Improving cervical cancer screening and treatment for women with HIV in Kenya
Official title: ENHANcing CErvical cancer screening and treatment in women LIviNg with HIV in KenyA (ENHANCE LINKAge)
Funded at Emory University · NIH-11398335 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This project will try new ways to help women living with HIV in Kenya get screened for cervical cancer and receive timely follow-up care when needed.
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 start | September 1, 2024 |
| Project end | August 31, 2029 |
| Funding year | 2025 |
| Award (this year) | $166,080 |
| NIH project number | 3U01CA275120-02S1 |
| Project ID | NIH-11398335 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Women living with HIV who receive care at participating public HIV clinics in Kenya and are eligible for cervical cancer screening would be ideal candidates.
✕Less likely to help
People who do not receive care at the participating clinics, who live outside Kenya, or who are not living with HIV are unlikely to benefit directly from this project.
What this research studies
If you are a woman living with HIV in Kenya, this project aims to bring better cervical cancer screening and reliable follow-up into the HIV clinics where you already receive care. The team will introduce practical approaches such as improved HPV testing, patient navigation, provider training, and stronger tracking systems to close gaps between screening and treatment. They will work with public HIV clinics across Kenya, collect information on who gets screened and treated, and use those results to improve services and accountability. The goal is to remove patient-, provider-, and system-level barriers so more women complete diagnosis and treatment.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, more women with HIV could be diagnosed earlier and receive timely treatment, which could reduce deaths from cervical cancer.
How similar studies have gone: Previous efforts to integrate cervical cancer services into HIV care have used similar screening methods but often struggled with poor follow-up and low treatment rates, so this project focuses on improving those linkages.
Where this research is happening
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Emory University
Atlanta, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Chung, Michael Hoonbae — Emory University
- Study coordinator: Chung, Michael Hoonbae
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CODA-based cervical cancer screening in low-resource settings
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CATSystem: a digital tool to boost cervical cancer screening and follow-up in Kenya
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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.