Julceus, Emmanuel Fabrice
Olatosi, Bankole
Hung, Peiyin
Zhang, Jiajia
Li, Xiaoming
Liu, Jihong
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (R01AI127203-5S2, R01AI127203-5S2, R01AI127203-5S2, R01AI127203-5S2, R01AI127203-5S2)
Article History
Received: 22 November 2022
Accepted: 7 September 2023
First Online: 23 September 2023
Declarations
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: The study was approved by the Institutional Review Boards of the University of South Carolina and the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, and followed procedures in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional review boards. Informed consent was waived by the University of South Carolina Institutional Review Board and the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control Institutional Review Board because this study used de-identified data from a statewide vital records birth certificate dataset and had no more than the minimal risk.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.