A cross-sectional study is a form of observational study in which the researcher measures the

outcome and exposures in a population. Cross-sectional studies can be used to estimate

prevalence in clinic/community-based investigations, or to compute the odds ratio when

determining the relationship between variables. Cross-sectional studies might be descriptive

or analytical. Descriptive cross-sectional studies merely describe a single population's health

outcome at the period of investigation. The researcher has no control over activities under

investigation; he simply reports what has occurred or is occurring and may provide an

explanation for such occurrence. These research designs can be used in public health

planning, monitoring, and evaluation.(Setia, 2016). Quantitative research methods are

concerned with gathering and analyzing structured data that may be represented

quantitatively. One of the primary objectives is to create accurate and trustworthy measures

that will allow for statistical analysis. (Allen et al., 2013)