About the Authors

Nicola Low

Roles Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

nicola.low@ispm.unibe.ch

Affiliation Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

Laura H. Bachmann

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Division of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Dimie Ogoina

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Niger Delta University/Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital, Bayelsa, Nigeria

Robert McDonald

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Division of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Aziz Mert Ipekci

Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland, Graduate School for Health Sciences, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

Laura A. S. Quilter

Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Division of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Muge Cevik

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Division of Infection and Global Health Research, School of Medicine, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

I have read the journal’s policy and the authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: NL is an academic editor for PLOS Medicine. This article received support from the Multidisciplinary Center for Infectious Diseases (NL: MA_21).