Clinical Trial: Self-collected Vaginal and Urine Samples in HIV-positive Women
Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: RECRUITING
Condition: HIV Infections
Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
Official Title: Self-collected Cervical Cancer Screening Samples for Detection of Human Papillomavirus in HIV-positive Women - a Pilot Study of Self-collected Vaginal and Urine Samples
Brief Summary:
This study assesses topics as Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Human Papilloma Virus (HPV), and cancer screening methods.The focus will be on evaluating feasibility of implementing novel cancer screening modalities in a low-resource setting in Guinea-Bissau and further to estimate the prevalence of the precancerous virus HPV amongst women living with HIV.In the study the investigators will collect urinary and vaginal self-samples for HPV testing, and further evaluate the feasibility of implementing the devices…
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