ASSESSMENT OF BIRTH REGISTRATION AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG MOTHERS OF INFANTS ATTENDING INFANT WELFARE CLINICS IN OGBOMOSO, OYO STATE.

Introduction: The birth of a child is an event that changes the dynamics of a population. Capturing this information is usually done through the birth registration system and affords a country the opportunity to legally recognize a viiichild as a member of that society. However, the poor performance of birth registration in developing countries such as Nigeria, poses significant challenges to the well-being of children and national development. Thus, Objective: This study aimed to access birth registration and associated factors among mothers of infants attending infant welfare clinics in Ogbomoso, Oyo-State. Methodology: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study with the respondents being out-patients who accessed services at the Infant Welfare clinic in Ogbomoso. Four hundred (400) respondents were recruited into the study using multistage sampling technique. Data was collected using a pretested interviewer-administered semi-structured questionnaire and analyzed using IBM Statistical Package for Service Solutions (SPSS) version 25. Data collected was subjected to univariate, bivariate and multivariate analyses. The level of significance for the study was set at p-value less than 0.05. Findings: This study revealed that majority, 299 (74.8%), were within the age range of 21–30 years, with a mean age of 27.30 ± 2.90 years. 382 (95.5%) had heard about birth registration. Overall knowledge of Mothers of infants on birth registration in PHCs in Ogbomoso revealed that 72.8% had poor knowledge. The overall perception of the respondents revealed that 50.2% had good perception.. Also, overall Practices of the respondents revealed that 67.8% had good practice. At bivariate levels, there was a statistically significant association between age group (χ² = 15.151, P = 0.001), ethnicity (χ² = 20.920, P =