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ArticleEpidemiology and infection2019

Association of sociodemographic factors and internet query data with pertussis infections in Shandong, China.

Yuzhou Zhang, Hilary Bambrick, Kerrie Mengersen, Shilu Tong, Lei Feng, Li Zhang, Guifang Liu, Aiqiang Xu, Wenbiao Hu

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Yuzhou ZhangSchool of Public Health and Social Work, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-0668-8697
Hilary BambrickSchool of Public Health and Social Work, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Kerrie MengersenSchool of Mathematical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Shilu TongSchool of Public Health and Social Work, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Lei FengShandong Provincial Centre of Disease Control and Prevention, Jinan, China.
Li ZhangShandong Provincial Centre of Disease Control and Prevention, Jinan, China.
Guifang LiuShandong Provincial Centre of Disease Control and Prevention, Jinan, China.
Aiqiang XuShandong Provincial Centre of Disease Control and Prevention, Jinan, China.
Wenbiao HuSchool of Public Health and Social Work, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

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Abstract

This study explored how internet queries vary in facilitating monitoring of pertussis, and the effects of sociodemographic characteristics on such variation by city in Shandong province, China. We collected weekly pertussis notifications, Baidu Index (BI) data and yearly sociodemographic data at the city level between 1 January 2009 and 31 December 2017. Spearman's correlation was performed for temporal risk indices, generalised linear models and regression tree models were developed to identify the hierarchical effects and the threshold between sociodemographic factors and internet query data with pertussis surveillance. The BI was correlated with pertussis notifications, with a strongly spatial variation among cities in temporal risk indices (composite temporal risk metric (CTRM) range: 0.59-1.24). The percentage of urban population (relative risk (RR): 1.05, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.03-1.07), the proportion of highly educated population (RR: 1.27, 95% CI 1.16-1.39) and the internet access rate (RR: 1.04, 95% CI 1.02-1.05) were correlated with CTRM. Higher RRs in the three identified sociodemographic factors were associated with higher stratified CTRM. The percentage of highly educated population was the most important determinant in the BI with pertussis surveillance. The findings may lead to spatially-specific criteria to inform development of an early warning system of pertussis infections using internet query data.

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Information Seeking BehaviorInternetAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overChildChild, PreschoolChinaFemaleHumansIncidenceInfantInfant, NewbornMaleMiddle AgedPertussis (whooping cough)public healthsurveillance

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