Global Health, Global Surgery
Conditions
Brief summary
Introduction Global surgery is a growing movement worldwide, but its expansion has not been quantified. Google Search is the most popular search engine worldwide, and Google Trends analyzes its queries to determine popularity trends. The investigators used Google Trends to analyze the regional and temporal popularity of global surgery (GS). Furthermore, the investigators compared GS with global health (GH) to understand if the two were correlated. Methods The investigators searched the terms global surgery and global health on Google Trends (Google Inc., CA, USA) from January 2004 to May 2021. The investigators identified time trends and compared the two search terms using SPSS v26 (IBM, WA, USA) to run summary descriptive analyses and Wilcoxon rank-sum tests.
Interventions
OTHERInvestigation of Global Interest in Global Surgery
The investigators searched the terms global surgery and global health on Google Trends (Google Inc., CA, USA) from January 2004 to May 2021. The investigators identified time trends and compared the two search terms using SPSS v26 (IBM, WA, USA) to run summary descriptive analyses and Wilcoxon rank-sum tests.
Sponsors
Association of Future African Neurosurgeons, Yaounde, Cameroon
Study design
Observational model
OTHER
Time perspective
RETROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Data point from Google Trends concerning Global Surgery * Data point from Google Trends concerning Global Health * Data point from Google Trends between January 2004 and May 2021
Exclusion criteria
* Data point from Google Trends before January 2004 * Data point from Google Trends after May 2021 * Data point from Google Trends outside the scope of Global Surgery or Global Health
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Interest Levels | January 2004 to May 2021 | Level of interest in Global Surgery based on Google Trends |
Countries
Cameroon
Outcome results
None listed