Published on in Vol 15 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/85971, first published .
Cumulative Stress Burden and Association With DNA Methylation in Ethiopian American Immigrants: Protocol for a Community-Engaged, Biopsychosocial Study

Cumulative Stress Burden and Association With DNA Methylation in Ethiopian American Immigrants: Protocol for a Community-Engaged, Biopsychosocial Study

Cumulative Stress Burden and Association With DNA Methylation in Ethiopian American Immigrants: Protocol for a Community-Engaged, Biopsychosocial Study

Lara Stone   1 , MA ;   Lili Ding   2, 3 , PhD ;   Meron Hirpa Kassa   4 , MD ;   Beakal Amsalu   1 , MPH ;   Bruktawit Getnet   1 , BA ;   Hermella Eshete   1 , MPH ;   Tesfaye Mersha   2, 5 , PhD ;   Lisa M Vaughn   1, 2 , MA, MEd, PhD

1 Division of Emergency Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, United States

2 Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, United States

3 Division of Biostatistics/Epidemiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, United States

4 The Christ Hospital Health Network, Cincinnati, OH, United States

5 Division of Asthma, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, United States

Corresponding Author:

  • Lisa M Vaughn, MA, MEd, PhD
  • Department of Pediatrics
  • College of Medicine
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