About the Authors

Lisa J. Whop

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

lisa.whop@anu.edu.au

Affiliation Yardhura Walani, National Centre for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Wellbeing Research, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia

Louise E. Mitchell

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Yardhura Walani, National Centre for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Wellbeing Research, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia

Tamara L. Butler

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Yardhura Walani, National Centre for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Wellbeing Research, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia, First Nations Cancer & Wellbeing Research Program, The School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane Qld, Australia

Deborah Wong

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Yardhura Walani, National Centre for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Wellbeing Research, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia

Kate Wilkinson

Roles Project administration, Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Yardhura Walani, National Centre for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Wellbeing Research, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia

Joan Cunningham

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University, Darwin Northern Territory, Australia

Sonya Egert

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Inala Wangarra, Inala, Queensland, Australia

Kristine Falzon

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Waminda South Coast Women’s Health and Wellbeing Aboriginal Corporation, Nowra, New South Wales, Australia

Gail Garvey

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation First Nations Cancer & Wellbeing Research Program, The School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane Qld, Australia

Rebecca Guy

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Beverley Lawton

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Te Tātai Hauora o Hine-National Centre for Women’s Health Research Aotearoa, Faculty of Health, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand

Hamish McManus

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Claire Nightingale

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Centre for Health Policy, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Marion Saville

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Australian Centre for the Prevention of Cervical Cancer, Victoria, Australia

Megan A. Smith

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Sydney School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Claudette “Sissy” Tyson

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Queensland Centre of Excellence in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care, Inala, Queensland, Australia

Mark Wenitong

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Public Health, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Claire Zammit

Roles Methodology, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Yardhura Walani, National Centre for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Wellbeing Research, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia, Centre for Health Policy, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Karen Canfell

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Sydney School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Natalie Taylor

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Julia Brotherton

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Centre for Health Policy, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Competing Interests

MSa is a current, and KW/JB are former (within last 3 years) employees of the Australian Centre for the Prevention of Cervical Cancer (ACPCC) who have received donated laboratory tests, equipment and funding for selfcollection related research. LW, LM, RG, JB, TB, MSm, MSa are investigators on a MRFF RART funded project (PACE) which receives donated HPV point-of-care tests from Cepheid. BL reports receiving fees (paid to institution) and holding unpaid positions on the NZ National Cervical Screening Programme Clinical Practice Guidelines Committee and Advisory and Action Group. SE, KT, CT and MS are employed by commercial organisations. This employment does not alter our adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.