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Journal of Infectious Diseases

, volume 224 , issue Supplement_7 , pages S901-S909

Nutrition and Food Security in Bangladesh: Achievements, Challenges, and Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Shah Mohammad Fahim ¹

Md Shabab Hossain ¹

Shimul Sen ²

Subhasish Das ¹

Muttaquina Hosssain ¹

Tahmeed Ahmed ^{1, 3, 4}

S M Mustafizur Rahman ⁵

Md. Khalilur Rahman ⁶

Shamsul Alam ²

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Nutrition and Clinical Services Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh |

General Economics Division, Bangladesh Planning Commission, Government of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh |

Department of Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA |

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Department of Public Health Nutrition, James P. Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University, Dhaka, Bangladesh |

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National Nutrition Services, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh |

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Bangladesh National Nutrition Council, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh |

Publication type: Journal Article

Publication date: 2021-10-20

Oxford University Press

Journal of Infectious Diseases

scimago Q1

wos Q1

SJR: 2.038

CiteScore: 11.1

Impact factor: 4.5

ISSN: 00221899, 15376613

DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiab473

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PubMed ID: 34668556

Infectious Diseases

Immunology and Allergy

Abstract

Background

Bangladesh has experienced remarkable transformation in demographic, health, and nutritional status of the population. The changes have exposed the population to a number of challenges, the detrimental effect of which on health and nutrition is likely to be increased by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. We provide an overview of health and nutritional challenges in Bangladesh in relation to demographic transition and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods

We identified and reviewed recent reports, published articles, and pertinent gray literature on nutrition and food security in Bangladesh to provide historical and contextual information.

Results

The review identifies the progress as well as existing burden regarding nutrition and food security in Bangladesh and highlights the challenges in the coming days in regard to population growth and the COVID-19 pandemic. The country is on track to reduce all forms of childhood undernutrition, while the proportion of nutrition-related noncommunicable diseases is rising owing to changes in dietary intake, low physical activity, and sedentary lifestyle.

Conclusions

Despite remarkable progress, health and nutritional status of the population in Bangladesh faces challenges, particularly in relation to demographic transition and compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic, which require concerted attention from policymakers as well as stakeholders.

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Fahim S. M. et al. Nutrition and Food Security in Bangladesh: Achievements, Challenges, and Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic // Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2021. Vol. 224. No. Supplement_7. p. S901-S909.

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Fahim S. M., Hossain M. S., Sen S., Das S., Hosssain M., Ahmed T., Rahman S. M. M., Rahman M. K., Alam S. Nutrition and Food Security in Bangladesh: Achievements, Challenges, and Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic // Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2021. Vol. 224. No. Supplement_7. p. S901-S909.

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TY - JOUR

DO - 10.1093/infdis/jiab473

UR - https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiab473

TI - Nutrition and Food Security in Bangladesh: Achievements, Challenges, and Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic

T2 - Journal of Infectious Diseases

AU - Fahim, Shah Mohammad

AU - Hossain, Md Shabab

AU - Sen, Shimul

AU - Das, Subhasish

AU - Hosssain, Muttaquina

AU - Ahmed, Tahmeed

AU - Rahman, S M Mustafizur

AU - Rahman, Md. Khalilur

AU - Alam, Shamsul

PY - 2021

DA - 2021/10/20

PB - Oxford University Press

SP - S901-S909

IS - Supplement_7

VL - 224

PMID - 34668556

SN - 0022-1899

SN - 1537-6613

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@article{2021_Fahim,

author = {Shah Mohammad Fahim and Md Shabab Hossain and Shimul Sen and Subhasish Das and Muttaquina Hosssain and Tahmeed Ahmed and S M Mustafizur Rahman and Md. Khalilur Rahman and Shamsul Alam},

title = {Nutrition and Food Security in Bangladesh: Achievements, Challenges, and Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic},

journal = {Journal of Infectious Diseases},

year = {2021},

volume = {224},

publisher = {Oxford University Press},

month = {oct},

url = {https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiab473},

number = {Supplement_7},

pages = {S901--S909},

doi = {10.1093/infdis/jiab473}

}

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Fahim, Shah Mohammad, et al. “Nutrition and Food Security in Bangladesh: Achievements, Challenges, and Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic.” Journal of Infectious Diseases, vol. 224, no. Supplement_7, Oct. 2021, pp. S901-S909. https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiab473.

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Journal

Journal of Infectious Diseases

scimago Q1

wos Q1

SJR

2.038

CiteScore

11.1

Impact factor

4.5

ISSN

00221899 (Print)

15376613 (Electronic)