About the Authors
- Tori Sutherland
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Affiliation University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States of America
- Janelle Downing
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* E-mail: janelle.downing@gmail.com
Affiliation Philip R Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America
- Suellen Miller
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Affiliation Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health and Policy, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America
- David M. Bishai
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Affiliation Department of Population, Family, and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
- Elizabeth Butrick
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Affiliation Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health and Policy, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America
- Mohamed M. F. Fathalla
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Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University Women's Health Center, Assiut, Egypt
- Mohammed Mourad-Youssif
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Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, El Galaa Maternity Teaching Hospital, Cairo, Egypt
- Oladosu Ojengbede
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Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria
- David Nsima
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Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Katsina General Hospital, Katsina, Nigeria
- James G. Kahn
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Affiliation Philip R Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: SM TS. Performed the experiments: TS JD. Analyzed the data: JD TS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: EB DMB MF MMY OO DN JGK. Wrote the paper: JD TS JGK. Designed and implemented the analysis, and drafted the manuscript: TS. Prepared the health and cost input data, refined the analysis, and edited the manuscript: JD. Conceptualized the project, commented on analyses, and edited drafts: SM. Provided conceptual guidance: DMB. Gathered health input data, and commented on input analysis and drafts: EB. Provided estimates of costs from clinical sites, and approved the final manuscript: MF MMY OO DN. Supervised the analysis and edited the manuscript: JGK.