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This policy change aims to facilitate equitable access to cervical screening; however, further evidence is needed to support its implementation and reach under-screened women and people with a cervix. This implementation study seeks\u00a0to embed HPV self-collection into Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Controlled Health Organisations (ACCHOs) and\/or primary care organisations whose context is similar to that of an ACCHO. This will be achieved by co-designing, implementing, and evaluating models of care tailored to local needs. The aim is to increase cervical screening participation, particularly among under- and never-screened, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and people with a cervix. Ultimately the aim is to achieve equity in cervical cancer elimination.\n                    <jats:italic>Screen Your Way<\/jats:italic>\n                    will use a before-and-after study design to evaluate the effectiveness, acceptability and sustainability of implemented strategies on cervical screening participation among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and people with a cervix. The study will be guided by an Indigenist implementation research approach and will employ mixed methods. Ethical approval has been obtained from the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Research Ethics Committee (REC-0092), Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council of New South Wales Ethics Committee (2078\/23), Australian National University Human Research Ethics Committee (H\/2023\/1103), Northern Territory Department of Health and Menzies School of Health Research (HREC2023\u20134557), and Metro South Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC\/2025\/QMS\/115155). Additional approvals will be obtained in accordance with the locally nominated governance protocols of each participating service. This may include approvals from ACCHO Boards, Community Juries, or other designated decision-making bodies. The research team will work closely with each service to ensure all required processes are respected and adhered to prior to commencing any research activities. Findings will be disseminated via workshops, reports, evidence briefs and resource creation to assist with the evidence-based scale up of self-collection in the ACCHO setting. 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