Abstract : Age-appropriate diets with the right mix of essential macro and micro-nutrients lay the early foundation of optimal physical and cognitive development among children. The objective of the study is to assess the key IYCF practices, anthropometry based nutritional status, and to examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemics on the IYCF. The tools used in the study were 24-hour recall administered food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) to obtain dietary data from 2160 children, while arthrometric data were collected by measuring the height, and weight, of the children. The finding of the study stated that wasting, stunting, and underweight were prevalent in 16.9%, 58.1%, and 34.2% respectively of the population. Male children were more likely to be malnourished than female children. 64%, and 66% of women began breast feeding within 30 minutes after giving birth of their babies and began supplemental foods before the six-month respectively. Insufficient consumption of seven nutrients: energy, calcium, iron, zinc, thiamin, riboflavin, and vitamin B6 was found in more than 70% of children. To safeguarding the concealed dagger of COVID-19 pointed towards children (6-23 months), there is a pressing need for high-frequency reconnaissance of vulnerable populations and entomb sectoral intermingling areas across health, agriculture, water, sanitation.
Cite : Sadhu, G., Gandhi, H., & Ranjan, R. (2024). Safeguarding The Concealed Dagger Of Covid19: A Cross Sectional Study On Child Feeding Practices (1st ed., pp. 138-140). Noble Science Press. https://doi.org/10.52458/9788196919535.nsp2024.eb.ch-12
