About the Authors

Farhana Sultana

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Formerly VCS Population Health, VCS Foundation, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Carlton, Victoria, Australia

Lara Roeske

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation VCS Pathology, VCS Foundation, Carlton, Victoria, Australia

Michael J. Malloy

Roles Formal analysis

Affiliations Formerly VCS Population Health, VCS Foundation, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Carlton, Victoria, Australia

Tracey L. McDermott

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation VCS Population Health, VCS Foundation, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Marion Saville

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations VCS Pathology, VCS Foundation, Carlton, Victoria, Australia, VCS Population Health, VCS Foundation, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia

Julia M. L. Brotherton

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

jbrother@vcs.org.au

Affiliations Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Carlton, Victoria, Australia, VCS Population Health, VCS Foundation, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Competing Interests

JMLB and MS are chief investigators of the NHMRC Centre for Research Excellence in Cervical Cancer Control (APP1135172) from which FS (formerly) & TLM receives salary support. JMLB, MS and LR are investigators of a trial of primary HPV screening in Australia (Compass) that has received a part funding contribution from Roche Molecular Systems, Ventana Inc. USA. This does not alter our adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.