About the Authors

Sema K. Sgaier

sema.sgaier@gatesfoundation.org

Affiliation HIV Division, Global Health Program, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, New Delhi, India

Radhay S. Gupta

Affiliation Basic Services, National AIDS Control Organisation, New Delhi, India

Raghuram Rao

Affiliation Basic Services, National AIDS Control Organisation, New Delhi, India

Ajay Gaikwad

Affiliation India Health Action Trust, Bangalore, India

Sonali Harangule

Affiliation India Health Action Trust, Bangalore, India

Suvidha Dhamne

Affiliation India Health Action Trust, Bangalore, India

Sateesh Gowda

Affiliation India Health Action Trust, Bangalore, India

Sylvia Jayakumar

Affiliation Independent Consultant, HIV Division, Global Health Program, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, New Delhi, India

Banadakoppa M. Ramesh

Affiliations India Health Action Trust, Bangalore, India, Karnataka Health Promotion Trust, Bangalore, India, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: SKS BMR. Performed the experiments: AG SH SD SG SJ. Analyzed the data: SKS BMR RSG RR AG SH SD SG SJ. Wrote the paper: SKS. Contributed to the review and finalization of manuscript: SKS BMR RSG RR.