About the Authors

Renaud Becquet

Renaud.Becquet@isped.u-bordeaux2.fr

Affiliations Africa Centre for Health and Population Studies, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Somkhele, South Africa, INSERM, unité 897, Centre de recherche “Epidémiologie et Biostatistique”, Bordeaux, France, Institut de Santé Publique Epidémiologie Développement (ISPED), Université Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2, Bordeaux, France

Ruth Bland

Affiliations Africa Centre for Health and Population Studies, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Somkhele, South Africa, Division of Developmental Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Valériane Leroy

Affiliations INSERM, unité 897, Centre de recherche “Epidémiologie et Biostatistique”, Bordeaux, France, Institut de Santé Publique Epidémiologie Développement (ISPED), Université Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2, Bordeaux, France

Nigel C. Rollins

Affiliations Africa Centre for Health and Population Studies, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Somkhele, South Africa, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa

Didier K. Ekouevi

Affiliations INSERM, unité 897, Centre de recherche “Epidémiologie et Biostatistique”, Bordeaux, France, Institut de Santé Publique Epidémiologie Développement (ISPED), Université Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2, Bordeaux, France, ANRS site in Côte d'Ivoire (PAC-CI), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Treichville, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

Anna Coutsoudis

Affiliation Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa

François Dabis

Affiliations INSERM, unité 897, Centre de recherche “Epidémiologie et Biostatistique”, Bordeaux, France, Institut de Santé Publique Epidémiologie Développement (ISPED), Université Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2, Bordeaux, France

Hoosen M. Coovadia

Affiliation Centre for HIV/AIDS Networking, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa

Roger Salamon

Affiliations INSERM, unité 897, Centre de recherche “Epidémiologie et Biostatistique”, Bordeaux, France, Institut de Santé Publique Epidémiologie Développement (ISPED), Université Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2, Bordeaux, France

Marie-Louise Newell

Affiliations Africa Centre for Health and Population Studies, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Somkhele, South Africa, Centre for Paediatric Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conception of the pooled analysis protocol: RB RMB VL MLN. Obtained funding for the pooled analysis: RB VL MLN. Data monitoring and supervision of data cleaning: RB RMB MLN. Statistical analyses: RB RMB MLN. Interpretation of results: RB RMB VL NR AC HC MLN. First drafting of the manuscript: RB RMB MLN. Participation in manuscript writing: VL NR DKE AC FD HC RS.