Influence of Covid-19 in prevalence of malnutrition and mortality among children: An Appraisal
N. Rajani1, T. Tripura Sundari2 and K.R. Padma3
1Department of Home Science, (Corresponding author) Email id: rajani.nallanagula@gmail.com 2Department of Communication and Journalism Email id: tripura9.cj@gmail.com 3Department of Biotechnology, (Corresponding author) Email id: thulasipadi@gmail.com 1,2,3Sri Padmavati Mahila Visva Vidyalayam (Women’s) University, Tirupati-517 502 (India)
ABSTRACT
The unprecedented outburst of corona virus globally resulted in social and economic crisis which instigated threat on the status of children in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). The global crisis due to sudden lockdown shattered the Indian economy which raised peril among young children due to reduction in income among low- and middle-class families. Changes in the affordability of nutritious food due to decline in income pose menace indirectly among younger generation. Then COV-19 upsurge has depreciated key factors of health and caused chief commotion around the world. The children in the families are affected indirectly due to the restricted import-export activities, loss of pay supportresulted in poor supply of diet, reduced psychological health, social distance as well away from school and health care. The current review paper mainly focuses on the malnutrition among children especially due to the upsurge of corona in the global context. Nonetheless, the paper highlights and provides broad insights to researchers among the potential impacts of COVID-19 on nutritional status of children and to find out the life-long consequences and measures need to be taken inorder to provide optimal nutrition for further development in health among children.