How social and healthcare factors affect cervical cancer care for women with HIV in Puerto Rico
Social determinants of health associated to the cervical cancer-related care across the cancer control continuum among women living with HIV in Puerto Rico
This project looks at how personal, community, and healthcare factors influence timely cervical cancer screening, follow-up, and treatment for women living with HIV in Puerto Rico.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
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| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | University of Puerto Rico Med Sciences NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (San Juan, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11171412 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
You will learn how delays in screening, diagnosis, and treatment happen for women with HIV by combining medical record and cancer registry data from 2013–2020 with interviews or surveys of patients, providers, and community stakeholders. The team will identify individual barriers (like knowledge or transportation), healthcare system issues (like follow-up and referral gaps), and neighborhood-level factors that affect care. They will also examine use of HPV vaccination, screening, and treatment for high-grade lesions to find where care breaks down. Results are meant to point to practical fixes that could make it easier for women with HIV to get timely cervical cancer care.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Women living with HIV in Puerto Rico, especially those with high-grade cervical lesions or a cervical cancer diagnosis and women receiving cervical cancer screening or treatment, are the primary candidates for participation or data inclusion.
Not a fit: People who do not live in Puerto Rico, people without HIV, or those not involved in cervical cancer screening or care are unlikely to be included or to directly benefit from this project.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this work could guide programs and policies that improve screening, follow-up, and treatment access for women living with HIV in Puerto Rico and help lower cervical cancer rates.
How similar studies have performed: Previous research has shown social and healthcare factors affect cervical cancer care, but this mixed-methods focus specifically on women with HIV in Puerto Rico is relatively novel.
Where this research is happening
San Juan, United States
- University of Puerto Rico Med Sciences — San Juan, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Soto-Salgado, Marievelisse — University of Puerto Rico Med Sciences
- Study coordinator: Soto-Salgado, Marievelisse
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.