About the Authors

Eugene Mutimura

Contributed equally to this work with: Eugene Mutimura, Donald R. Hoover, Qiuhu Shi, Kathryn Anastos

eugene.mutimura@gmail.com

Affiliation Regional Alliance for Sustainable Development (RASD Rwanda) Kigali, Rwanda

Donald R. Hoover

Contributed equally to this work with: Eugene Mutimura, Donald R. Hoover, Qiuhu Shi, Kathryn Anastos

Affiliation The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America

Qiuhu Shi

Contributed equally to this work with: Eugene Mutimura, Donald R. Hoover, Qiuhu Shi, Kathryn Anastos

Affiliation School of Health Sciences and Practice, New York Medical College, New York, New York, United States of America

Jean Claude Dusingize

‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

Affiliation Regional Alliance for Sustainable Development (RASD Rwanda) Kigali, Rwanda

Jean D’Amour Sinayobye

‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

Affiliation Regional Alliance for Sustainable Development (RASD Rwanda) Kigali, Rwanda

Mardge Cohen

‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Stroger Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

Kathryn Anastos

Contributed equally to this work with: Eugene Mutimura, Donald R. Hoover, Qiuhu Shi, Kathryn Anastos

Affiliation Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center, 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: EM DH QS KA. Performed the experiments: EM MC KA. Analyzed the data: DH QS KA. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: EM MC DH QS KA. Wrote the paper: EM DH QS JCD JDS MC KA. Applied and obtained Rwandan ethical approvals: EM MC KA.