Nutritional and immunisation status of children visiting hospital during COVID-19 pandemic in Kathmandu, Nepal
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Nutritional and immunisation status of children visiting hospital during COVID-19 pandemic in Kathmandu, Nepal

Original Research Article
Published 2022-03-21
Pawana Kayastha
Assistant Professor, Department of Paediatrics, Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital, Sinamangal, Kathmandu, Nepal
Vijaya Kumar Chikanbanjar
Resident, Department of Paediatrics, Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital, Sinamangal, Kathmandu, Nepal
Rajesh Kumar Panday
Resident, Department of Paediatrics, Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital, Sinamangal, Kathmandu, Nepal
Sunil Raja Manandhar
Professor, Department of Paediatrics, Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital, Sinamangal, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Keywords

Coronavirus disease 2019
Impact
Nutrition status
Pandemic
Routine vaccination

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Kayastha, P., Chikanbanjar, V. K., Panday, R. K., & Manandhar, S. R. (2022). Nutritional and immunisation status of children visiting hospital during COVID-19 pandemic in Kathmandu, Nepal. Journal of Kathmandu Medical College, 11(1), 4–7. Retrieved from https://jkmc.com.np/ojs3/index.php/journal/article/view/1118
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Abstract

Background: The coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID -19) outbreak and lockdown measures have given challenges related to food production, food supply chain, indulgence in low healthy processed food, lack of public transportation, difficult

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