Correlation between Google Trends on dengue fever and national surveillance report in Indonesia.

ABSTRACT: Background: Digital traces are rapidly used for health monitoring purposes in recent years. This approach is growing as the consequence of increased use of mobile phone, Internet, and machine learning. Many studies reported the use of Google Trends data as a potential data source to assist traditional surveillance systems. The rise of Internet penetration (54.7%) and the huge utilization of Google (98%) indicate the potential use of Google Trends in Indonesia. No study was performed to measure the correlation between country wide official dengue reports and Google Trends data in Indonesia. Objective: This study aims to measure the correlation between Google Trends data on dengue fever and the Indonesian national surveillance report. Methods: This research was a quantit

SUBMITTER: Husnayain A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6327938 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature