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Effects Of Malnutrition

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With this forced food habit, they fail to intake adequate nutrition. As a result, they become more prone to chronic illness and disability, which make them less productive. Malnutrition persists among the children all through their lives, hampering their due physical and intellectual development. This nutritional shortfall of their lives never gets filled up. By withdrawing from school or not ensuring proper medical services for them, they usually lead them to an uncertain future.

SUFFERINGS OF THE WOMEN DUE TO FOOD PRICE HIKE
Though women used to work for securing their households and contribute positively to the GDP of the country, they are more vulnerable and insecure in any situation. They are victimized for nutritional effects of high …show more content…

The reality is that women face malnutrition in each stage of their lifecycle that have enormous health effects20.

The reasons behind women’s poor food consumption is not only associated with their primary responsibility for the management of food, patriarchy also dictate to accept this custom and ritual that women would eat rest of the food or wastage, almost rotten food after feeding everybody in the household.

Different reports (FAO, 200821; Oxfam and Save the Children, 200822; UNICEF, 200923) suggested that pregnant women and lactating mothers are most at risk of the effects of rising food prices. Women’s health is reportedly more vulnerable due to less consumption of food. Oxfam study (2013; 2014) reveals that women face huge health related problems. Mostly pronounced illness is anemia due to over burden and inadequate food intake. Respiratory disease and head spinning, white discharge, itching problem in vagina and pain in abdominal sides are the other prevailing health problems of women as prevailed from the …show more content…

Findings from Dhaka study also reported the same thing that a substantial portion of the respondents reported that they have to perform extra work.

SHIFTING BURDEN OVER THE CHILDREN
Children, especially in poor families get involved with income generating activities and these incidents go up when family experience food price hike. Oxfam study in Dhaka(2013) also noticed that child labor is a common phenomenon, particularly in Dwaripara slum and City Palli slum. FGD findings suggest that a good percentage of the children are reportedly involved with works like, rag pickers, small traders or working in the nearby Garment Factories (with a very low wage 50 taka only per day) and contribute to their family.

INCREASED INDEBTEDNESS
During crisis moment, households also take loans to meet immediate consumption needs. Oxfam study(2013;14) reveals that people in slums borrow money with interest from Microfinance Institutions, money lenders, relatives or neighbours to meet their basic needs. The survey data shows that 38% and 44% respondents are engaged with MFIs respectively in Sylhet and

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