Demand-based web surveillance of sexually transmitted infections in Russia

Alexander Domnich (), Eva Arbuzova, Alessio Signori, Daniela Amicizia, Donatella Panatto and Roberto Gasparini

International Journal of Public Health, 2014, vol. 59, issue 5, 849 pages

Abstract: Timeliness, easy availability, low cost, and transparency make HIV- and syphilis-related web queries a promising addition to traditional methods of disease surveillance in Russia. Geographically weighted regression provides useful insights, as it is able to capture the spatial heterogeneity of the relationship between search volume and disease incidence. Copyright Swiss School of Public Health 2014

Keywords: Disease surveillance; HIV; Search engine; Search volume; Infodemiology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1007/s00038-014-0581-7

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