Fawad, Hina
Nguyen, Tran
Ansa, Benjamin E.
Article History
Received: 15 October 2025
Accepted: 13 January 2026
First Online: 7 February 2026
Declarations
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: Publicly accessible BRFSS data do not contain personally identifiable information; therefore, institutional review board (IRB) approval was not required for this study. The process of data collection and release by the CDC are governed by appropriate rules, regulations, and legislative authorizations (Bernstein et al. ).
: Not applicable.
: Not applicable.
: None.