All participants were in either their junior or senior year and participated in CLIMB for 1 yr only.
Smit had spent countless hours as a high school senior (18 yrs. old) trying to find an internship at a startup.
About 69% of the study population was younger than 25 (0–14 yrs – 26%, 15 24 yrs – 43%), while 31% focused on adult and senior populations (25 64 yrs – 24%, 65 yrs and above- 7%).
Physical capacity, including aerobic capacity and muscular strength, will on average decrease with age, so senior workers (>50 yrs) may be particularly prone to develop insufficient work ability [ 23].
The participants were grouped by age (pre-seniors [aged 45 yr-64 yr] and seniors [65 yr+]), geographic location (urban or rural) and residential status (long-term care facility [LTC] or community dwelling).
They feel embarrassed to undress before these young doctors", (Senior Consultant Gynecologist, 25 yrs ).
They also have a fear that the vaginal speculum is very painful", (Senior Nursing Officer, 22 yrs ).
The absence of gynecologists and other specialized doctors delay the process of decision making and that gives room for cancer to grow", (Senior Nursing Officer, 22 yrs ).
But also most health workers miss the diagnosis and giving treatment at early stage, while most hospitals lack medical officers with specialized skills to provide the specialized services," (Senior Consultant Gynecologist, 25 yrs ).
Patients may not have anything to eat and the hospital also does not provide food yet the cervical cancer patients are very poor and they spent long time in the hospital", (Senior Nursing Officer, 22 yrs ).
