African Collaborative Center for Microbiome and Genomics Research’s Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and Cervical Cancer Study (ACCME)
The ACCME cohort follows women who were at least 18 years old, had had sexual intercourse and had no previous history of cervical abnormalities, cervical cancer or total abdominal hysterectomy by area sampling in 7 out of 42 districts in Abuja, the main municipality in the Federal Capital Territory in the centre of Nigeria. The baseline sweep of the study included 11,500 women from varied circumstances, including urban-city dwellers and semi-rural and rural people living on farmlands and villages.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
11,500 (participants)
Age at first data collection
Varied (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
Female
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2014
Primary Institutions
African Collaborative Center for Microbiome and Genomics Research (ACCME)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- None
- None
- None
Engagement
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