About the Authors
- Naeemah Abrahams
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* E-mail: nabraham@mrc.ac.za
Affiliation Gender and Health Research Unit, Medical Research Council, Tygerberg, Cape Town, South Africa
- Shanaaz Mathews
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Affiliation Gender and Health Research Unit, Medical Research Council, Tygerberg, Cape Town, South Africa
- Lorna J. Martin
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Affiliation Division of Forensic Medicine, Department of Clinical Laboratory Services, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape, Mowbray, South Africa
- Carl Lombard
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Affiliation Biostatics Unit, Medical Research Council, Tygerberg, Cape Town, South Africa
- Rachel Jewkes
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Affiliation Gender and Health Research Unit, Medical Research Council, Pretoria, South Africa
Competing Interests
RJ is a member of the Editorial Board of PLOS Medicine. The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: NA SM RJ LJM. Analyzed the data: NA SM RJ CL. Wrote the first draft of the manuscript: NA. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: NA SM RJ LJM CL. ICMJE criteria for authorship read and met: NA SM RJ LJM CL. Agree with manuscript results and conclusions: NA SM RJ LJM CL.