在日本COVID-19大流行期间,基于网络的HIV检测和HIV检测偏好搜索量:感染病理学研究
Rie Kanamori1, Futaba Umemura2, Kosuke Uemura1
1Department of General Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan.
JMIR formative research
|January 18, 2024
概括
在COVID-19期间,日本在卫生中心搜索艾滋病毒检测的数量下降,而对艾滋病毒自我检测套件的兴趣保持稳定. 这表明艾滋病毒检测偏好发生了转变,有利于自我检测选项.
科学领域:
- 传染病学中的传染病学.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 流行病学 流行病学
背景情况:
- 随着COVID-19的蔓延,全球艾滋病毒医疗服务受到影响,包括日本.
- 在日本大流行期间,艾滋病毒/艾滋病测试的趋势需要进一步调查.
研究的目的:
- 检查基于网络的搜索对日本的艾滋病毒自我测试套件和基于设施的艾滋病毒测试的兴趣.
- 为了比较COVID-19大流行之前和期间的搜索趋势.
主要方法:
- 使用了雅虎! 日本从2017年11月到2018年10月的搜索数据.
- 搜索"艾滋病毒检测","艾滋病毒检测套件"和"艾滋病毒检测健康中心"的搜索卷.
- 使用"冠状病毒PCR"搜索量和新的COVID-19病例作为对照.
主要成果:
- "艾滋病毒检测"的搜索量在2019-2022年期间保持稳定,与"冠状病毒PCR"不同.
- 网络搜索对艾滋病毒自我检测套件的兴趣保持稳定,而基于设施的测试搜索则下降.
- 20-49岁的男性互联网用户主要搜索HIV测试套件;基于设施的测试搜索在男性中显著下降.
结论:
- 在疫情期间,基于设施的艾滋病毒检测搜索量减少.
- 对艾滋病毒自检套件的稳定搜索兴趣表明,测试偏好可能发生转变.
- 这些发现支持在日本对艾滋病毒自我检测的更广泛的应用和监管接受.
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