Open AccessBeliefs regarding diet during childhood illness
Author(s) -
Asha Benakappa,
Poojita Shivamurthy
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
indian journal of community medicine/indian journal of community medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-3581
pISSN - 0970-0218
DOI - 10.4103/0970-0218.94016
Subject(s) - medicine , malnutrition , environmental health , socioeconomic status , breastfeeding , cycle of poverty , poverty , pediatrics , population , pathology , economics , economic growth
Fifty percent to 70% of the burden of childhood diarrhea and respiratory infections is attributable to undernutrition. It is compounded by food restriction during illness due to false beliefs, leading to a vicious cycle of malnutrition and infection. In the long run, it decreases the child's productivity, which is an obstacle to sustainable socioeconomic development.