About the Authors

Ron Brookmeyer

rbrookmeyer@ucla.edu

Affiliation Department of Biostatistics, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America

David Boren

Affiliation Department of Biostatistics, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America

Stefan D. Baral

Affiliation Center for Public Health and Human Rights, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

Linda- Gail Bekker

Affiliation Desmond Tutu HIV Centre, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

Nancy Phaswana-Mafuya

Affiliation HIV/AIDS, STI/TB Research Programme, Human Sciences Research Council, Port Elizabeth, South Africa, Office of the Deputy Vice Chancellor, Research and Engagement, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa

Chris Beyrer

Affiliation Center for Public Health and Human Rights, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

Patrick S. Sullivan

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Competing Interests

Patrick Sullivan and Stefan Baral are PLOS ONE Editorial Board members. This does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE Editorial policies and criteria.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: RB DB SB LB NPM CB PS. Performed the experiments: RB DB. Analyzed the data: RB DB SB LB NPM CB PS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SB LB NPM CB PS. Wrote the paper: RB DB SB CB PS.