About the Authors

Hannah Kibuuka

hkibuuka@muwrp.org

Affiliation Makerere University-Walter Reed Project, Kampala, Uganda

David Guwatudde

Affiliations Makerere University-Walter Reed Project, Kampala, Uganda, Makerere University School of Public Health , Kampala, Uganda

Robert Kimutai

Affiliation Walter Reed Project, Kericho, Kenya

Lucas Maganga

Affiliation Mbeya Medical Research Programme, Mbeya, Tanzania

Leonard Maboko

Affiliation Mbeya Medical Research Programme, Mbeya, Tanzania

Cecilia Watyema

Affiliation Makerere University-Walter Reed Project, Kampala, Uganda

Fredrick Sawe

Affiliation Walter Reed Project, Kericho, Kenya

Douglas Shaffer

Affiliation Walter Reed Project, Kericho, Kenya

Dickson Matsiko

Affiliation Makerere University-Walter Reed Project, Kampala, Uganda

Monica Millard

Affiliation Makerere University-Walter Reed Project, Kampala, Uganda

Nelson Michael

Affiliation US Military HIV Research Program, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America

Fred Wabwire-Mangen

Affiliations Makerere University-Walter Reed Project, Kampala, Uganda, Makerere University School of Public Health , Kampala, Uganda

Merlin Robb

Affiliation US Military HIV Research Program, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: NM MR. Performed the experiments: HK RK LM LM CW FSS DNS DM MM FWM. Analyzed the data: DG. Wrote the paper: HK DG CW FWM MR. Made critical revisions of the article. Made critical revisions of the article: FSS MM NM. Compilation of the data for analysis: DM. Final approval of the revision to be published: NM.