Well-child visits have been shown to be of benefit. In Nigeria, many children aged five years and younger do not receive any scheduled preventive
healthcare services after the receipt of their last vaccination. This was a descriptive cross-sectional survey. Using an interviewer-administered
questionnaire, the perception of mothers on well-child visits was determined. The respondents were mothers who brought their children for
immunisation at the Child Welfare Clinic of the Institute of Child Health, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria. Almost all of the surveyed mothers
200/203 (98.5%) agreed that their children should regularly engage in well-child visits. Many of the 203 studied mothers 96 (47.3%) preferred monthly
visits, while almost 60% wanted the visits to be scheduled outside of routine working hours. Most mothers 178 (87.7%) expected that their children’s
health would be ensured through screening for disease. 16.6% of the mothers indicated that they would be unwilling to pay for the service. Nigerian
mothers consider well-child visits to be important. Success of their implementation depends on the flexibility of the schedule and the affordability of
services