Bavor, Claire https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7981-7878
Jennett, Chloe
Phillips, Emily
Mitchell, Louise
Saunders, Tessa
Whop, Lisa
Kelly-Hanku, Angela
Bateson, Deborah
Brotherton, Julia M. L.
Smith, Megan A.
Nightingale, Claire
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Health and Medical Research Council (GNT2030732)
National Health and Medical Research Council (GNT2009360)
National Health and Medical Research Council (GNT2034406)
National Health and Medical Research Council (GNT2015178)
Victorian Cancer Agency (MCRF21039)
University of Melbourne
Article History
Received: 17 October 2025
Accepted: 4 January 2026
First Online: 10 February 2026
Declarations
:
: JMLB is a former (within the last 3 years) employee of the Australian Centre for the Prevention of Cervical Cancer (ACPCC), which has received donated laboratory tests, equipment and funding for HPV validation studies and self-collection related research from multiple manufacturers. DB is a co-PI on a major implementation program, Elimination of Cervical Cancer in the Western Pacific, which has received support from the Minderoo Foundation and equipment donations from Cepheid Inc. and Deputy Lead of EPICC (Elimination Partnership in the Indo-Pacific for Cervical Cancer) supported by the Australian Government through the Partnerships for a Healthy Region initiative. All other authors have no relevant financial or non-financial interests to disclose.
: Ethics approval was obtained from the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (REC-0209) and ACON (202404). Approvals were registered by the University of Melbourne (2023–28454-47328–1) and the Australian National University (H/2023/1434).