About the Authors

James G. Kahn

Affiliation Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of California San Francisco; Super Models for Global Health, Berkeley, California, United States of America

Aliya Jiwani

ajiwani@gmail.com

Affiliation Super Models for Global Health, Arlington, Virginia, United States of America

Gabriela B. Gomez

Affiliation Department of Global Health, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam and Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Sarah J. Hawkes

Affiliation UCL Institute for Global Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom

Harrell W. Chesson

Affiliation Division of Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Nathalie Broutet

Affiliation Department of Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

Mary L. Kamb

Affiliation Division of Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Lori M. Newman

Affiliation Department of Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

Competing Interests

The authors have read the journal's policy and have the following conflicts: LMN and NB are WHO staff members. Authors AJ, GBG and JGK were contracted by WHO to conduct these analyses. The authors have no other competing interests to declare. 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: JGK LMN. Performed the experiments: JGK AJ GBG. Analyzed the data: JGK AJ GBG. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JGK AJ GBG SJH HWC NB MLK LMN. Wrote the paper: JGK AJ GBG. Reviewed and edited the manuscript: JGK AJ GBG SJH HWC NB MLK LMN. Provided technical guidance: SJH HWC NB MLK.