Knowledge, Perceptions, and Preferred Information Sources Related to COVID-19 Among Central Pennsylvania Adults Early in the Pandemic: A Mixed Methods Cross-Sectional Survey

Lauren Jodi Van Scoy; Erin L. Miller; Bethany Snyder; Emily Wasserman; Vernon M. Chinchilli; Aleksandra E. Zgierska; David Rabago; Courtney L. Lennon; Daniella Lipnick; Olubukola Toyobo; Mack T. Ruffin; Robert P. Lennon

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Knowledge, Perceptions, and Preferred Information Sources Related to COVID-19 Among Central Pennsylvania Adults Early in the Pandemic: A Mixed Methods Cross-Sectional Survey

Lauren Jodi Van Scoy, Erin L. Miller, Bethany Snyder, Emily Wasserman, Vernon M. Chinchilli, Aleksandra E. Zgierska, David Rabago, Courtney L. Lennon, Daniella Lipnick, Olubukola Toyobo, Mack T. Ruffin and Robert P. Lennon

The Annals of Family Medicine May 2021, 2674; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.2674

Lauren Jodi Van Scoy

1Department of Medicine, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, Pennsylvania (L.J.V.S., B.S.);

2Department of Humanities,Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, Pennsylvania (L.J.V.S.);

3Department of Public Health Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, Pennsylvania (L.J.V.S., E.W., V.M.C., A.E.Z., D.R.);

4Qualitative and Mixed Methods Core, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, Pennsylvania (L.J.V.S., B.S., E.W.);

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Erin L. Miller

5Department of Family and Community Medicine, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, Pennsylvania (E.L.M., A.E.Z., D.R., C.L.L., M.T.R., R.P.L.);

MPH

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Bethany Snyder

1Department of Medicine, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, Pennsylvania (L.J.V.S., B.S.);

4Qualitative and Mixed Methods Core, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, Pennsylvania (L.J.V.S., B.S., E.W.);

MPH

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Emily Wasserman

3Department of Public Health Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, Pennsylvania (L.J.V.S., E.W., V.M.C., A.E.Z., D.R.);

4Qualitative and Mixed Methods Core, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, Pennsylvania (L.J.V.S., B.S., E.W.);

MAS

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Vernon M. Chinchilli

3Department of Public Health Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, Pennsylvania (L.J.V.S., E.W., V.M.C., A.E.Z., D.R.);

PhD

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Aleksandra E. Zgierska

3Department of Public Health Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, Pennsylvania (L.J.V.S., E.W., V.M.C., A.E.Z., D.R.);

5Department of Family and Community Medicine, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, Pennsylvania (E.L.M., A.E.Z., D.R., C.L.L., M.T.R., R.P.L.);

8Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, Pennsylvania (A.E.Z.).

MD, PhD

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David Rabago

3Department of Public Health Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, Pennsylvania (L.J.V.S., E.W., V.M.C., A.E.Z., D.R.);

5Department of Family and Community Medicine, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, Pennsylvania (E.L.M., A.E.Z., D.R., C.L.L., M.T.R., R.P.L.);

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Courtney L. Lennon

5Department of Family and Community Medicine, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, Pennsylvania (E.L.M., A.E.Z., D.R., C.L.L., M.T.R., R.P.L.);

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Daniella Lipnick

6Penn State College of Medicine, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, Pennsylvania (D.L., O.T.);

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Olubukola Toyobo

6Penn State College of Medicine, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, Pennsylvania (D.L., O.T.);

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Mack T. Ruffin IV

5Department of Family and Community Medicine, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, Pennsylvania (E.L.M., A.E.Z., D.R., C.L.L., M.T.R., R.P.L.);

MD, MPH

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Robert P. Lennon

5Department of Family and Community Medicine, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, Pennsylvania (E.L.M., A.E.Z., D.R., C.L.L., M.T.R., R.P.L.);

7Penn State Law, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania (R.P.L.);

MD, JD

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Received for publication May 6, 2020
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