Global impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on sexual and reproductive health services: An international comparative study on primary care from the INTRePID Consortium.
Kangning PengKaren TuZhou LiChristine Mary HallinanAdrian LaughlinJo-Anne E Manski-NankervisJemisha ApajeeMaría Carla LapadulaAngela OrtigozaCecilia Clara Da RozaValborg BasteSigne FlottorpKnut-Arne WensaasLay Hoon GohZheng Jye LingRobert S KristianssonGabriela GaonaWilson D PaceJohn M WestfallAmy Pui Pui NgWilliam Chi Wai WongPublished in: BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology (2023)
In-person SRH visits to primary care decreased during the pandemic. Virtual care seemed to counterbalance that decline. Although cervical cancer screening appeared insensitive to virtual care, strategies such as incorporating self-collected samples for HPV testing may provide a solution in a future pandemic.