About the Authors

Tigistu Adamu Ashengo

Tigi.Adamu@Jhpiego.org

Affiliations Maternal and Child Health Integrated Program (MCHIP), Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America, Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

Karin Hatzold

Affiliation Population Services International (PSI), Harare, Zimbabwe

Hally Mahler

Affiliation MCHIP Tanzania, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Amelia Rock

Affiliation JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Natasha Kanagat

Affiliation JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sophia Magalona

Affiliation JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Kelly Curran

Affiliations Maternal and Child Health Integrated Program (MCHIP), Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America, Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

Alice Christensen

Affiliation Maternal and Child Health Integrated Program (MCHIP), Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America

Delivette Castor

Affiliation United States Agency for International Development, Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America

Owen Mugurungi

Affiliation Ministry of Health and Child Welfare, Harare, Zimbabwe

Roy Dhlamini

Affiliation Population Services International (PSI), Harare, Zimbabwe

Sinokuthemba Xaba

Affiliation Ministry of Health and Child Welfare, Harare, Zimbabwe

Emmanuel Njeuhmeli

Affiliation United States Agency for International Development, Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: TA KH HM AR NK EN. Performed the experiments: TA NK AR. Analyzed the data: TA KH HM AR NK SM KC AC DC OM RD SX EN. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: DC KC KH HM SX OM. Wrote the paper: TA KH HM AR NK SM KC AC DC OM RD SX EN.