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Addressing COVID-19 Rumors and Behaviors Using Theory in Guyana: A Program Case Study

Bolanle Olapeju, Camille Adams, Joann Simpson, Lyndsey Mitchum, Sean Wilson, Mona Jarrah, Gabrielle Hunter, TrishAnn Davis, Alicia Martin, Shabana Shaw, Natalie Tibbels, Jennifer Orkis and J. Douglas Storey
Global Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2200071; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00071
Bolanle Olapeju
aJohns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs, Baltimore, MD, USA.
bDepartment of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
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Camille Adams
cBreakthrough ACTION Guyana, Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana.
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Joann Simpson
cBreakthrough ACTION Guyana, Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana.
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Lyndsey Mitchum
aJohns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs, Baltimore, MD, USA.
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Sean Wilson
cBreakthrough ACTION Guyana, Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana.
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Mona Jarrah
aJohns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs, Baltimore, MD, USA.
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Gabrielle Hunter
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TrishAnn Davis
aJohns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs, Baltimore, MD, USA.
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Alicia Martin
dMinistry of Health, Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana.
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Shabana Shaw
dMinistry of Health, Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana.
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Natalie Tibbels
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Jennifer Orkis
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J. Douglas Storey
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bDepartment of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
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vol. 10 no. 4 e2200071
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00071
PubMed 
36041837

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Global Health: Science and Practice
Online ISSN 
2169-575X
History 
  • Received: February 22, 2022
  • Accepted: July 20, 2022
  • Published online August 30, 2022.

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© Olapeju et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are properly cited. To view a copy of the license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. When linking to this article, please use the following permanent link: https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00071

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  1. Bolanle Olapejua,b,*,
  2. Camille Adamsc,*,
  3. Joann Simpsonc,
  4. Lyndsey Mitchuma,
  5. Sean Wilsonc,
  6. Mona Jarraha,
  7. Gabrielle Huntera,
  8. TrishAnn Davisa,
  9. Alicia Martind,
  10. Shabana Shawd,
  11. Natalie Tibbelsa,
  12. Jennifer Orkisa,
  13. J. Douglas Storeya,b
  1. aJohns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs, Baltimore, MD, USA.
  2. bDepartment of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
  3. cBreakthrough ACTION Guyana, Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana.
  4. dMinistry of Health, Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana.
  1. Correspondence to Bolanle Olapeju (olapeju.bolanle{at}gmail.com).
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