About the Authors

Assefa Ayalew Gebrselassie

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

aayalew120@gmail.com

Affiliation School of Public Health, Mekelle University, College of Health Sciences, Mekelle, Ethiopia

Mussie Alemayehu

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations School of Public Health, Mekelle University, College of Health Sciences, Mekelle, Ethiopia, Tigray Health Research Institute, Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia

Haftu Gebrehiwot

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Tigray Health Research Institute, Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia

Brhane Ayele

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Tigray Health Research Institute, Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia

Hailay Gebretnsae

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Tigray Health Research Institute, Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia

Ferehiwot Hailemariam

Roles Data curation, Investigation, Supervision

Affiliation School of Public Health, Mekelle University, College of Health Sciences, Mekelle, Ethiopia

Tsegay Wellay

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Supervision

Affiliation School of Public Health, Mekelle University, College of Health Sciences, Mekelle, Ethiopia

Adhena Ayalew

Roles Data curation, Supervision

Affiliation School of Public Health, Mekelle University, College of Health Sciences, Mekelle, Ethiopia

Araya Abrha Medhanyie

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision

Affiliations School of Public Health, Mekelle University, College of Health Sciences, Mekelle, Ethiopia, MARCH research center, College of Health Sciences, Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia

Znabu Hadush Kahsay

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Public Health, Mekelle University, College of Health Sciences, Mekelle, Ethiopia

Liya Mamo

Roles Formal analysis, Supervision

Affiliation School of Public Health, Mekelle University, College of Health Sciences, Mekelle, Ethiopia

Mebrahtu Kalayu Chekole

Roles Methodology, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Public Health, Mekelle University, College of Health Sciences, Mekelle, Ethiopia

Reda Shamie

Roles Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Public Health, Mekelle University, College of Health Sciences, Mekelle, Ethiopia

Mohammedtahir Yahya

Roles Investigation, Project administration, Supervision

Affiliations Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Mekelle University, College of Health Sciences, Mekelle, Ethiopia, Mekelle Hamlin Fistula Center, Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia

Melaku Abraha

Roles Funding acquisition, Investigation, Project administration, Supervision

Affiliation Mekelle Hamlin Fistula Center, Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia

Hayelom Kahsay

Roles Funding acquisition, Investigation, Project administration

Affiliation Tigray Health Research Institute, Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia

Tsegay Hadgu

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision

Affiliation Tigray Health Research Institute, Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia

Fana Gebreslassie

Roles Investigation, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Tigray Health Research Institute, Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia

Asfawosen Aregay

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Supervision

Affiliation Tigray Health Research Institute, Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia

Kiros Demoz

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Tigray Health Research Institute, Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia

Mulugeta Tilahun

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Supervision

Affiliation Tigray Health Research Institute, Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia

Mulugeta Woldu

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Supervision

Affiliation Tigray Health Research Institute, Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia

Ataklti Gebrtsadik

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Supervision

Affiliation Tigray Health Research Institute, Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia

Abraham Aregay Desta

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Validation

Affiliation Tigray Health Research Institute, Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia

Gebrehaweria Gebrekuristos

Roles Project administration, Resources, Supervision

Affiliation Tigray Health Bureau, Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia

Amanuel Haile

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision

Affiliation Tigray Health Bureau, Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia

Rieye Esayas

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision

Affiliation Tigray Health Bureau, Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia

Tsegay Berihu

Roles Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Validation

Affiliation Tigray Health Bureau, Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia

Abrham Gebrelibanos

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Supervision

Affiliation MARCH research center, College of Health Sciences, Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia

Tadele Tesfean

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Supervision

Affiliation MARCH research center, College of Health Sciences, Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia

Ashenafi Asmelash

Roles Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration

Affiliation Mums for Mums, Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia

Afework Mulugeta Bezabh

Roles Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Public Health, Mekelle University, College of Health Sciences, Mekelle, Ethiopia

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.