About the Authors

Folusho Mubowale Balogun

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

fbalogun@cartafrica.org

Affiliation Institute of Child Health, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria

Yolanda Malele-Kolisa

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

Affiliation School of Oral Health Sciences, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

Sara Jewett Nieuwoudt

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Public Health, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

Hellen Jepngetich

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Public Health, Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya

Jepchirchir Kiplagat

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Software, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation College of Health Sciences, Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya

Oyewale Mayowa Morakinyo

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Software, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria

Jeanette Dawa

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya

Nomathemba Chandiwana

Roles Conceptualization, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Ezintsha, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

Admire Chikandiwa

Roles Methodology, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Wits Reproductive Health and HIV Institute, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

Oluwaseun Akinyemi

Roles Methodology, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Health Policy and Management, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria

Bolutife Ayokunnu Olusanya

Roles Methodology, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria

Esther Kikelomo Afolabi

Roles Methodology, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Nursing Science, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria

Nkosiyazi Dube

Roles Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Human and Community Development, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

Taiwo Obembe

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Health Policy and Management, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria

Esther Karumi

Roles Methodology, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Pharmacy, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya

Celestin Ndikumana

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Governance and Public Administration, School of Governance, University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda

Justine Nnakate Bukenya

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Methodology, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Public Health, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda

Maria Chikalipo

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Software, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Kamuzu College of Nursing, University of Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi

Sunday Joseph Ayamolowo

Roles Methodology, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Nursing Science, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria

Emmanuel Shema

Roles Methodology, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation College of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda

Lester Kapanda

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation College of Medicine, University of Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi

Fred Maniragaba

Roles Methodology, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Statistics and Planning, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda

Felix Khuluza

Roles Methodology, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Pharmacy Department, College of Medicine, University of Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi

Henry Zakumumpa

Roles Methodology, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Public Health, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda

Kikelomo Mbada

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Political Science, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria

Hillary Sang

Roles Methodology, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Arts and Social Sciences, Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya

Emmanuel Kaindoa

Roles Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Environmental Health and Ecological Science Department, Ifakara Health Institute, Ifakara, Tanzania

Competing Interests

I have read the journal’s policy and the authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: All authors are fellows of the Consortium for Advanced Training in Africa (CARTA) and their doctoral studies were supported by CARTA. This does not alter our adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.