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ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Surviving the Storm: The Impact of COVID-19 on Cervical Cancer Screening in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.

Mandana Vahabi, Anam Shahil-Feroz, Aisha Lofters, Josephine Pui-Hing Wong, Vijayshree Prakash, Sharmila Pimple, Kavita Anand, Gauravi Mishra

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Article in Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Mandana VahabiDaphne Cockwell School of Nursing, Toronto Metropolitan University, 350 Victoria Street, Toronto, ON M5B 2K3, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-7950-7335
Anam Shahil-FerozPeter Gilgan Centre for Women's Cancers, Women's College Hospital Research Institute, Toronto, ON M5G 1N8, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-0180-0213
Aisha LoftersPeter Gilgan Centre for Women's Cancers, Women's College Hospital Research Institute, Toronto, ON M5G 1N8, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-7322-0894
Josephine Pui-Hing WongDaphne Cockwell School of Nursing, Toronto Metropolitan University, 350 Victoria Street, Toronto, ON M5B 2K3, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-8262-7725
Vijayshree PrakashDaphne Cockwell School of Nursing, Toronto Metropolitan University, 350 Victoria Street, Toronto, ON M5B 2K3, Canada.
Sharmila PimpleDepartment of Preventive Oncology, Centre for Cancer Epidemiology, Tata Memorial Centre, Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI), R. No. 314, 3rd Floor, Service Block, E Borges Marg, Mumbai 400012, India.ORCID 0000-0003-2976-9107
Kavita AnandDepartment of Preventive Oncology, Centre for Cancer Epidemiology, Tata Memorial Centre, Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI), R. No. 314, 3rd Floor, Service Block, E Borges Marg, Mumbai 400012, India.ORCID 0000-0001-5665-9304
Gauravi MishraDepartment of Preventive Oncology, Centre for Cancer Epidemiology, Tata Memorial Centre, Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI), R. No. 314, 3rd Floor, Service Block, E Borges Marg, Mumbai 400012, India.ORCID 0000-0002-0154-7302

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program, the cervical cancer screening rate dropped by 84% soon after the declaration of the COVID-19 pandemic. The challenges facing cervical cancer screening were largely attributed to the required in-person nature of the screening process and the measures implemented to control the spread of the virus. While the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer screening is well-documented in high-income countries, less is known about the low- and middle-income countries that bear 90% of the global burden of cervical cancer deaths. In this paper, we aim to offer a comprehensive view of the impact of COVID-19 on cervical cancer screening in LMICs. Using our study, "Prevention of Cervical Cancer in India through Self-Sampling" (PCCIS), as a case example, we present the challenges COVID-19 has exerted on patients, healthcare practitioners, and health systems, as well as potential opportunities to mitigate these challenges.

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cervical cancer screeningCOVID-19HPV self-samplingIndiaLMICsPap test

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PMCPMC10706099

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