COVID 19 - Endangering Women’s Mental and Reproductive Health
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Date
2020-10
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JK Science
Abstract
With spikes in domestic violence, sexual harassment and limited access to health care globally, the healthauthorities are battling hard to prevent serious consequences on women health. Older women and womenwith disabilities along with pregnant women form a special group of women as they lose access to vital healthservices and social support. COVID is having a huge impact on women health. The COVID-19 pandemic isshowing a negative effect on the production and transportation of contraceptive commodities. Medical societiesare asking to defer pregnancy till we have a more clear insight on the effect on pregnancy. Cancer screeningand cancer treatment has also taken a backlog
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COVID 19, Domestic violence, Sexual harassment, Reproductive health
Citation
Sharma Pallavi, Jamwal Deepika, Mehta Anil, Pannu1 Jitewshwar Singh. COVID 19 - Endangering Women’s Mental and Reproductive Health. JK Science Journal of Medical Education and Research. 2020 Oct; 2020 Oct: 106-109