Kurani, Shaheen
Webb, Lindsey
Cadet, Kechna
Ma, Ming
Gibson, Marianne
Jallah, Nikardi
Park, Ju Nyeong
Johnson, Renee M.
Article History
Received: 21 October 2021
Accepted: 21 March 2022
First Online: 23 April 2022
Declarations
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: All methods for the YRBS were performed in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations. The YRBS/YTS was reviewed and approved by the Maryland Department of Health (MDH) Institutional Review Board (IRB), the agency responsible for reviewing and approving all proposed research projects involving human subjects throughout MDH (FWA0002813). Informed consent was collected from all survey participants and their parents/guardians. Dr. Johnson received permission to access the raw data from the YRBS/YTS database from Maryland Department of Health, Prevention and Health Promotion Administration. The Institutional Review Board at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health designated this study as exempt from review.
: Not applicable
: The authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest or competing interests.