Community and home-based cervical cancer screening and education for women with HIV in Nigeria
The CHESS (Community, Home-based Education, Screening Services) Strategy to increase cervical cancer control access for HIV positive women in Nigeria
This program brings home-based HPV screening and education to women living with HIV in Nigeria using a peer-support approach.
Quick facts
| Grant type | U01 cooperative agreement |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Emory University NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Atlanta, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11398299 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
You would be offered HPV-based cervical cancer screening delivered at home by trained peer mentors linked to existing HIV care. The team will adapt the established MoMent peer-support program with input from local stakeholders, train mentors, and roll out home-based screening and follow-up for positive results. Researchers will track how many women are reached, how well the screening and follow-up work, and whether clinics and communities adopt and keep the program. After implementation they will study barriers and supports to make the program sustainable and ready for wider use.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Women living with HIV in the Nigerian communities where the program is offered who are eligible for cervical cancer screening.
Not a fit: People who do not have HIV, those living outside the participating regions, or those already fully treated and followed for cervical disease are unlikely to benefit from joining.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, more women living with HIV could learn their HPV status and receive earlier follow-up care, reducing cervical cancer risk.
How similar studies have performed: Peer mentor HIV programs like MoMent have improved engagement in care, and home- or community-based HPV screening has shown promise in similar low-resource settings.
Where this research is happening
Atlanta, United States
- Emory University — Atlanta, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Flowers, Lisa C. — Emory University
- Study coordinator: Flowers, Lisa C.
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.