About the Authors

Abraham Hodgson

Affiliation Navrongo Health Research Centre, Ministry of Health, Navrongo, Ghana

Abudulai Adams Forgor

Affiliation Navrongo Health Research Centre, Ministry of Health, Navrongo, Ghana

Daniel Chandramohan

Affiliation London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom

Zarifah Reed

Affiliation World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

Fred Binka

Affiliation University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana

Cornelia Bevilacqua

Affiliation Consultant, Basel, Switzerland

Dominique Boutriau

Dominique.Boutriau@gskbio.com

Affiliation GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals, Rixensart, Belgium

Brian Greenwood

Affiliation London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

A. Hodgson, A.A. Forgor, D. Chandramohan, Z. Reed, F. Binka, B. Greenwood declare they have no conflict of interest with the commercial entity sponsoring the study. C. Bevilacqua received consulting fees from the commercial entity sponsoring the study the past three years. D. Boutriau, employed by the commercial entity sponsoring the study, GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals, declares stock options.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: BG DC AF ZR DB AH FB CB. Analyzed the data: BG DC AF ZR DB AH FB CB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: BG DC AF ZR DB AH FB CB. Wrote the paper: BG DC AF ZR DB AH FB CB.