This toolkit contains resources selected by the staff of Family Health International to help policy makers, program managers, service providers, and other audiences improve programs to reduce the incidence of multiple and concurrent sexual partnerships (MCP), to help prevent the spread of HIV infection. Program experience is demonstrating the benefits of addressing MCP as an HIV prevention strategy, but this area of research is relatively new, so there is little data on which to judge effective approaches. More research is needed and the materials gathered here can help to support it.

Multiple and concurrent partnerships—coupled with the period of increased infectiousness immediately following HIV acquisition—spread HIV through a population much faster than a series of monogamous relationships.

This toolkit summarizes the latest evidence and provides links to guidelines and tools to help you plan, manage, evaluate, and support MCP-reduction programs.