Home-based cervical cancer screening for women with HIV in Nigeria (CHESS)
The CHESS (Community, Home-based Education, Screening Services) Strategy to increase cervical cancer control access for HIV positive women in Nigeria
This project brings HPV self-collection and follow-up support into the homes of women living with HIV in Nigeria through a peer-mentor program.
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-11160628 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
As a woman living with HIV, you would be offered a simple HPV self-collection kit delivered and supported by a trained MoMent peer mentor in your community. The team will work with local stakeholders to adapt the existing peer-support program, train mentors, and integrate home-based HPV testing into routine HIV care. They will track how many women are reached, test results, completion of follow-up treatment, and whether the program can be sustained. Implementation science frameworks (CFIR and RE-AIM) will guide understanding of barriers and what is needed for wider scale-up.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Women living with HIV in Nigeria who are enrolled in or connected to local HIV care programs and willing to perform home HPV self-collection and attend follow-up care.
Not a fit: People without HIV, women outside the program’s Nigerian service areas, or women who cannot perform home self-collection or access follow-up treatment are unlikely to benefit directly.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this could make cervical cancer screening and timely treatment much easier to access for women with HIV, potentially reducing cervical cancer cases and deaths.
How similar studies have performed: Home-based HPV self-sampling and peer-support approaches have increased screening uptake in other low-resource settings, though combining this with the MoMent peer model in Nigeria is a newer implementation.
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.