Search trends for coronavirus, on Google, by the Brazilian population
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https://doi.org/10.5216/ree.v23.65748Keywords:
Coronavirus, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, Pandemics, Internet, Social NetworkingAbstract
The aim of this study was to identify the search trends for coronavirus in Brazil using Google Trends and verify the correlation between the relative volume of searches and the number of confirmed cases. This is a cross-sectional, quantitative study based on Google Trends on the searches performed by the Brazilian population related to the coronavirus pandemic. Searches for the term “coronavirus” began at the end of January 2020, with relative search volume (RSV) ranging from one to six. The maximum volume (RSV = 100) was obtained on March 21 and 22. The increase in the number of confirmed cases coincided with the rise in the relative search volume for “coronavirus”. The correlation between the relative search volume and the number of confirmed cases was r = 0.753 (p<0.01). There was a positive and strong correlation between the increase in searches for the term “coronavirus” and the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19.
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