Who will take informed consent? {26a}
Participant contact is done face-to-face with systematic questionnaires. Potentially identifying information is asked or recorded for study participants (although NO birthdates, photos, or video recordings will be taken of participants) by trained field research support staff. Consent to participate in the study is asked before the actual study begins and individuals who refuse will not take part in the study. We explain the study, its intent and its potential risks, and ask if we can proceed. Informed consent documents and study materials is translated (forward and back translated) and administered in Latin Spanish where needed. Any information that is collected and is recorded first on paper is then entered into a computer and transferred and stored in a secure electronic environment. Upon conclusion of the study, all identifying information for each participant will be destroyed.Additionally, a waiver of written documentation of informed consent has been obtained through the overseeing IRB as the research presents no more than minimal risk of harm to subjects and does not involve procedures for which written consent is normally required outside of the research context. A waiver of documentation of consent is appropriate because the only link between the subject and the study would be the consent document and the primary risk is a breach of confidentiality.