Investigating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the nutritional status of infants and toddlers: insights from China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A comprehensive understanding of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on childhood nutrition is crucial for devising effective mitigation strategies. However, existing knowledge regarding the pandemic's effect on childhood nutritional status remains limited. Furthermore, research focusing on young children aged 0-3 years is scarce.

Methods

Leveraging the outbreak that originated in Wuhan in Dec 2019, the epicenter of China's first and largest outbreak, and national survey and statistical yearbook data, this study conducted a natural experimental analysis with the consideration of geographical exposure, temporal exposure and survey cohort effects to investigate the pandemic's impacts on varying nutritional indicators of infants and toddlers aged 0-36 months. A compr

SUBMITTER: Gu L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11556185 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature