About the Authors

Esther Nwanja

Contributed equally to this work with: Esther Nwanja, Uduak Akpan, Otoyo Toyo, Ogheneuzuazo Onwah

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

airstarnwanja@gmail.com/enwanja@ecews.org

Affiliation Excellence Community Education Welfare Scheme, Uyo, Nigeria

Uduak Akpan

Contributed equally to this work with: Esther Nwanja, Uduak Akpan, Otoyo Toyo, Ogheneuzuazo Onwah

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Visualization

Affiliation Excellence Community Education Welfare Scheme, Uyo, Nigeria

Otoyo Toyo

Contributed equally to this work with: Esther Nwanja, Uduak Akpan, Otoyo Toyo, Ogheneuzuazo Onwah

Roles Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Excellence Community Education Welfare Scheme, Uyo, Nigeria

Ogheneuzuazo Onwah

Contributed equally to this work with: Esther Nwanja, Uduak Akpan, Otoyo Toyo, Ogheneuzuazo Onwah

Roles Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Excellence Community Education Welfare Scheme, Uyo, Nigeria

Chinazom Ekwueme

Roles Methodology

Affiliation Center for Translation and Implementation Research, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, Enugu, Nigeria

Ofonime Dixon-Umo

Roles Supervision

Affiliation University of Uyo Teaching Hospital, Uyo, Nigeria

Bala Gana

Roles Project administration

Affiliation Excellence Community Education Welfare Scheme, Uyo, Nigeria

Godson Ndubueze

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Johns Hopkins Centre for Public Health and Human Rights, Maryland, United States of America

Ijeoma Uchenna Itanyi

Roles Methodology

Affiliation Center for Translation and Implementation Research, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, Enugu, Nigeria

Echezona Ezeanolue

Roles Supervision

Affiliation Center for Translation and Implementation Research, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, Enugu, Nigeria

Augustine Idemudia

Roles Supervision

Affiliation Office of HIV and TB, United States of America Agency for International Development (USAID), Abuja, Nigeria

Onyeka Igboelina

Roles Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Office of HIV and TB, United States of America Agency for International Development (USAID), Abuja, Nigeria

Dolapo Ogundehin

Roles Supervision

Affiliation Office of HIV and TB, United States of America Agency for International Development (USAID), Abuja, Nigeria

Ezekiel James

Roles Supervision

Affiliation Office of HIV and TB, United States of America Agency for International Development (USAID), Abuja, Nigeria

Chika Obiora-Okafo

Roles Supervision

Affiliation Office of HIV and TB, United States of America Agency for International Development (USAID), Abuja, Nigeria

Olugbenga Asaolu

Roles Supervision

Affiliation Office of HIV and TB, United States of America Agency for International Development (USAID), Abuja, Nigeria

Bayo Onimode

Roles Supervision

Affiliation Office of HIV and TB, United States of America Agency for International Development (USAID), Abuja, Nigeria

Moses Katbi

Roles Supervision

Affiliation Office of HIV and TB, United States of America Agency for International Development (USAID), Abuja, Nigeria

Jemeh Pius

Roles Supervision

Affiliation Office of HIV and TB, United States of America Agency for International Development (USAID), Abuja, Nigeria

Omosalewa Oyelaran

Roles Supervision

Affiliation Office of HIV and TB, United States of America Agency for International Development (USAID), Abuja, Nigeria

Okezie Onyedinachi

Roles Supervision

Affiliation Excellence Community Education Welfare Scheme, Uyo, Nigeria

Adeoye Adegboye

Roles Supervision

Affiliation Excellence Community Education Welfare Scheme, Uyo, Nigeria

Andy Eyo

Roles Supervision

Affiliation Excellence Community Education Welfare Scheme, Uyo, Nigeria

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.