.47

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2020-06-01 00:00:00

pages

923-931

issue

2

eissn

1680-6905

issn

1729-0503

journal_volume

20

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