Guideline

Guidelines:prevention and treatment of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections among men who have sex with men and transgender people: recommendations for a public health approach 2011

Year of Publication

2011

Issuing Institution

World Health Organization

Links

Virtual Health Library,WHO IRIS

Recommendations

13 included recommendations

Using condoms consistently during anal intercourse is strongly recommended for MSM and transgender people over not using condoms.

Status

Updated

Recommended in favor

Strong

Certainty of evidence

Moderate

Serosorting is suggested over not using condoms by HIV-negative MSM and transgender people under specific circumstances as a harm reduction strategy.

Status

Updated

Recommended in favor

Conditional

Certainty of evidence

Very low

Not offering adult male circumcision to MSM and transgender people for the prevention of HIV and STI is suggested over offering it.

Status

Retired

Recommended against

Conditional

Certainty of evidence

Very low

Offering HIV testing and counselling to MSM and transgender people is strongly recommended over not offering this intervention.

Status

Updated

Recommended in favor

Strong

Certainty of evidence

Low

Offering community-based HIV testing and counselling linked to care and treatment to MSM and transgender people is strongly recommended over not offering such programmes.

Status

Updated

Recommended in favor

Strong

Certainty of evidence

Very low

Implementing individual-level behavioural interventions for the prevention of HIV and STIs among MSM and transgender people is suggested over not implementing such interventions

Status

Updated

Recommended in favor

Conditional

Certainty of evidence

Moderate

Implementing community-level behavioural interventions for the prevention of HIV and STIs among MSM and transgender people is suggested over not implementing such interventions

Status

Updated

Recommended in favor

Conditional

Certainty of evidence

Low

Offering targeted internet-based information to decrease risky sexual behaviours and increase uptake of HIV testing and counselling among MSM and transgender people is suggested over not offering such information.

Status

Updated

Recommended in favor

Conditional

Certainty of evidence

Very low

Using social marketing strategies to increase the uptake of HIV/STI testing and counselling and HIV services among MSM and transgender people is suggested over not using such strategies.

Status

Updated

Recommended in favor

Conditional

Certainty of evidence

Very low

Implementing sex venue-based outreach strategies to decrease risky sexual behaviour and increase uptake of HIV testing and counselling among MSM and transgender people is suggested over not implementing such strategies

Status

Updated

Recommended in favor

Conditional

Certainty of evidence

Very low

Offering periodic testing for asymptomatic urethral and rectal N. gonorrhoeae and C. trachomatis infections using NAAT is suggested over not offering such testing for MSM and transgender people.

Status

Retired

Recommended in favor

Conditional

Certainty of evidence

Low

Not offering periodic testing for asymptomatic urethral and rectal N. gonorrhoeae infections using culture is suggested over offering such testing for MSM and transgender people.

Status

Retired

Recommended against

Conditional

Certainty of evidence

Low

Offering periodic serological testing for asymptomatic syphilis infection to MSM and transgender people is strongly recommended over not offering such screening

Status

Maintained

Recommended in favor

Strong

Certainty of evidence

Moderate