About the Authors

Erick S. Kinyenje

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

kinyenje2003@yahoo.com

Affiliation Health Quality Assurance Unit, Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children, Dodoma, Tanzania

Talhiya A. Yahya

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Health Quality Assurance Unit, Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children, Dodoma, Tanzania

Mbwana M. Degeh

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

Affiliation Health Quality Assurance Unit, Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children, Dodoma, Tanzania

Chrisogone C. German

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Health Quality Assurance Unit, Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children, Dodoma, Tanzania

Joseph C. Hokororo

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

Affiliation Health Quality Assurance Unit, Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children, Dodoma, Tanzania

Mohamed A. Mohamed

Roles Conceptualization, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Tanzania Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Programme (TFELTP), Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, East Central and Southern Africa Health Community, Arusha, United Republic of Tanzania

Omary A. Nassoro

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

Affiliation Health Quality Assurance Unit, Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children, Dodoma, Tanzania

Radenta P. Bahegwa

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

Affiliation Health Quality Assurance Unit, Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children, Dodoma, Tanzania

Yohanes S. Msigwa

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

Affiliation Health Quality Assurance Unit, Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children, Dodoma, Tanzania

Ruth R. Ngowi

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

Affiliation Health Quality Assurance Unit, Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children, Dodoma, Tanzania

Laura E. Marandu

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

Affiliation Health Quality Assurance Unit, Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children, Dodoma, Tanzania

Syabo M. Mwaisengela

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

Affiliation Regional Administrative Secretary’s Office—Regional Health Management Team, Mtwara, Tanzania

Eliudi S. Eliakimu

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

Affiliation Health Quality Assurance Unit, Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children, Dodoma, Tanzania

Competing Interests

We have read the journal’s policy and the authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: During the time of baseline and reassessment as well as during write up of the study – JH, EE and TY were with the Health Quality Assurance Divison (now called Health Quality Assurance Unit) and were responsible for the implementation of SRA and QIPs folllow-up. However, this does not alter our adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.