Sanders, Catherine E. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5787-8752
Borron, Abigail https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9242-9570
Lamm, Alexa J. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1999-8803
Harrell, Ellen
Worley, Barbara https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8490-2743
Funding for this research was provided by:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (High Obesity Program #NU58DP006568, High Obesity Program #NU58DP006568)
Article History
Received: 20 February 2024
Accepted: 24 May 2024
First Online: 6 June 2024
Declarations
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: All data collection and informed consent methods and materials were approved by the University of Georgia Institutional Review Board (IRB), in accordance with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Code of Federal Regulations, Title 45 Part 46 Protection of Human Subjects. The University of [State] deemed this study of human subjects exempt from full review.
: Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study. Participants, all adults, provided verbal informed consent before engaging in the interviews. Informed consent included consent to audio record the interview. Participants were informed that all reports using the data would be confidential and anonymous to the extent possible by the researchers. Participants were also informed they could discontinue participation in the interview at any point and their data would not be used in subsequent reports.
: The authors declare no competing interests.