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Edson Bustos-Arriagada1, Karina Etchegaray-Armijo1, Ángelo Liberona-Ortiz2

  • 1Faculty of Medicine, School of Nutrition and Dietetics, Universidad Finis Terrae, Santiago 7501015, Chile.

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|June 24, 2022
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COVID-19 pandemic confinement in Chile impacted children

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric nutrition and lifestyle habits
  • Public health during pandemics
  • Child development

Background:

  • Infants and children are vulnerable to developing healthy habits.
  • Many children were born during the COVID-19 pandemic, a period of significant lifestyle changes.
  • Assessing adherence to lifestyle recommendations during confinement is crucial for child well-being.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate compliance with national and international lifestyle recommendations for children aged 0-23 months.
  • To assess the impact of COVID-19 pandemic confinement in Chile on children's lifestyle habits.

Main Methods:

  • A cross-sectional study was conducted.
  • 211 online questionnaires collected sociodemographic and lifestyle data from children.
  • Data analyzed for compliance with various health recommendations.

Main Results:

  • High compliance observed for breastfeeding, complementary feeding initiation, and avoidance of salt, sugar, and snacks.
  • Good adherence to physical activity and sleep recommendations was noted.
  • Low compliance found for dinner introduction, introduction of specific foods (eggs, legumes, fish), and screen time recommendations.

Conclusions:

  • Pandemic confinement in Chile altered feeding behaviors, physical activity, screen time, and sleep in young children.
  • These alterations negatively affected the development of healthy lifestyles.
  • Targeted interventions may be needed to address pandemic-related disruptions in child health behaviors.

Keywords:
COVID-19breastfeedingchildrencomplementary feedinginfantslifestylesobesity

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