Funding
The study was funded by the National Institutes for Health, National Center on Minority Health & Health Disparities (T37 MD003406) and Fogarty International Center; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; and National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (D43 TW010540). The study was reviewed by external peer review for scientific quality before being approved for funding. In addition, the study was evaluated by the community advisory board at PHRII before implementation. The funder played no role in the conduct of the research or writing of the paper