About the Authors

Chukwunonso Geoffrey Okafor

Contributed equally to this work with: Chukwunonso Geoffrey Okafor, Augustine Chukwuebuka Okoh, Michael Kalu

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Project administration, Visualization, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Department of Medical Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences and Technology, College of Health Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nnewi Campus, Nnewi, Nigeria

Augustine Chukwuebuka Okoh

Contributed equally to this work with: Chukwunonso Geoffrey Okafor, Augustine Chukwuebuka Okoh, Michael Kalu

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

okoha@mcmaster.ca

Affiliations Emerging Researchers & Professionals in Ageing – African Network, Nigeria (www.erpaan.org), Port Harcourt, Nigeria, Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Adaobi Odega

Roles Methodology, Supervision

‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

Affiliations Department of Medical Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences and Technology, College of Health Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nnewi Campus, Nnewi, Nigeria, Emerging Researchers & Professionals in Ageing – African Network, Nigeria (www.erpaan.org), Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Stanley Maduagwu

Roles Methodology, Supervision

‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

Affiliation Department of Medical Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences and Technology, College of Health Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nnewi Campus, Nnewi, Nigeria

Michael Kalu

Contributed equally to this work with: Chukwunonso Geoffrey Okafor, Augustine Chukwuebuka Okoh, Michael Kalu

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Emerging Researchers & Professionals in Ageing – African Network, Nigeria (www.erpaan.org), Port Harcourt, Nigeria, School of Kinesiology and Health Science, Faculty of Health, York University, Ontario, Canada

Competing Interests

NO authors have competing interests.