In the past 18 months, most women have neglected to have important cancer screenings due to the fear of contracting the coronavirus while visiting health facilities, surveys by the healthcare organisation Right to Care and the Africa Health Research ...
Research shows that more people continue to neglect their health because of the fear of contracting the Covid-19 virus if they visit health facilities.In the past 18 months, most women have neglected to have important cancer screenings due to the fear of contracting the coronavirus while visiting health facilities. Transport restrictions and fear of coronavirus infection were among the reasons for a big drop in HIV/Aids and TB patients collecting medication during the first hard lockdown.
Surveys by the healthcare organisation Right to Care and the Africa Health Research Institute show declines of about 50% in medication collection during the lockdown. Last year, doctors working at public hospitals in the country wrote an open letter to President Cyril Ramaphosa urging his administration to focus on non-Covid-19 health care. Children going without immunisations, pregnant mothers avoiding antenatal care bookings and a large number of patients with chronic comorbidities not presenting for treatment were among the repercussions of the public's fear of contracting the coronavirus.
Doctors recommend that you start going for regular pap smears from the age of 21, even if you are not yet sexually active.Annual screening mammograms are recommended for all women over 40, regardless of symptoms or family history.
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