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Predictors of Changes in Weight and Body Composition in Undernourished Children in Mozambique: A Longitudinal Study

Idalécia Cossa-Moiane^1,2,3
Sara Simões Dias⁴
Colleen Doak⁵
Maiza Campos-Ponce⁶
Clémentine Roucher²
Amanda Durkin^6,7
Adilson Fernando Loforte Bauhofer^1,8
Jean-Pierre Van Geertruyden³
Nilsa de Deus^1,9
Katja Polman^2,6

9 affiliations

¹Instituto Nacional de Saúde, EN1, Marracuene, Mozambique
²Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerpen, Belgium
³Global Health Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
⁴Center for Innovative Care and Health Technology, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Escola Superior de Saúde, Leiria, Portugal
⁵Public Health, College of Health Sciences, St. Ambrose University, Davenport, Iowa, USA
⁶Department of Health Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
⁷Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
⁸Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
⁹Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique

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@article{cossamoiane2026predictors,
  title = {{Predictors of Changes in Weight and Body Composition in Undernourished Children in Mozambique: A Longitudinal Study}},
  author = {Idalécia Cossa-Moiane and Sara Simões Dias and Colleen Doak and Maiza Campos-Ponce and Clémentine Roucher and Amanda Durkin and Adilson Fernando Loforte Bauhofer and Jean-Pierre Van Geertruyden and Nilsa de Deus and Katja Polman},
  journal = {The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene},
  year = {2026},
  month = sep,
  doi = {10.4269/ajtmh.26-0014},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.26-0014},
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Predictors of Changes in Weight and Body Composition in Undernourished Children in Mozambique: A Longitudinal Study
AU  - Idalécia Cossa-Moiane
AU  - Sara Simões Dias
AU  - Colleen Doak
AU  - Maiza Campos-Ponce
AU  - Clémentine Roucher
AU  - Amanda Durkin
AU  - Adilson Fernando Loforte Bauhofer
AU  - Jean-Pierre Van Geertruyden
AU  - Nilsa de Deus
AU  - Katja Polman
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/09/22
JO  - The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
DO  - 10.4269/ajtmh.26-0014
UR  - https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.26-0014
SN  - 0002-9637
SN  - 1476-1645
ER  -

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