Long-term effects of severe acute malnutrition during childhood on adult cognitive, academic and behavioural development in African fragile countries: The Lwiro cohort study in Democratic Republic of the Congo Universiteit Hasselt
IntroductionLittle is known about the outcomes of subjects with a history of severe acute malnutrition (SAM). We therefore sought to explore the long-term effects of SAM during childhood on human capital in adulthood in terms of education, cognition, self-esteem and health-related disabilities in daily living.MethodologyWe traced 524 adults (median age of 22) in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, who were treated for SAM during ...