The effect of exposure to the COVID-19 pandemic on nutritional status and cognitive, motor, and behavioural development among children aged 20 months in rural Bangladesh: A repeated cross-section study between 2020 and 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic detrimentally affected cognitive and motor skills and behaviour of young children in rural Bangladesh. Disadvantaged young children's development appears to be extremely vulnerable to shocks. Without intervention these deficits will likely lead to later problems in learning and mental health.
Authors
- Jena Derakhshani Hamadani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0733-6829)
- Diego E. Álvarez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4449-9670)
- Lucy Luna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2231-4591)
- Shamima Shiraji
- Alaka Holla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5520-4145)
- Syed Nazmul Huda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0693-3357)
- Saiful Alam Bhuiyan
- Sally Grantham‐McGregor
- Mohammed Imrul Hasan
- S M Mulk Uddin Tipu
- Norbert Schady
Institutions
- World Bank (US)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research (AU)
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research (BD)
- Great Ormond Street Hospital (GB)
- University College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-03-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0309836
- Primary Topic
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- World Bank Group