INTRODUCTION
cancer
CANCER, VIRUS, CERVICAL CANCER, CERVICAL CANCER
Despite considerable progress in US cancer control over the past decades, certain groups continue to experience significant health disparities. Women living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) (WLH) experience a disproportionate cervical cancer burden because of an impaired immune response to the human papillomavirus, the virus that causes cervical cancer.Health literacy—‘the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services to make appropriate health decisions’ (para. 1)—is a key social determinant of health and is recognized as an essential element of access to high‐quality, patient‐centred care.Systematic reviews and meta‐analysesThe current study was designed to address this gap by testing a health literacy‐focused intervention programme called CHECC‐uP—Community‐based, HEalth literacy focused intervention for Cervical Cancer control among WLH. We conducted a pilot study with 3‐ and 6‐month follow‐ups to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability and preliminary efficacy of this intervention. We hypothesized that participation in the CHECC‐uP intervention would be associated with an increase in Pap testing and improvements in psychosocial outcomes.