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. 2020 Jun;20(2):923-931.
doi: 10.4314/ahs.v20i2.47.

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

Elijah Bamgboye  1 , Tayo Odusote  2 , Iyabode Olusanmi  1 , Joshua Akinyemi  3 , Yussuf Bidemi  3 , Ayo Adebowale  3   4 , Ashaolu Gbenga  1 , Oladapo Ladipo  1
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Socio-economic status and hunger among orphans and vulnerable children households in Lagos State, Nigeria

Elijah Bamgboye et al. Afr Health Sci. 2020 Jun.

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.

Keywords: Nigeria; Orphans; caregivers; children; economy; households food security; vulnerable.

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