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Tierney, Katherine I. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7235-1833
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Article History
Received: 16 June 2022
Accepted: 28 August 2022
First Online: 14 September 2022
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: The present study conducts secondary analyses of publicly available data. The data used for ART clinic locations is not considered human subject research as the unit is clinics. The data used for population estimates comes from the US Census Bureau and is deidentified and cannot be used to identify an individual. Thus, the study is not considered human subject research based upon the OHRP and the Common Rule definition. As a result, the paper was exempt from IRB review.Western Michigan University’s IRB policies can be found here: . Moreover, on 4/13/2021, I received email confirmation from Julia Mays, the Associate Direction of Research Compliance at Western Michigan University, that the present study was not considered human subject research and did not require IRB approval.
: The author declares no competing interests.
