Articles: pandemics.
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Journal of neurosurgery · Jul 2022
Applying to residency: survey of neurosurgical residency applicants on virtual recruitment during COVID-19.
The COVID-19 pandemic caused a significant disruption to residency recruitment, including a sudden, comprehensive transition to virtual interviews. The authors sought to characterize applicant experiences and perceptions concerning the change in the application, interview, and match process for neurological surgery residency during the 2020-2021 recruitment cycle. ⋯ Neurosurgery resident applicants identified standardized interview invitation release dates, centralized interview scheduling methods, caps on the number of interviews available to each candidate, and regulated opportunities for both virtual and in-person recruitment as measures that could significantly improve the applicant experience during and effectiveness of future neurosurgery residency application cycles. Applicants prioritized program culture and "fit" during recruitment, and a majority were open to incorporating virtual elements into future cycles to reduce costs while retaining in-person opportunities to gauge programs and their locations.
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The lancet oncology · Jul 2022
Feasibility of human papillomavirus self-sampling to combat COVID-19-related disruptions to cervical cancer screening: a cross-sectional survey.
The prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection among Chinese women in Hong Kong has been reported to range between 7% and 11%, and high-risk HPV genotypes accounted for about 90% of cases of cervical cancer. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on a wide range of health outcomes because of limitations to the functioning of health services, including cervical cancer screening. The aim of this study was to assess HPV self-sampling as an alternative option for cervical cancer screening during the COVID-19 pandemic. ⋯ This study was supported by the Commissioned Health and Medical Research Fund of Food and Health Bureau of HKSAR Government (reference number CID-CUHK-E).
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JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc · Jul 2022
Anxiety among Pregnant Women Attending Obstetrics Unit of a Tertiary Care Centre during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study.
The disastrous effect of COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of vulnerable populations like pregnant women should not be neglected. The objective of the study was to find out the prevalence of anxiety among pregnant women attending the obstetrics unit of a tertiary care centre during the COVID-19 pandemic. ⋯ anxiety; COVID-19; pregnancy.