About the Authors

Rodolfo Carvalho Pacagnella

rodolfopacagnella@gmail.com

Affiliation Federal University of São Carlos, São Carlos, Brazil

João Paulo Souza

Affiliation Department of Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

Jill Durocher

Affiliation Gynuity Health Projects, New York, New York, United States of America

Pablo Perel

Affiliation London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom

Jennifer Blum

Affiliation Gynuity Health Projects, New York, New York, United States of America

Beverly Winikoff

Affiliation Gynuity Health Projects, New York, New York, United States of America

Ahmet Metin Gülmezoglu

Affiliation Department of Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JPS RCP JB BW AMG. Performed the experiments: JPS RCP. Analyzed the data: JPS RCP. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JPS RCP. Wrote the paper: JPS RCP JD PP JB BW AMG.