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Table 5. Routine Healthcare Maintenance for People With
HIV (After Initial Assessment)
Intervention Recommendation Comments
Contraceptive
management
All persons with HIV should be
asked about their reproductive
desires. Persons capable of
childbearing should be routinely
asked about their plans and desires
regarding pregnancy.
Plans for conception may
influence the choice of
ART. See Section IV for
further discussion.
Oral health
examination
All persons with HIV should
have oral health examinations
semiannually.
—
Patient education Address regularly in all patients,
particularly sexual risk reduction
to prevent STIs (and HIV
transmission if not virally
suppressed) and importance of
medication adherence for personal
health and to eliminate HIV
transmission to sexual partners.
General messages regarding
sexual risk reduction should
be provided at all HIV
primary care encounters,
including need for maximal
viral control to improve
personal health and
eliminate HIV transmission
to others (U=U). ose
patients reporting high-
risk behaviors, or those
presenting with repeated
STIs, should be offered brief
counseling and tailored
interventions to reduce their
subsequent risk. Attempts
should also be made to refer
the patient to programs
offering a more extensive
intervention program.
(cont'd)
