About the Authors

Kwala Adline Okorafor

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

Affiliation Texila American University, Georgetown, Guyana

Joseph Okeibunor

Roles Formal analysis, Methodology, Supervision

Affiliation World Health Organization, Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, Congo

Funmilola Folasade Oyinlola

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

oyinlolaf@oauife.edu.ng

Affiliation Department of Demography and Social Statistics, Faculty of Social Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria

Leopold Ouedraogo

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation World Health Organization, Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, Congo

Femi Rufus Tinuola

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Texila American University, Georgetown, Guyana

Competing Interests

the authors have declared that no competing interest exist.