Publications by authors named "Gifty Baffour Awuah"
Background: Vaccination is essential, especially in older adults whose immune system function declines with age. The COVID-19 pandemic and its associated lockdowns temporarily disrupted routine vaccination services. We aimed to assess vaccination coverage for Influenza, Pneumococcus, and Herpes zoster among older adults in Bavaria over time and investigate potential pandemic effects on these rates.
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- * In Germany, total hysterectomies dropped by 49.7%, with the number decreasing from 155,680 to 101,046 procedures, while subtotal hysterectomies increased significantly.
- * The highest rates of total and subtotal hysterectomies occurred in women aged 45-49, while radical hysterectomies peaked in women 65-69, indicating a shift in surgical practices due to new options and guidelines.