A cross‑sectional analysis of vitamin D status and associated factors in children recovering from severe acute malnutrition in Zambia and Zimbabwe

• Tracy N. Phiri ,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: tracy@tropgan.com

  Affiliations Tropical Gastroenterology & Nutrition group, University of Zambia School of Medicine, Lusaka, Zambia, Centre for Immunobiology, University of Glasgow College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences, Glasgow, United Kingdom

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7110-3347

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• Cherlynn Dumbura,

  Roles Data curation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Institute for Maternal and Child Health Research, Harare, Harare Province, Zimbabwe

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• Kuda Mutasa,

  Roles Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Institute for Maternal and Child Health Research, Harare, Harare Province, Zimbabwe

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• Deophine Ngosa,

  Roles Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Tropical Gastroenterology & Nutrition group, University of Zambia School of Medicine, Lusaka, Zambia

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• Nivea Chuulu,

  Roles Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Tropical Gastroenterology & Nutrition group, University of Zambia School of Medicine, Lusaka, Zambia

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• Florence D. Majo,

  Roles Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Institute for Maternal and Child Health Research, Harare, Harare Province, Zimbabwe

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• Sandra Rukobo,

  Roles Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Institute for Maternal and Child Health Research, Harare, Harare Province, Zimbabwe

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• Claire D. Bourke,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Current address: Centre for Immunobiology, University of Glasgow College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences, Glasgow, United Kingdom.

  Affiliations Centre for Immunobiology, University of Glasgow College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences, Glasgow, United Kingdom, Institute for Maternal and Child Health Research, Harare, Harare Province, Zimbabwe, Blizard Institute, Barts & The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom

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• Beatrice Amadi,

  Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Tropical Gastroenterology & Nutrition group, University of Zambia School of Medicine, Lusaka, Zambia

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• Mutsa Bwakura-Dangarembizi,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Institute for Maternal and Child Health Research, Harare, Harare Province, Zimbabwe

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• Adrian R. Martineau,

  Roles Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Blizard Institute, Barts & The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom

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• Andrew J. Prendergast,

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

  Affiliations Institute for Maternal and Child Health Research, Harare, Harare Province, Zimbabwe, Blizard Institute, Barts & The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom

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• Paul Kelly

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Tropical Gastroenterology & Nutrition group, University of Zambia School of Medicine, Lusaka, Zambia, Blizard Institute, Barts & The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom

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