Gynecologic cancer: new and follow-up patient appointments in Botswana during the COVID-19 pandemic

Luckett, Rebecca MD; Ramontshonyana, Gaobakwe RN; Monare, Barati RN, MPH; Ramogola-Masire, Doreen MD; Davey, Sonya MD; Bazzette-Matebele, Lisa MD; Grover, Surbhi MD, MPH; Seiphetleng, Alexander RN, BPH; Chiyapo, Sebathu MD; Vuylsteke, Peter MD

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Date

2021-04-06

Author

Davey, Sonya MD

Bazzette-Matebele, Lisa MD

Monare, Barati RN, MPH

Seiphetleng, Alexander RN, BPH

Ramontshonyana, Gaobakwe RN

Vuylsteke, Peter MD

Chiyapo, Sebathu MD

Luckett, Rebecca MD

Ramogola-Masire, Doreen MD

Grover, Surbhi MD, MPH

Publisher

American Society of Clinical Oncology, https://beta.asco.org/

Link

https://ascopubs.org/doi/full/10.1200/GO.20.00590

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This item is distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives 4.0 License

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American Society of Clinical Oncology

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Published Article

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Abstract

The article presents descriptive data on oncology appointments during COVID-19 lockdown in sub-Saharan Africa. Mobile applications can provide a platform for tracking missed and attended appointments. There was a significant increase in missed follow-up appointments during the COVID-19 lockdown in Botswana.

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/10311/2186

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Research articles (Dept of Obstetrics & Gynaecology) [14]