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Guidance

STI Prioritisation Framework

An evidence-based framework to inform local prioritisation decisions for sexually transmitted infection (STI) control.

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UK Health Security Agency
Published
10 October 2024
Last updated
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Applies to England

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STI Prioritisation Framework

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Appendix 1. Stakeholder engagement

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Appendix 2. Resources and guidance

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Appendix 3. Supporting information

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Appendix 4. Modified Delphi process

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Appendix 5. Intervention monitoring and evaluation templates

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Appendix 6. Monitoring and evaluation

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Appendix 7. Methods for estimating secondary care costs

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Details

The STI Prioritisation Framework provides an evidence-based and structured approach to local prioritisation for organisations with responsibility for planning and delivery of sexual health services.

STIs impact different groups in society unequally. Some STIs cause more health problems in certain groups compared to others, whilst some groups face greater barriers to accessing sexual health services. The framework shifts the focus of STI control efforts towards preventing adverse health outcomes and reducing health inequalities.

To inform prioritisation, the documents set out available evidence and outline a three-pronged approach that can be applied locally, considering S (situation), T (target groups) and I (interventions):

  • Situation: assess the needs of the local population and the demand and supply of services
  • Target groups: consider local population groups and infections for prioritisation
  • Intervention: identify, tailor, implement and evaluate the most appropriate intervention for each target group

Three accompanying videos have been produced with different levels of detail to support the implementation of the framework:

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Update history

2026-06-03 12:11
Added some explanatory text and a link to the STI Prioritisation Framework: Monitoring and Evaluation Plan.

2026-01-29 12:00
Updated the ‘STI Prioritisation Framework’ chapter 4, with the estimate of the total cost of HPV-related disease.In ‘Appendix 7’ updated Population Attributable Fraction estimates used to calculate costs of HPV-related diseases.

2025-02-28 15:19
Added links to videos with different levels of detail to support the implementation of the framework.

2024-11-11 15:01
Revised Chapter 2 in the STI Prioritisation Framework. Text relating to inclusion health groups has been removed from the section ‘Population groups experiencing the highest STI rates’ and a new section ‘Health equity and inclusion health’ has been added.

2024-10-10 09:30
First published.