Community-based cervical cancer prevention for women in East Africa
Project 1: A Public Health Approach to Cervical Cancer Prevention in East Africa
This program offers community HPV self-testing, local treatment, and outreach for women in East Africa, especially those living with HIV.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | University of California, San Francisco NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (San Francisco, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11112397 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
You would be reached through local Village Health Teams that help mobilize the community and explain options. Women are offered self-collected vaginal samples for HPV testing so they can avoid clinic-based pelvic exams. Mobile clinical teams provide same-community ablative treatment for people who test positive for high-risk HPV. The approach was developed and piloted in Uganda and focuses on bringing screening and early treatment closer to where women live.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Women living in the program areas of East Africa — including those living with HIV — who are eligible for HPV screening and community-based care.
Not a fit: Women outside the targeted communities, those with already advanced cervical cancer needing specialist hospital care, or people unable/unwilling to do self-sampling may not directly benefit from this program.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, more women could be screened and treated early, which may reduce cervical cancer cases and deaths in participating communities.
How similar studies have performed: Similar community-based HPV self-sampling and mobile treatment campaigns in Uganda were feasible, well-attended, and well accepted in pilot work.
Where this research is happening
San Francisco, United States
- University of California, San Francisco — San Francisco, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Martin, Jeffrey N — University of California, San Francisco
- Study coordinator: Martin, Jeffrey N
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.