About the Authors

Zenawi Zeramariam Araia

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

zenhopncl@gmail.com

Affiliation National TB and Leprosy Control Program, Ministry of Health, Asmara, Eritrea

Fitsum Kibreab

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

Affiliation Human Resource Development, Planning and Policy, Ministry of Health, Asmara, Eritrea

Abiel Abraham Kibrom

Roles Investigation, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation TB and Leprosy Control Program, Northern Red Sea Region, Massawa, Eritrea

Amanuel Hadgu Mebrahtu

Roles Investigation, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation National TB and Leprosy Control Program, Ministry of Health, Asmara, Eritrea

Michael Goitom Girmatsion

Roles Investigation, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Afabet Hospital, Afabet, Eritrea

Yonatan Woldu Teklehiwet

Roles Investigation, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Nakfa Hospital, Nakfa, Eritrea

Araia Berhane Mesfin

Roles Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Communicable Diseases Control, Ministry of Health, Asmara, Eritrea

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.