Melissa K. Ward, PhD, MPH, is an Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, and Research Center in Minority Institutions, Florida International University, Miami, Florida, USA. Stephanie Aleite, BA, is an MSW Student, School of Social Work, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University, Miami, Florida, USA. Diana M. Sheehan, PhD, MPH, is an Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Research Center in Minority Institutions, and Center for Research on U.S. Latino HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse, Florida International University, Miami, Florida, USA. Tan Li, PhD, is an Associate Professor, Department of Biostatistics, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University, Miami, Florida, USA. Semiu O. Gbadamosi, PhD, MBBS, MPH, was a PhD Candidate, Department of Epidemiology, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University, Miami, Florida, USA. Michèle Jean-Gilles, PhD, is a Research Associate Professor, Department of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University, Miami, Florida, USA. Robert A. Ladner, PhD, is President, Behavioral Science Research Corporation, Miami, Florida, USA. Mary Jo Trepka, MD, MSPH, is a Professor, Department of Epidemiology, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, and Research Center in Minority Institutions, Florida International University, Miami, Florida, USA.

*Corresponding author: Melissa K. Ward, e-mail: [email protected]

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All authors on this paper meet the four criteria for authorship as identified by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE); all authors have contributed to the conception and design of the study, drafted or have been involved in revising this manuscript, reviewed the final version of this manuscript before submission, and agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work. Specifically, using the CRediT taxonomy, the specific contributions of each author is as follows: Conceptualization & Methodology: Mary Jo Trepka, Melissa Ward, Diana Sheehan, Robert Ladner, Tan Li, Michèle Jean-Gilles, Semiu Gbadamosi, and Stephanie Aleite; Data Curation: Melissa Ward and Semiu O. Gbadamosi; Formal Analysis: Melissa Ward and Tan Li; Funding Acquisition: Mary Jo Trepka; Investigation: Mary Jo Trepka and Robert Ladner; Supervision: Mary Jo Trepka; Writing—Original Draft Preparation: Melissa Ward and Stephanie Aleite; Writing—Review & Editing: Melissa Ward, Stephanie Aleite, Diana Sheehan, Tan Li, Semiu Gbadamosi, Michèle Jean-Gilles, Robert Ladner, and Mary Jo Trepka.