Article History
Received: 25 August 2023
Revised: 6 October 2023
Accepted: 9 October 2023
First Online: 26 October 2023
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of Jackson State University, Mississippi in 2014 as an exempt study #01–31-2014 and the Institutional Review Board of Charles R. Drew University, Los Angeles in 2007 as an expedited study #07–02-003–01.
: The parents of participants gave their consents and the youth voluntarily participated.
: Both the parents and School District and the Pomona Youth and Family Master Plan Advisory Board consented to the publication of the findings.
: The authors declare no competing interests.