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cord-318008-4s9eoae3	Parsons Leigh, Jeanna	A national cross-sectional survey of public perceptions of the COVID-19 pandemic: Self-reported beliefs, knowledge, and behaviors	2020-10-23		.txt	text/plain	5682	268	48	We assessed self-reported public perceptions related to COVID-19 including, beliefs (e.g., severity, concerns, health), knowledge (e.g., transmission, information sources), and behaviors (e.g., physical distancing) to understand perspectives in Canada and to inform future public health initiatives. We conducted a national survey of adults residing in Canada to gain a better understanding of public perceptions in several important domains-beliefs (e.g. severity of pandemic, concerns, impact on health), knowledge acquisition (e.g. sources, topics), and behaviors (e.g. isolation and physical distancing)-related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Our study provides a national cross-sectional description of public perceptions, knowledge and behaviors related to COVID-19 in the context of the evolving pandemic, adding to survey data published early in the outbreak [16] [17] [18] . In our survey, respondents from Ontario and Québec reported the least amount of trust in Canadian government and news sources and these were also the same provinces with the highest number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada (32% and 51%, respectively).	./cache/cord-318008-4s9eoae3.txt	./txt/cord-318008-4s9eoae3.txt