Facilitator and barrier perspectives on learning and implementing high-resolution anoscopy in Abuja, Nigeria: a qualitative study
Our study highlighted the need for localized research, cultural sensitivity, and resource allocation to improve the adoption of HRA in a Nigerian HIV care setting. Organizational buy-in, community engagement, and safe healthcare environments facilitated trust and patient engagement and would promote long term sustainability. Overall, the study provided perspectives from various stakeholders that strengthen clinical proficiency and sustainability of anal cancer screening in Nigeria.
Authors
- Abayomi Aka
- Stephen E. Goldstone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7585-3508)
- Cheryl L. Knott (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2261-7875)
- Megan E. Mansfield (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5435-0784)
- Francis Agbo
- Patrick Dakum (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4278-5224)
- Andrew Mitchell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2418-6626)
- Oluwole Olaomi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5025-379X)
- Sylvia Adebajo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5933-8044)
- Connor Volpi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6292-6306)
- Cheri Mathews John (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3066-7423)
- Rebecca G. Nowak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8404-4569)
- Joel M. Palefsky (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5097-3818)
- Søren M. Bentzen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7444-7564)
- Ruxton Adebiyi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1398-7057)
- Uchenna Ononaku
- Paul Jibrin
- Jumoke A Aigoro
- Yerima Jibrin Bawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0488-1787)
- Kazeem E. Kolawole
Institutions
- University of Maryland, Baltimore (US)
- Family Health International 360 (US)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- National Hospital Abuja (NG)
- Institute of Human Virology (NG)
- National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NG)
- U-M Rogel Cancer Center (US)
- University of Baltimore (US)
- University of Maryland, College Park (US)
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Cancer
- Published
- 2025-11-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-025-15120-w
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.35