About the Authors
- Annaléne Nel
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Affiliation International Partnership for Microbicides, Silver Spring, Maryland United States of America
- Zonke Mabude
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Affiliations MatCH, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of the Witwatersrand Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, International Partnership for Microbicides, Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa
- Jenni Smit
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Affiliations MatCH, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of the Witwatersrand Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, International Partnership for Microbicides, Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa
- Philip Kotze
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Affiliation Qhakaza Mbokodo Research Clinic, Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
- Derek Arbuckle
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Affiliation PHIVA Project, Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
- Jian Wu
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Affiliation JW Consulting, Hurstville Grove, New South Wales, Australia
- Neliëtte van Niekerk
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Affiliation International Partnership for Microbicides, Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa
- Janneke van de Wijgert
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* E-mail: j.vandewijgert@amc-cpcd.org
Affiliation Academic Medical Center of the University of Amsterdam and Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Competing Interests
Jian Wu is a consultant (JW consulting is a one person business) and was paid to conduct the statistical analyses for this paper. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLoS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: AN JvdW. Performed the experiments: AN ZM JS PK DA. Analyzed the data: JW JvdW NvN. Wrote the paper: JvdW. Critically reviewed the manuscript: AN JvdW ZM JS PK DA NvN.