title: [From Evidence to Health Policy Making: Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis for HIV Prevention].
abstract: Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), in combination with traditional prevention strategies (such as condom use, voluntary HIV counseling and testing, and treatment for sexually transmitted infections), has been shown to effectively prevent HIV infection. As of September 2015, the World Health Organization recommends that people at substantial risk of HIV infection should be offered PrEP as an additional prevention choice, as part of comprehensive prevention. This article introduces how to apply a systematic review using the methodology of Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) to write clinical guidelines. With support from the Taiwan Centers for Disease Control, the Taiwan AIDS Society published clinical guidelines for oral pre-exposure prophylaxis in Taiwan. Nurses are responsible to apply evidence-based knowledge and to use their professional influence to shape health policies related to HIV prevention.
authors.affiliation: PhD, RN, Professor, Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, and Associate Director, Department of Nursing, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Taiwan, ROC. nyko@mail.ncku.edu.tw.
authors.forename: Nai-Ying
authors.initials: NY
authors.lastname: Ko
mesh_terms: D055317:Evidence-Based Practice; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D011050:Policy Making; D065129:Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis; D057170:Translational Research, Biomedical
keywords: HIV infection; pre-exposure prophylaxis; translational research in nursing