Aina, Azeez B. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7739-2506
Holt, Antoniette
Meredith, Ashley H.
Frazier, Carey
Harrison, Carla
Fonseca-Tames, Celeste
Lynnet, Fransesca
Gonzalvo, Jasmine D.
Buenavides, Karina
Byrd, Kourtney A.D. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3926-7664
Boozer, Lance
Ligon, Latrice
Companik, Maeve
Hart, Margarita
Conklin, Megan
Rodriguez, Natalia M.
Zarate, Olivia
Hunt, Olunda
Ziolkowski, Rebecca
Daniels, Samantha
Sanders, Charleston
Crowder, Shamika
Ruiz, Yumary https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6535-6583
Adeoye-Olatunde, Omolola A. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2907-3524
Funding for this research was provided by:
Indiana Department of Health (NUK50CK000503, NUK50CK000503, NUK50CK000503, NUK50CK000503, NUK50CK000503, NUK50CK000503, NUK50CK000503, NUK50CK000503, NUK50CK000503, NUK50CK000503, NUK50CK000503, NUK50CK000503, NUK50CK000503, NUK50CK000503, NUK50CK000503, NUK50CK000503, NUK50CK000503, NUK50CK000503, NUK50CK000503, NUK50CK000503, NUK50CK000503, NUK50CK000503, NUK50CK000503)
Article History
Received: 14 December 2024
Accepted: 7 May 2025
First Online: 29 July 2025
Declarations
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: The study was approved by the Purdue University Human Research Protection Program, which determined the study was exempt from Institutional Review Board review under exempt category 2 (IRB; protocol IRB-2022-882) and validated the data collection instruments. Approved consents were also received from all study participants before engaging in the focus group sessions. The researchers consciously ensured that the protocols and design of the study followed the Helsinki Declaration to uphold research rigor and ethical principles associated with Human-subject research.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.