Steve Botomba
Biographic Data
| ID | 7780305 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Steve Botomba |
| GIVEN NAMES | Steve |
| FAMILY NAME | Botomba |
| SIGNATURE | BOTOMBA S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Kinshasa |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3355-7449 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Acceptability of a reduced dose of therapeutic food in the management of severely acutely malnourished children aged 6–59 months in Mbuji-Mayi, Democratic Republic of Congo
Despite a higher prevalence of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) in children living in Sub Saharan Africa, access to outpatient treatment remains limited. In relation to this, the 2023 WHO guidelines proposed reducing the dose of Ready to Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) distributed on the basis of recent evidence. One of the positive consequence is that savings made by reducing RUTF prescription per child can then be reinvested to admit more children a…
Perceptions, Causes and Treatment of Severe Acute Malnutrition, Mbuji‐Mayi, Kasai‐Oriental, Democratic Republic of the Congo
The effective management of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is contingent upon the perceptions of the affected communities, and preferred therapeutic pathways, object of the present research. A qualitative survey collected 54 semistructured individual interviews, 10 focus groups, and 6 direct observations in Mbujimayi town, Kasaï Oriental province, Democratic Republic of Congo. The deductive approach was used to analyse the data. Cultural and rel…
Worldwide trends in underweight and obesity from 1990 to 2022
BACKGROUND: Underweight and obesity are associated with adverse health outcomes throughout the life course. We estimated the individual and combined prevalence of underweight or thinness and obesity, and their changes, from 1990 to 2022 for adults and school-aged children and adolescents in 200 countries and territories. METHODS: ). For school-aged children and adolescents, we report thinness (BMI 2 SD above the median). FINDINGS: From 1990 to 20…
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Worldwide trends in underweight and obesity from 1990 to 2022
BACKGROUND: Underweight and obesity are associated with adverse health outcomes throughout the life course. We estimated the individual and combined prevalence of underweight or thinness and obesity, and their changes, from 1990 to 2022 for adults and school-aged children and adolescents in 200 countries and territories. METHODS: ). For school-aged children and adolescents, we report thinness (BMI 2 SD above the median). FINDINGS: From 1990 to 20…
Perceptions, Causes and Treatment of Severe Acute Malnutrition, Mbuji‐Mayi, Kasai‐Oriental, Democratic Republic of the Congo
The effective management of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is contingent upon the perceptions of the affected communities, and preferred therapeutic pathways, object of the present research. A qualitative survey collected 54 semistructured individual interviews, 10 focus groups, and 6 direct observations in Mbujimayi town, Kasaï Oriental province, Democratic Republic of Congo. The deductive approach was used to analyse the data. Cultural and rel…
Acceptability of a reduced dose of therapeutic food in the management of severely acutely malnourished children aged 6–59 months in Mbuji-Mayi, Democratic Republic of Congo
Despite a higher prevalence of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) in children living in Sub Saharan Africa, access to outpatient treatment remains limited. In relation to this, the 2023 WHO guidelines proposed reducing the dose of Ready to Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) distributed on the basis of recent evidence. One of the positive consequence is that savings made by reducing RUTF prescription per child can then be reinvested to admit more children a…
Child Nutrition and Water Access (3 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Malnutrition (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Population (2 works) · Qualitative research (2 works) · Biostatistics (1 works) · Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life (1 works) · Context (archaeology (1 works) · Democracy (1 works)