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ArticleJMIR formative research2025

Seasonal Variation in Conjunctivitis in Saudi Arabia and Reduction of Searches During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Analysis of Google Trends Data.

Abdulaziz S AlHarthi

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Article in JMIR formative research, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Abdulaziz S AlHarthiOphthalmology Department, College of Medicine, Majmaah University, Al-Majmaah, 11952, Saudi Arabia, +966557331130.ORCID 0009-0008-0713-2272

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Unlabelled: Analysis of Google Trends data for the Arabic term for "conjunctivitis" found significant seasonality, with the highest interest in February and the lowest in August (P<.001); moreover, during COVID-19 restrictions, relative search volume decreased by 53.3%, with a disruption of the seasonal pattern.

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ConjunctivitisCOVID-19InternetSearch EngineSeasonsHumansPandemicsSARS-CoV-2Saudi ArabiaconjunctivitisCOVID-19Google Trendsseasonality

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PMID40690606
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