About the Authors

Doreen Kamori

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – original draft

doreenkamori@gmail.com

Affiliations Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Collaboration Unit for Infection, Joint Research Center for Human Retrovirus Infection, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan

Godfrey Barabona

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Division of Infection and Immunity, Joint Research Center for Human Retrovirus Infection, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan

Werner Maokola

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation National AIDS Control Programme, Dodoma, Tanzania

Joan Rugemalila

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Muhimbili National Hospital, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Macdonald Mahiti

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Mucho Mizinduko

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Amon Sabasaba

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

George Ruhago

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Development Studies, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Linda Mlunde

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Community Health, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Salim S. Masoud

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Davis Amani

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Erick Mboya

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Sabina Mugusi

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Anath Rwebembera

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation National AIDS Control Programme, Dodoma, Tanzania

George Mgomella

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Sarah Asiimwe

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation The Global Fund, Tanzania

Beatrice Mutayoba

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition

Affiliation National AIDS Control Programme, Dodoma, Tanzania

Prosper Njau

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation National AIDS Control Programme, Dodoma, Tanzania

Takamasa Ueno

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Division of Infection and Immunity, Joint Research Center for Human Retrovirus Infection, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan

Andrea Pembe

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Bruno Sunguya

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Collaboration Unit for Infection, Joint Research Center for Human Retrovirus Infection, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan, Department of Community Health, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.