About the Authors

Felix Christopher Alexander

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

felixie1986@gmail.com

Affiliation National Institute for Medical Research-Muhimbili Center, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Johnson Jeremia Mshiu

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation National Institute for Medical Research-Muhimbili Center, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Anelisa Martin Rushaigo

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation National Institute for Medical Research-Muhimbili Center, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Erick Josephat Mgina

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation National Institute for Medical Research headquarter, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Victor Enock Wiketye

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation National Institute for Medical Research-Ngongongare Station, Arusha, Tanzania

Segere Chacha Mtundi

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation National Institute for Medical Research-Muhimbili Center, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Sylvia Thomas Haule

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation National Institute for Medical Research-Muhimbili Center, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Michael Kipenda Katende

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation National Institute for Medical Research-Muhimbili Center, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Esther Manka Evarist

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation National Institute for Medical Research-Muhimbili Center, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Luciana Charles Kapama

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation National Institute for Medical Research-Muhimbili Center, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Aloisia Ibrahim Shemdoe

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation National Institute for Medical Research-Muhimbili Center, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Charles Elias Makasi

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation National Institute for Medical Research-Muhimbili Center, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Majaha Melkisedeck Lolakeha

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation National Institute for Medical Research-Muhimbili Center, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Victor Kenedy Minja

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation National Institute for Medical Research-Muhimbili Center, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Omary Abdallah Kimbute

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation National Institute for Medical Research-Muhimbili Center, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Kunda John Stephen

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

Affiliation National Institute for Medical Research-Muhimbili Center, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Nyagosya Segere Range

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

Affiliation National Institute for Medical Research-Muhimbili Center, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Werner Meinrad Maokola

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

Affiliation National AIDS Control Program (NACP) (Now known as National AIDS, STIs and Hepatitis Control Program (NASHCoP), Dodoma, Tanzania

Bernard James Ngowi

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

Affiliation National Institute for Medical Research-Muhimbili Center, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Vitus Alberto Nyigo

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

Affiliation National Institute for Medical Research-Muhimbili Center, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Andrew Martin Kilale

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation National Institute for Medical Research-Muhimbili Center, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist