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