About the Authors

Patou Masika Musumari

patoumus@yahoo.fr

Affiliation Department of Global Health and Socio-epidemiology, Kyoto University School of Public Health, Kyoto, Japan

Edwin Wouters

Affiliation Department of Sociology, Research Centre for Longitudinal and Life Course Studies, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium

Patrick Kalambayi Kayembe

Affiliation Kinshasa University School of Public Health, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

Modeste Kiumbu Nzita

Affiliation Kinshasa University School of Public Health, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

Samclide Mutindu Mbikayi

Affiliation Centre Hospitalier Monkole, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

S. Pilar Suguimoto

Affiliation Department of Global Health and Socio-epidemiology, Kyoto University School of Public Health, Kyoto, Japan

Teeranee Techasrivichien

Affiliation Department of Global Health and Socio-epidemiology, Kyoto University School of Public Health, Kyoto, Japan

Bhekumusa Wellington Lukhele

Affiliation Department of Global Health and Socio-epidemiology, Kyoto University School of Public Health, Kyoto, Japan

Christina El-saaidi

Affiliation Department of Global Health and Socio-epidemiology, Kyoto University School of Public Health, Kyoto, Japan

Peter Piot

Affiliation London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom

Masako Ono-Kihara

Affiliation Department of Global Health and Socio-epidemiology, Kyoto University School of Public Health, Kyoto, Japan

Masahiro Kihara

Affiliation Department of Global Health and Socio-epidemiology, Kyoto University School of Public Health, Kyoto, Japan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: PMM MK MOK EW PKK. Performed the experiments: PMM MKN SMM. Analyzed the data: PMM MK MOK EW PKK SPS TT BWL CE. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: PMM MKN SMM. Wrote the paper: PMM MK MOK EW PKK PP SPS TT MKN SMM. Enrolled patients: PMM MKN SMM. Assisted in the interpretation of data: EW PKK SPS TT BWL CE PP MK MOK. Agreed with the manuscript results and conclusion: PMM EW PKK MKN SMM SPS TT BWL CE PP MOK MK.