About the Authors
- Jillian T. Henderson
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* E-mail: Jillian.T.Henderson@gmail.com
Affiliation Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America
- Mahesh Puri
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Affiliation Center for Research on Environment Health and Population Activities (CREHPA), Kathmandu, Nepal
- Maya Blum
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Affiliation Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America
- Cynthia C. Harper
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Affiliation Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America
- Ashma Rana
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Affiliation Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Institute of Medicine, Kathmandu, Nepal
- Geeta Gurung
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Affiliation Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Institute of Medicine, Kathmandu, Nepal
- Neelam Pradhan
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Affiliation Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Institute of Medicine, Kathmandu, Nepal
- Kiran Regmi
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Affiliation Bharatpur District Hospital, Chitwan, Nepal
- Kasturi Malla
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Affiliation Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Medicare National Hospital and Research Centre, Chabahil, Kathmandu, Nepal
- Sudha Sharma
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Affiliation Former Secretary, Ministry of Health and Population, Kathmandu, Nepal
- Daniel Grossman
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Affiliation Ibis Reproductive Health and University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America
- Lata Bajracharya
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Affiliation Former Director Paropakar Maternity and Women’s Hospital, Current Director and Chair Capital Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
- Indira Satyal
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Affiliation Paropakar Maternity and Women’s Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
- Shridhar Acharya
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Affiliation Lumbini Zonal Hospital, Butwal, Nepal
- Prabhat Lamichhane
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Affiliation Center for Research on Environment Health and Population Activities (CREHPA), Kathmandu, Nepal
- Philip D. Darney
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Affiliation Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors acknowledge that author KM is employed by a commercial company in Nepal; Medicare National Hospital & Research Centre Ltd. There are no patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter the authors’ adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: PD CCH JTH MB MP DG AR KM GG NP. Performed the experiments: MB AR GG NP KR KM SS LB IS SA PL. Analyzed the data: JTH MP MB CCH. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AR KR KM LB SA SS. Wrote the paper: AR GG NP KR KM SS DG LB IS SA PL PD.