About the Authors

Serebe Abay

serebeabay@yahoo.com

Affiliation Ethiopian Public Health Institution, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Adamu Addissie

Affiliations Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Brighton, United Kingdom, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Gail Davey

Affiliation Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Brighton, United Kingdom

Bobbie Farsides

Affiliation Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Brighton, United Kingdom

Thomas Addissie

Affiliation Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: SA AA. Performed the experiments: SA TA. Analyzed the data: SA AA. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SA AA. Wrote the paper: SA AA GD BF TA. Guiding data collecting team and help the design and development of the improved informed consent information the HPV- serotype study: TA.