About the Authors

Julien Ntaongo Alendi

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Software, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

j.ntaongo@gmail.com

Affiliation University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Cécile Salpeteur

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Software, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Research, Analyses & Learning Service, Expertise & Advocacy Dept, Action Against Hunger, Montreuil, France

Steve Botomba

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Alemayehu Argaw

Roles Formal analysis, Software, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Food technology, Safety, and Health, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

Victor Nikièma

Roles Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Research, Analyses & Learning Service, Expertise & Advocacy Dept, Action Against Hunger, Montreuil, France

Jean-Baptiste Mayavanga

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation National Nutrition Program, Ministry of Public Health, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Benjamin Guesdon

Roles Methodology, Software, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Research, Analyses & Learning Service, Expertise & Advocacy Dept, Action Against Hunger, Montreuil, France

Marie Petry

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Nutrition & Health Service, Operations Department, Action Against Hunger, Montreuil, France

Uwimana Sebinwa

Roles Funding acquisition, Investigation, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Nutrition & Health Service, Operations Department, Action Against Hunger, Montreuil, France

Sophie Bruneau

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Nutrition & Health Service, Operations Department, Action Against Hunger, Montreuil, France

Aimée Mupuala Masaya

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, University Clinics, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Florence Mbiya Muadi

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Neuro-psycho-pathological Center, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Samuel Mampunza Ma Miezi

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Neuro-psycho-pathological Center, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Marie-Claire Muyer

Roles Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Competing Interests

I have read the journal's policy and the authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: CS, BG, SB, MP are employees of Action Against Hunger office in France. US and VN were employees of Action Against Hunger office in DRC and salary was partly or totally covered by the humanitarian project. AA, JN, MCM, SB, JM, AM, FMM and SM worked as consultants for Action Against Hunger. JN and SB received travel and conference funding to present this work.