About the Authors

Souradet Y. Shaw

umshaw@cc.umanitoba.ca

Affiliation Department of Community Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Centre for Global Public Health, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Robert R. Lorway

Affiliation Department of Community Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Centre for Global Public Health, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Kathleen N. Deering

Affiliations BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Lisa Avery

Affiliation Department of Community Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Centre for Global Public Health, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

H. L. Mohan

Affiliation Karnatka Health Promotion Trust, Rajajinagar, Bangalore, India

Parinita Bhattacharjee

Affiliation Karnatka Health Promotion Trust, Rajajinagar, Bangalore, India

Sushena Reza-Paul

Affiliation Department of Community Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Centre for Global Public Health, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Shajy Isac

Affiliation Karnatka Health Promotion Trust, Rajajinagar, Bangalore, India

Banadakoppa M. Ramesh

Affiliation Karnatka Health Promotion Trust, Rajajinagar, Bangalore, India

Reynold Washington

Affiliations Department of Community Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Centre for Global Public Health, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Karnatka Health Promotion Trust, Rajajinagar, Bangalore, India

Stephen Moses

Affiliation Department of Community Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Centre for Global Public Health, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

James F. Blanchard

Affiliation Department of Community Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Centre for Global Public Health, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Analyzed the data: SYS KND. Wrote the paper: SYS RRL KND. Conceived and performed the analyses, drafted the first draft of the manuscript and provided important intellectual content: SYS. Played critical roles in analysis and interpretation of data, as well as provided help in drafting the manuscript and providing critical intellectual content: RRL KND. Helped in the interpretation of data, as well as provided important intellectual content: LA. Played critical roles in the conception, design and interpretation of the data, and revised the manuscript critically for important intellectual content: HLM PB SRP SI BMR RW. Had roles in the conception, design and interpretation of the data, and helped draft the manuscript as well as provide important feedback and intellectual content: SM JB. Approved the final submitted manuscript: SYS RRL KND LA HLM PB SRP SI BMR RW SM JB.