Behavioral Counseling to Prevent Sexually Transmitted Infections

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

Release Date: October 2008

Summary of Recommendations / Supporting Documents

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Summary of Recommendations

The USPSTF recommends high-intensity behavioral counseling to prevent sexually transmitted infections (STIs) for all sexually active adolescents and for adults at increased risk for STIs. Grade: B recommendation. The USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of behavioral counseling to prevent STIs in non-sexually-active adolescents and in adults not at increased risk for STIs. Grade: I statement.

Go to the Clinical Considerations section of the Recommendation Statement for information on risk assessment and suggestions for practice regarding the I statement.

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Supporting Documents

Behavioral Counseling to Prevent Sexually Transmitted Infections, October 2008
Recommendation Statement (PDF File, 200 KB; PDF Help)
Supporting Article (PDF File, 285 KB; PDF Help)
Evidence Synthesis (PDF File, 1.2 MB; PDF Help)
Clinical Summary (PDF File, 51 KB; PDF Help)

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Current as of October 2008

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Internet Citation:

Behavioral Counseling to Prevent Sexually Transmitted Infections, Topic Page. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/uspstf/uspsstds.htm

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