About the Authors

Aude Christelle Ka’e

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

kae.audechristelle@gmail.com (ACK); josephfokam@gmail.com (JF)

Affiliations Chantal Biya International Reference Centre for Research on HIV/AIDS Prevention and Management (CIRCB), Yaounde, Cameroon, University of Rome “Tor Vergata” (UTV-Rome), Rome, Italy

Alex Durand Nka

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

Affiliations Chantal Biya International Reference Centre for Research on HIV/AIDS Prevention and Management (CIRCB), Yaounde, Cameroon, University of Rome “Tor Vergata” (UTV-Rome), Rome, Italy

Bouba Yagai

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

Affiliations Chantal Biya International Reference Centre for Research on HIV/AIDS Prevention and Management (CIRCB), Yaounde, Cameroon, University of Rome “Tor Vergata” (UTV-Rome), Rome, Italy

Irénée Domkam Kammogne

Roles Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Concern Worldwide, Niamey, Niger

Ezechiel Ngoufack Jagni Semengue

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

Affiliations Chantal Biya International Reference Centre for Research on HIV/AIDS Prevention and Management (CIRCB), Yaounde, Cameroon, University of Rome “Tor Vergata” (UTV-Rome), Rome, Italy

Aubin Joseph Nanfack

Roles Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Chantal Biya International Reference Centre for Research on HIV/AIDS Prevention and Management (CIRCB), Yaounde, Cameroon

Celine Nkenfou

Roles Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Chantal Biya International Reference Centre for Research on HIV/AIDS Prevention and Management (CIRCB), Yaounde, Cameroon, Higher Teachers Training College, University of Yaounde I, Yaounde, Cameroon

Michel Carlos Tommo Tchouaket

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

Affiliations Chantal Biya International Reference Centre for Research on HIV/AIDS Prevention and Management (CIRCB), Yaounde, Cameroon, Catholic University of Central Africa (UCAC), Yaounde, Cameroon

Desire Takou

Roles Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Chantal Biya International Reference Centre for Research on HIV/AIDS Prevention and Management (CIRCB), Yaounde, Cameroon

Samuel Martin Sosso

Roles Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Chantal Biya International Reference Centre for Research on HIV/AIDS Prevention and Management (CIRCB), Yaounde, Cameroon

Nadine Fainguem

Roles Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Chantal Biya International Reference Centre for Research on HIV/AIDS Prevention and Management (CIRCB), Yaounde, Cameroon, University of Rome “Tor Vergata” (UTV-Rome), Rome, Italy

Aissatou Abba

Roles Writing – original draft

Affiliation Chantal Biya International Reference Centre for Research on HIV/AIDS Prevention and Management (CIRCB), Yaounde, Cameroon

Willy Pabo

Roles Writing – original draft

Affiliations Chantal Biya International Reference Centre for Research on HIV/AIDS Prevention and Management (CIRCB), Yaounde, Cameroon, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon

Nelly Kamgaing

Roles Writing – original draft

Affiliation Chantal Biya International Reference Centre for Research on HIV/AIDS Prevention and Management (CIRCB), Yaounde, Cameroon

Edith Temgoua

Roles Writing – original draft

Affiliation National AIDS Control Committee (CNLS), Yaounde, Cameroun

Boris Tchounga

Roles Writing – original draft

Affiliation Elisabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF), Douala, Cameroon

Patrice Tchendjou

Roles Writing – original draft

Affiliation Elisabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF), Douala, Cameroon

Suzie Tetang

Roles Writing – original draft

Affiliation National Social Welfare Hospital (CHE), Yaounde, Cameroon

Anne Esther Njom Nlend

Roles Writing – original draft

Affiliation Higher Institute of Medical Technology (ISTM), Yaounde, Cameroon

Francesca Ceccherini-Silberstein

Contributed equally to this work with: Francesca Ceccherini-Silberstein, Maria Mercedes Santoro

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

Affiliation University of Rome “Tor Vergata” (UTV-Rome), Rome, Italy

Maria Mercedes Santoro

Contributed equally to this work with: Francesca Ceccherini-Silberstein, Maria Mercedes Santoro

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

Affiliation University of Rome “Tor Vergata” (UTV-Rome), Rome, Italy

Joseph Fokam

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

kae.audechristelle@gmail.com (ACK); josephfokam@gmail.com (JF)

Affiliations Chantal Biya International Reference Centre for Research on HIV/AIDS Prevention and Management (CIRCB), Yaounde, Cameroon, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.