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