Global Health Research
Project Research Map
The faculty members associated with the Johns Hopkins Center for Global Health conduct research in 120 countries, with new projects added to our database every day.
To learn more about Johns Hopkins' global health efforts across the world, click on a red dot on the map. Then, scroll down below the map for information about individual projects in that city.
To navigate around the map, click on the yellow zoom-in and zoom-out icons on the left, as well as the directional symbols around the frame.
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MACS Anal Health Study
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The Anal Health Study evaluates the utility of anal cancer screening among men who have sex with men. This multi-site U.S. study includes annual anal Pap screening for HIV-infected men and screening every other year for HIV-uninfected men, as well as anal HPV testing every six months. Predictors of interest in screening, abnormal cytologty and histology and progression from low grade to high grade anal disease are explored.
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Persistent Oral Papillomavirus Study (POPS)
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POPS is a longitudinal cohort study which collects oral rinse and gargle samples every six months to test for HPV DNA. The study includes 600 HIV-infected and 400 HIV-uninfected individuals who are part of the MACS and WIHS studies. This is one of the first studies to explore oral HPV natural history, the effect of HIV on this natural history, and risk factors for persistent HPV infection.
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