Health status of adults exposed to severe acute malnutrition during childhood in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo: the Lwiro cohort study
SAM during childhood has deleterious consequences on the state of health during adulthood. It is imperative to implement interventions to prevent and treat SAM during childhood to maximise adult population health.
Authors
- Rosine Bigirinama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2461-0212)
- Michel P. Hermans (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1647-9031)
- Christian Chiribagula (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9889-6356)
- Gaylord Amani Ngaboyeka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4906-1851)
- Jean Corneille Lembebu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-2993-1330)
- Samuel Lwamushi Makali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3538-1715)
- Ghislain Bisimwa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4799-1115)
- Pacifique Mwene‐Batu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0413-2732)
- Jonathan C. K. Wells (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0411-8025)
- Christine Chimanuka
- Michèle Dramaix
Institutions
- Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc (BE)
- Université Libre de Bruxelles (BE)
- Université Catholique de Bukavu (CD)
- UCLouvain (BE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Public Health
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjph-2024-001510
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.24