Reducing sexually transmitted infections

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (2022)

NICE - N/A

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Evidence Categories

• Care setting: Other settings
• Care setting: Primary care
• Population group: Men who have sex with men
• Intervention: Other Intervention
• Intervention: Reminder/recall (patient)
• Intervention: Health literacy
• Intervention: Improving access
• Outcome: N/A

Type of Evidence

Guidance

Overview

This guideline covers interventions to prevent sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in people aged 16 and over. It aims to reduce the transmission of all STIs, including HIV, and includes ways to help increase the uptake of STI testing and vaccines for human papillomavirus (HPV) and hepatitis A and B.

Recommendations

This guideline includes recommendations on:

• reducing the risk of people getting and transmitting STIs
• improving uptake and increasing the frequency of STI testing
• partner notification
• HPV and hepatitis A and B vaccination in gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men
• pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV