KAP/WTP and HPV Prevalence Studies in a Developing World Setting (Bamako, Mali)

The Global Alliance to Immunize Against AIDS Vaccine Foundation (GAIA Vaccine Foundation or GAIA VF) proposes to carry out a Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (KAP) study in conjunction with a Willingness To Participate (WTP) evaluation to establish the prevalence of cervical dysplasia, to and perform Human Papillomavirus (HPV) subtyping studies in Bamako and in Sikoro-Mekin, a village within the perimeter of Bamako, the capital of Mali, West Africa. Working with experienced collaborators, we propose to carry out an HPV prevalence study (among women diagnosed with cervical cancer at Hôpital Touré), coupled with a study of Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) and Willingness To Participate (WTP) in an HPV vaccine study among individuals living in Sikoro-Mekin. These studies will lay the groundwork for a phase IV study of Gardasil® at the same site, which would be an important step forward for West Africa.