Edet, Precious Patrick https://orcid.org/0009-0007-9405-5852
Bhuiyan, Azad R. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3631-5296
Ezekwe, Edith https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6024-630X
Shour, Abdul R. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6884-9535
Arnold, Trisha https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3556-5717
Nunn, Amy https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8115-0390
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institute of Mental Health (R25MH083620-14)
National Institute of Mental Health (K23MH124539-01A1)
Article History
Accepted: 27 September 2025
First Online: 28 October 2025
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no conflict of interest.
: The 2022 BRFSS data is available for public use and contains no personally identifying information. The CDC administers the process of collecting and releasing this data, doing so in compliance with applicable rules as well as regulations enacted by statute [ , ].
: The 2022 BRFSS obtained informed consent from all individuals during the initial data collection, ensuring that only those who consented participated in the survey [ ]. Since this study used de-identified, publicly accessible secondary data from the 2022 BRFSS, no further informed consent was required.