Addressing child under nutrition
Can traditional practices offer a solution
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19529841 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sarika Chaturvedi (0000-0003-2927-1229, Savitribai Phule Pune University, corresponding author), Judith Raven (0000-0002-4112-6959, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine), Bhushan Patwardhan (0000-0003-3918-2609, Savitribai Phule Pune University) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1327255-1327255 |
| Publication date | 2017-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Global Health Action (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1654-9716 • E-ISSN: 1654-9880 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/16549716.2017.1327255 |
| PMID | 28590840 |
| OpenAlex | W2623811980 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 5 |
Child under nutrition continues to be a challenge to global development, especially in resource-poor contexts. In the multifaceted attempts to address this challenge, popular traditional practices, although closely linked to infant health, remain neglected and less researched. The World Health Organization's recent strategy on traditional medicine systems provides overarching guidance in this regard. In this commentary, we attempt to exemplify this. We highlight the importance of traditional child care practices with regard to child nutrition and the need for trans-disciplinary research to explore the potential of these for public health. Infant oil massage appears to be a potentially beneficial practice for child nutrition. Rigorous trans-disciplinary research on traditional infant massage can provide simple solutions to address child under nutrition and nurture human capabilities globally
Child development · Child health · Discipline · Global health · Nature versus nurture · Psychiatry · Public health · Social science · Sociology · Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Medicine · Nursing · Pediatric health and respiratory diseases · Pediatrics
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |