About the Authors

Beatrice Chipwaza

chipwazab@nm-aist.ac.tz

Affiliations Nelson Mandela African Institute of Science and Technology, Arusha, Tanzania, Ifakara Health Institute, Ifakara, Tanzania

Joseph P. Mugasa

Affiliation National Institute for Medical Research, Amani Medical Research Centre, Muheza, Tanga, Tanzania

Iddy Mayumana

Affiliation Ifakara Health Institute, Ifakara, Tanzania

Mbaraka Amuri

Affiliation Jhpiego, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania

Christina Makungu

Affiliation Ifakara Health Institute, Ifakara, Tanzania

Paul S. Gwakisa

Affiliation Nelson Mandela African Institute of Science and Technology, Arusha, Tanzania

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: BC JPM PSG. Performed the experiments: BC MA. Analyzed the data: IM CM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: IM. Wrote the paper: BC PSG IM.