Assessing the online search behavior for COVID-19 outbreak: Evidence from Iran.

Mahnaz SamadbeikAli GaravandNasim AslaniFarzad EbrahimzadehFarhad Fatehi

Published in: PloS one (2022)

COVID-19-related search terms were popular among Iranian users at the beginning of the pandemic. The online search queries and the key terms searched by Iranian users varied during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study provides evidence in favor of the adoption of GT as an epidemiological surveillance tool but, it is necessary to consider that mass media and other confounders can significantly influence RSVs.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
sars cov
social media
health information
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
healthcare