About the Authors

Christina Vallen Malichewe

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

christinamalichewe@gmail.com

Affiliation Department of Clinical Oncology, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Furahini Yoram

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

Affiliation Department of Clinical Oncology, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Juda Lyamai

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

Affiliation Department of Research and Empowerment, Ant-Poverty Sensitization and Community Development Planning Foundation, Lindi, Tanzania

Veronica Mkusa

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

Affiliation Palliative Care Trainers and Researchers Network Tanzania, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

George Kiwango

Roles Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Human Physiology, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Obadia Nyongole

Roles Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Surgery, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Nathanael Sirili

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

Affiliation Department of Development Studies, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.