About the Authors

Elizabeth Kiefer

ekiefer@montefiore.org

Affiliations Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, United States of America, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, United States of America

Donald R. Hoover

Affiliation Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey, United States of America

Qiuhu Shi

Affiliation New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York, United States of America

Jean-Claude Dusingize

Affiliation Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, United States of America

Mardge Cohen

Affiliation John Stroger (formerly Cook County) Hospital and Rush University, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

Eugene Mutimura

Affiliation Women's Equity in Access to Care and Treatment, Kigali, Rwanda

Kathryn Anastos

Affiliations Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, United States of America, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: EK DRH QS KA. Performed the experiments: EK DRH QS KA. Analyzed the data: EK DRH QS J-CD KA. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: EK DRH QS J-CD MC EM KA. Wrote the paper: EK DRH QS J-CD MC EM KA.