About the Authors

Clara Menéndez

To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: menendez@clinic.ub.es

Affiliations Barcelona Center for International Health Research (CRESIB) and Department of Pathology, Hospital Clinic, Institut d'Investigaçions Biomediques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Universitat de Barcelona, Spain , Centro de Investigaçao em Saude de Manhiça (CISM), Maputo, Mozambique

Cleofé Romagosa

Affiliations Barcelona Center for International Health Research (CRESIB) and Department of Pathology, Hospital Clinic, Institut d'Investigaçions Biomediques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Universitat de Barcelona, Spain , Centro de Investigaçao em Saude de Manhiça (CISM), Maputo, Mozambique

Mamudo R Ismail

Affiliation Department of Pathology, Maputo Central Hospital, Maputo, Mozambique

Carla Carrilho

Affiliation Department of Pathology, Maputo Central Hospital, Maputo, Mozambique

Francisco Saute

Affiliation National Malaria Control Program, Ministry of Health, Mozambique

Nafissa Osman

Affiliation Department of Gynaecology, Maputo Central Hospital, Universidad Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique

Fernanda Machungo

Affiliation Department of Gynaecology, Maputo Central Hospital, Universidad Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique

Azucena Bardaji

Affiliations Barcelona Center for International Health Research (CRESIB) and Department of Pathology, Hospital Clinic, Institut d'Investigaçions Biomediques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Universitat de Barcelona, Spain , Centro de Investigaçao em Saude de Manhiça (CISM), Maputo, Mozambique

Llorenç Quintó

Affiliation Barcelona Center for International Health Research (CRESIB) and Department of Pathology, Hospital Clinic, Institut d'Investigaçions Biomediques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Universitat de Barcelona, Spain

Alfredo Mayor

Affiliation Barcelona Center for International Health Research (CRESIB) and Department of Pathology, Hospital Clinic, Institut d'Investigaçions Biomediques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Universitat de Barcelona, Spain

Denise Naniche

Affiliation Barcelona Center for International Health Research (CRESIB) and Department of Pathology, Hospital Clinic, Institut d'Investigaçions Biomediques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Universitat de Barcelona, Spain

Carlota Dobaño

Affiliation Barcelona Center for International Health Research (CRESIB) and Department of Pathology, Hospital Clinic, Institut d'Investigaçions Biomediques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Universitat de Barcelona, Spain

Pedro L Alonso

Affiliations Barcelona Center for International Health Research (CRESIB) and Department of Pathology, Hospital Clinic, Institut d'Investigaçions Biomediques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Universitat de Barcelona, Spain , Centro de Investigaçao em Saude de Manhiça (CISM), Maputo, Mozambique

Jaume Ordi

Affiliation Barcelona Center for International Health Research (CRESIB) and Department of Pathology, Hospital Clinic, Institut d'Investigaçions Biomediques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Universitat de Barcelona, Spain

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

CM and JO participated in the conception, design, and conduction of the study, wrote the manuscript, and approved the final version of the manuscript. CR participated in the design and conduction of the study, wrote the manuscript, and approved the final version of the manuscript. MRI, CC, FS, NO, FM, AB, AM, and DN participated in the conduction of the study, wrote the manuscript, and approved the final version of the manuscript. LQ participated in the design of the study and analysis, wrote the manuscript, and approved the final version of the manuscript. PLA participated in the conception and design of the study, wrote the manuscript, and approved the final version of the manuscript.