Sexually transmitted infections, HIV/AIDS - Course files - Training Course in Sexual and Reproductive Health Research 2015

Course weekly schedule - Sexually transmitted infections, HIV/AIDS

Sexually transmitted infections, HIV/AIDS - Course files

Course file - Author(s)	References, relevant online documents and resources
The STI epidemics - Antonio Gerbase	Global strategy for the prevention and control of sexually transmitted infections: 2006 - 2015. Breaking the chain of transmission. World Health Organization 2007. Sexually transmitted diseases: policies and principles for prevention and care. WHO / UNAIDS best practice collection 1997.
Epidemiology of STIs: factors, numbers and surveillance - Igor Toskin	Camaroni I, Toskin I et al. Epidemiology. In: Somesh Gupta, Bhushan Kumar, eds. Sexually Transmitted Infections 2nd ed. New Delhi, India: Elsevier, 2012: pages 27-44. Global strategy for the prevention and control of sexually transmitted infections: 2006 - 2015. Breaking the chain of transmission. World Health Organization 2007. Prevalence and incidence of selected sexually transmitted infections. Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, syphilis and Trichomonas vaginalis. Methods and results used by WHO to generate 2005 estimates. World Health Organization 2011. Global incidence and prevalence of selected curable sexually transmitted infections – 2008. World Health Organization 2012. Strategies and laboratory methods for strengthening surveillance of sexually transmitted infection 2012. World Health Organization 2012. UNAIDS/WHO Working Group on Global HIV/AIDS/STI Surveillance. Guidelines for second generation HIV surveillance: the next decade. World Health Organization 2000. UNAIDS/WHO Working Group on Global HIV/AIDS/STI Surveillance. Guidelines on surveillance among populations most at risk for HIV. World Health Organization 2011.
Controlling STIs: synergies between prevention and care - Antonio Gerbase	Global strategy for the prevention and control of sexually transmitted infections: 2006 - 2015. Breaking the chain of transmission. World Health Organization 2007. Sexually transmitted and other reproductive tract infections. A guide to essential practice. World Health Organization 2005. Dallabetta G, Wi TEC, Nielsen G. Prevention and control of STD and HIV infection in developing countries. In: Holmes KK, Sparling P, Stamm W, Piot P, Wasserheit J, Corey L, et al., eds. Sexually transmitted diseases. 4th edn. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill; 2008.
STI case management - Francis Ndowa, Theodora Wi	Expert consultation and review of the latest evidence to update guidelines for the management of sexually transmitted infections. Meeting report. World Health Organization 2011. Guidelines for the management of sexually transmitted infections. World Health Organization 2004. Training modules for the syndromic management of sexually transmitted infections. Second edition. World Health Organization 2007.
STI and HIV prevention and care among MSM - Annette Verster, Michelle Rodolph, Antonio Gerbase	Prevention and treatment of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections among men who have sex with men and transgender people. World Health Organization 2011. WHO \| Men who have sex with men
STI and HIV prevention and care among sex workers - Annette Verster, Michelle Rodolph, Antonio Gerbase	Prevention and treatment of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections for sex workers in low- and middle-income countries. World Health Organization 2012. WHO \| Sex workers
The synergy between HIV and other STIs - Alberto Matteelli	Steen R, Wi TE, Kamali A, Ndowa F. Control of sexually transmitted infections and prevention of HIV transmission: mending a fractured paradigm. Bull World Health Organ. 2009 Nov;87(11):858–65.
Toward global prevention of sexually transmitted infections: the need for STI vaccines - Sami Gottlieb	Global strategy for the prevention and control of sexually transmitted infections: 2006 - 2015. Breaking the chain of transmission. World Health Organization 2007. WHO-UNAIDS HIV Vaccine Initiative
Elements for planning and management of STI prevention and care - Antonio Gerbase	Sexually transmitted and other reproductive tract infections. A guide to essential practice. World Health Organization 2005.
Improving monitoring and evaluation of STI/HIV programmes - Keith Sabin	Operational Guidelines for Monitoring and Evaluation of HIV Programmes for People who Inject Drugs — MEASURE Evaluation Operational Guidelines for Monitoring and Evaluation of HIV Programmes for Sex Workers, Men who have Sex with Men, and Transgender People - Volume I National and Sub-National Levels — MEASURE Evaluation
Comprehensive Visual Inspection of the Cervix with Acetic Acid (VIA) and Lugol’s Iodine (VILI) Module 1: Anatomy of the cervix, squamocolumnar junction, metaplastic change and transformation zone - Pierre Vassilakos, Raluca Negulescu, Rosa Pinto Catarino Module 2: Basic knowledge for cervical cancer screening using VIA, VILI and HPV test - Patrick Petignat, Raluca Negulescu, Milena Alec Module 3: Treatment of VIA/VILI positive cases - Ulrike Meyer-Hamme, Milena Alec, Patrick Petignat, Hugo De Vuyst, Manuela Undurraga Malinverno, Raluca Negulescu Module 4: How to proceed - Patrick Petignat, Raluca Negulescu, Milena Alec Module 5: Quality assurance of visual inspection of the cervix - Ulrike Meyer-Hamme, Milena Alec, Patrick Petignat Knowledge assessment test & invitation to improve VIA/VILI criteria for the diagnosis of precancer	IARC - International Agency for Research on Cancer WHO \| Guidelines for screening and treatment of precancerous lesions for cervical cancer prevention WHO \| Use of cryotherapy for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia