About the Authors

Nicolette Christodoulakis

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

Affiliation Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Daeria O. Lawson

Roles Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Jessyca Silva

Roles Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Jack Young

Roles Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation McMaster University Libraries, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Laura N. Anderson

Roles Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Harriette G. C. Van Spall

Roles Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Carmen H. Logie

Roles Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Factor Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Women’s College Research Institute, Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, United Nations University Institute for Water Environment, and Health (UNU-INWEH), Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada

Lawrence Mbuagbaw

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

mbuagblc@mcmaster.ca

Affiliations Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Biostatistics Unit, Father Sean O’Sullivan Research Centre, St Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Department of Anesthesia, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Department of Pediatrics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Centre for Development of Best Practices in Health (CDBPH), Yaoundé Central Hospital, Yaoundé, Cameroon, Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Global Health, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.