This study examined the factors influencing weaning diet among nursing mothers attending infant welfare clinics in comprehensive health center Okeyinmi, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State. The study specifically examined the level of knowledge of nursing mothers on weaning diet; the attitude of nursing mothers on weaning diet; the age at which nursing mothers wean their babies; and the method used by nursing mothers to wean their infant. The study adopted descriptive survey research design. The target population comprised of nursing mothers currently attending infant welfare clinic at Okeyinmi health center, Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State. A simple random sampling method was used to recruit 130 respondents (nursing mothers) for the study. A self-developed questionnaire was used to obtain information from the respondents. The questionnaire consisted of six sections: sections A to F. The face and content validity of the instrument were ensured by experts in Tests and Measurement and Nursing Science. The reliability of the instrument was established using internal consistency method which yielded reliability co-efficient of 0.83 after subjecting it to Cronbach Alpha Analysis. Data Collection was manually sorted out and analyzed with the use of statistical package for social science (SPSS version 26) using descriptive statistical techniques. Findings of the research revealed that majority 75(57.7%) of the mothers wean their children by introducing the children to other food other than breast milk. Regarding the methods adopted in weaning diet 49(37.7%) said breast milk and family diet, 44(33.8%) said off breast milk completely while 7(5.4%) said family meal and cow milk. In conclusion, the study reveals that most of the mothers have average knowledge on weaning diet. It was recommended among others that more health education and information should be provided to mothers during immunization and infant welfare clinic to improve their knowledge on weaning diet and to start at 6 months.

Keywords: Factor, Weaning, Diet, Nursing Mothers, Infant Welfare,

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