About the Authors

Daniel C. Oshi

Affiliation Centre for Development and Reproductive Health, Enugu, Enugu State, Nigeria

Sarah N. Oshi

Affiliation Centre for Development and Reproductive Health, Enugu, Enugu State, Nigeria

Isaac Alobu

Affiliation National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Programme, Ministry of Health, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria

Kingsley N. Ukwaja

ukwajakingsley@yahoo.co.uk

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: DCO SNO IA KNU. Performed the experiments: DCO SNO IA KNU. Analyzed the data: DCO KNU. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: DCO SNO IA KNU. Wrote the paper: DCO SNO IA KNU.