Guideline

HIV and adolescents: guidance for HIV testing and counselling and care for adolescents living with HIV: recommendations for a public health approach and considerations for policy-makers and managers

Year of Publication

2013

Issuing Institution

WHO

Links

WHO IRIS,WHO IRIS

Recommendations

12 included recommendations

HIV testing services, with linkages to prevention, treatment and care, should be offered for adolescents from key populations in all settings

Status

Maintained

Recommended in favor

Strong

Certainty of evidence

Very low

In high HIV burden settings, HIV testing services (HTS), with linkage to prevention, treatment and care, are recommended for all adolescents

Status

Maintained

Recommended in favor

Strong

Certainty of evidence

Very low

Low HIV burden settings: HIV testing services (HTS), with linkage to prevention, treatment and care, should be accessible to adolescents in low and concentrated epidemics

Status

Maintained

Recommended in favor

Conditional

Certainty of evidence

Very low

Adolescents should be counselled about the potential benefits and risks of disclosure of their HIV-positive status and empowered and supported to determine if, when, how and to whom to disclose

Status

Maintained

Recommended in favor

Conditional

Certainty of evidence

Very low

Community-based approaches can improve treatment adherence and retention in care of adolescents living with HIV.

Status

Maintained

Recommended in favor

Conditional

Certainty of evidence

Very low

Training of health-care workers can contribute to treatment adherence and improvement in retention in care of adolescents living with HIV

Status

Maintained

Recommended in favor

Conditional

Certainty of evidence

Very low

HIV testing services, with linkages to prevention, treatment and care, are recommended for adolescents from key populations

Status

Maintained

Recommended in favor

Strong

Certainty of evidence

Very low

Adolescents with HIV should be counselled about the potential benefits and risks of disclosure of their HIV status and empowered and supported to determine if, when, how and to whom to disclose

Status

Maintained

Recommended in favor

Conditional

Certainty of evidence

Very low

HIV testing services, with linkage to prevention, treatment and care, should be offered to all adolescents in generalized epidemics

Status

Maintained

Recommended in favor

Strong

Certainty of evidence

Very low

HIV testing services, with linkage to prevention, treatment and care, should be accessible to adolescents in low-level and concentrated epidemics

Status

Maintained

Recommended in favor

Conditional

Certainty of evidence

Very low

Community-based approaches can improve treatment adherence and retention in care of adolescents living with HIV

Status

Maintained

Recommended in favor

Conditional

Certainty of evidence

Very low

Training of health-care workers can contribute to treatment adherence and improvement in retention in care of adolescents living with HIV

Status

Maintained

Recommended in favor

Conditional

Certainty of evidence

Very low