Correlación entre la morbilidad en salud bucal y las tendencias de búsqueda en Google en Perú, 2021–2022: Correlation between oral health morbidity and Google search trends in Peru, 2021–2022

Christian Renzo Aquino-Canchari; Susy Rocio Avila-Herrera; Jorge Enrique Manrique-Chávez

Authors

Christian Renzo Aquino-Canchari School of Dentistry, Cayetano Heredia Peruvian University. Lima, Peru.
Susy Rocio Avila-Herrera School of Dentistry, Cayetano Heredia Peruvian University. Lima, Peru. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3759-6341
Jorge Enrique Manrique-Chávez School of Dentistry, Cayetano Heredia Peruvian University. Lima, Peru. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5119-5405

Keywords:

Google trends, oral health, internet access, dental care, dental caries, gingivitis, malocclusion, Peru

Abstract

Introduction: Diseases of the oral cavity increasingly affect the world population, especially developing countries such as Peru. Objective: Determine the association between morbidity and search interest in oral health in Peru, 2021-2022. Methods: Observational, analytical, cross-sectional, retrospective study. The website of the Single National Repository of Health Information was entered, with the purpose of accessing the database of oral health morbidity in patients who attended a health facility belonging to the Ministry of Health. Next, the Google Trends platform was accessed to determine the search interest of the main oral diseases carried out through Google in Peru. To determine the association between quantitative variables, Spearman's correlation coefficient was used with a significance level of p < 0.05. Results: A very low positive correlation was found without statistically significant differences between the relative search volume (VRB) on dental wear, tooth loss and dental malocclusion with their corresponding numbers of cases (Spearman's Rho= 0.176, p= 0.412; Rho Spearman's = 0.241, p = 0.257; Spearman's rho = 0.142, p = 0.507); respectively. In contrast, the VRB on dental caries shows a strong positive correlation with statistically significant differences with the number of cases (Spearman's rho= 0.751, p= 0.001). Conclusion: Our study found that the VRB of dental caries was the only term that presented a strong statistical correlation and was associated with the number of visits for dental caries.

Keywords: Google trends; oral health; internet access; dental care; dental caries; gingivitis; malocclusion; Peru. (Source. DeCS-Bireme)

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Author Biographies

Christian Renzo Aquino-Canchari, School of Dentistry, Cayetano Heredia Peruvian University. Lima, Peru.

Dental Surgeon

Susy Rocio Avila-Herrera, School of Dentistry, Cayetano Heredia Peruvian University. Lima, Peru.

Dental Surgeon

Jorge Enrique Manrique-Chávez, School of Dentistry, Cayetano Heredia Peruvian University. Lima, Peru.

Dental Surgeon graduated from the Faculty of Stomatology of the Cayetano Heredia Peruvian University. He holds a Master's Degree in Public Health and a Master's Degree in Health Services Management from the Faculty of Public Health and Administration of the Cayetano Heredia Peruvian University. He holds a Master's Degree in Stomatology from the Universidad Científica del Sur. He also holds a PhD in Government and Public Policy from the Institute of Government and Public Management of the University of San Martín de Porres. He also specialized in Stomatological Public Health from the Federico Villarreal National University. He is a University Professor and former Head of the Academic Section of Public Health and Dental Services Management of the Academic Department of Social Dentistry. He also served as Administrative Director and Clinical Director of Dental Services at the Faculty of Stomatology of the Cayetano Heredia Peruvian University. He also served as Head of the Dental Audit Department of the American Dental Center (COA). Postgraduate studies (Diplomas) in Medical Auditing for Quality Assurance (UPCH), University Curriculum Design and Management (UPCH), Public Health (UPCH), Health Services Management (UPCH), Public Health Research (UPCH), Research Statistics (UPCH), Health Services Administration (UCSUR), Biomedical Informatics in Global Health with a Specialization in Health Informatics (UPCH), Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences (USMP), and Dental Auditing (ACADAO, Buenos Aires, Argentina). President of the Peruvian Association of Preventive and Social Dentistry (APOPS).

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