iarjimphIARJIMPHIARJIMPH2709-331Xhttps://doi.org/10.47310/iarjimph.2021.v02i02.028Perception of Nursing Mothers to Weaning Diet for Under-One Year Children in Oda, Akure South Local Government, Ondo State, NigeriaPaulH.IlegbusiDaberechiN.AnyadiSenior Lecturer and Chief Community Health Officer, Ondo State College of Health Technology, Community Health Department, Akure, NigeriaLecturer and Community Health Officer, Royal College of Health Technology, Imo State, NigeriaOne of the inborn characteristics of mammals is to breastfeed their young ones after delivery using their breast milk that is highly required for growth and development especially within the first six months of life. Beyond the six months, the infant requires vitamin, iron, and extra energy for the growth and sustenance of life through the introduction of a weaning diet. The aim of the study is to investigate the perception of nursing mothers to weaning diet for under-one year children in Oda, Akure South Local Government, Ondo State, Nigeria. This study is a descriptive study and a simple random technique was used in selecting 423 nursing mothers in Oda town. Structured questionnaires were administered, retrieved, coded, and analysed using frequency table and simple percentage with IBM SPSS Statistics version 27.0.1.0. The study found out that 98.2% respondents have heard about weaning diet, 80.4% use local food sources to wean their infants while 19.6% give baby formula; 50.13% start to wean their babies between the age of 0-6months while 49.87% starts to wean their babies between the age of 7-12months; 91.9% had heard about exclusive breastfeeding before but 64.4% are still bottle-feeding their infants; 78.6% are not afraid to use a baby formula in weaning though 98.2% agreed that adequate nutrition helps the growth and development of infants; 55.5% disagreed that early weaning between 4-6 months affect the growth of the infant while 44.5% agreed that early weaning does affect the growth and development of the infant. This study has shown that nursing mothers use local weaning foods but they engage in early weaning, they however would need to be health educated more on exclusive breastfeeding and complementary feeding.