About the Authors

Kelechi Elizabeth Oladimeji

Contributed equally to this work with: Kelechi Elizabeth Oladimeji, Joyce M. Tsoka-Gwegweni, Olanrewaju Oladimeji

oladimejikelechi@yahoo.com; keoladimeji@cchrad.org

Affiliations Discipline of Public Health Medicine, College of Health Science, Howard College Campus, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa, Center for Community Healthcare, Research and Development, Abuja, Nigeria

Joyce M. Tsoka-Gwegweni

Contributed equally to this work with: Kelechi Elizabeth Oladimeji, Joyce M. Tsoka-Gwegweni, Olanrewaju Oladimeji

Affiliation Discipline of Public Health Medicine, College of Health Science, Howard College Campus, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa

Franklin C. Igbodekwe

Affiliation Center for Community Healthcare, Research and Development, Abuja, Nigeria

Mary Twomey

Affiliation Health and Social Care Department, Open University, Milton Keynes MK7 6BJ, London, United Kingdom

Christopher Akolo

Affiliation Population Services International, 1120 19th Street, N.W, Suite 600, Washington, District of Columbia, 20036, United States of America

Hadiza Sabuwa Balarabe

Affiliation Department of Public Health and Human Services, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nigeria

Olayinka Atilola

Affiliations Center for Community Healthcare, Research and Development, Abuja, Nigeria, Department of Psychiatry, Lagos State University, Lagos, Nigeria

Oluwole Jegede

Affiliation Milken Institute of Public Health, George Washington University, Washington, District of Columbia, 20052, United State of America

Olanrewaju Oladimeji

Contributed equally to this work with: Kelechi Elizabeth Oladimeji, Joyce M. Tsoka-Gwegweni, Olanrewaju Oladimeji

Affiliations Discipline of Public Health Medicine, College of Health Science, Howard College Campus, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa, Center for Community Healthcare, Research and Development, Abuja, Nigeria

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: KEO OO FCI. Performed the experiments: KEO OO FCI JMT MT CA HSB OA OJ. Analyzed the data: KEO OO JMT OA OJ. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: KEO OO FCI JMT MT CA HSB OA. Wrote the paper: KEO OO FCI JMT MT CA HSB OA OJ.