Covid 19

The study found six key themes of eating behaviour changes -- mindless eating and snacking; increased food consumption; generalized decrease in appetite or dietary intake; eating to cope; pandemic-related reductions in dietary intake and a re-emergence or marked increase in eating disorder symptoms.

According to UNICEF, at least 1 in 7 children -- or 332 million globally -- has lived under nationwide stay-at-home policies for at least nine months since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, putting their mental health and well-being at risk.

Online schooling, isolation, quarantine at home, lack of social interactions, lack of physical sports and parental angst have developed fears, depression, and boredom among children.

According to India-based findings of the report by Women Deliver and Focus 2030, women in India cited public places to be the most common place where they felt at-risk. "Fifty-five percent of female respondents feel at risk, or know someone who feels at risk, "online", and 40 per cent do "in the place where (they) work or study".

In the early 80s no one really talked about getting vaccinated. It was just a routine part of a doctor's visit. In fact, it was mainly for kids, and elders never had to bother so much about being vaccinated. But with the progress in science and technology, children around the world have been getting vaccinated more than ever owing to the eradication of diseases such as Smallpox and Rinderpest.

The findings, published in the journal Thorax, showed that smokers were 29 per cent more likely to report more than five symptoms associated with Covid-19. And 50 per cent more likely to report more than ten, including loss of smell, skipping meals, diarrhoea, fatigue, confusion or muscle pain.

As per doctors, around 30 per cent of the severely infected critical patients and senior citizens who come out of the ICU after recovery have post-covid digestive issues, while youngsters may exhibit mild symptoms like diarrhea.

Media &Entertainment is one of the most spheres of human activities which we have seen a substantial change. According to reports time spent before screens of various sizes-mobile, computer and television has increased to an abnormal 6 hours a day on an average.

The findings, published in Frontiers in Global Women's Health, suggest sex and gender differences may play a role in psychological and behavioural reactions to the pandemic. These differences need to be considered in planning targeted psychological interventions, the researchers said.

According to Debjani Banerjee Faculty- Sociology and Social & Cultural Anthropology( CBSE and IBDP), Shiv Nadar School, Gurugram, while the lockdown has been challenging for everyone, it hasn't been particularly easy for teenagers.