Zahidie, Aysha https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3778-3200
Moeteke, Nnamdi Stephen https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4808-9094
Van De Griend, Kristin https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9714-3715
Lindsay, Ryan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4336-9305
Holmes, John https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1306-4268
Hachey, David https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0570-8588
Funding for this research was provided by:
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC PS19-1901)
Article History
Received: 2 September 2025
Accepted: 8 April 2026
First Online: 20 April 2026
Declarations
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: The Institutional Review Board (Human Subjects Committee) of Idaho State University reviewed and approved the protocol for this research (Study Number IRB-FY2024-1). The study was conducted in accordance with the ethical principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. Informed consent was obtained from all participants. For participants that were under 18 years, informed consent was obtained from a parent and/or legal guardian.
: Consent to publish was not needed as this paper does not include any personal data or identifiable information.
: The authors declare no competing interests.