[Table], Selection criteria for the systematic review - Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use

Study design	Randomized controlled trials and observational cohort studies
Population	Women of reproductive age at risk of HIV infection
Intervention	Use of a hormonal contraceptive method (injectables, oral contraceptives, implants, patches, rings or LNG-IUDs)
Comparator	Non-use of a hormonal contraceptive method (i.e. either use of no contraceptive method or use of a non-hormonal method such as condoms or other barrier methods, withdrawal, copper-bearing IUDs, tubal ligation/vasectomy, etc.)
Outcome	Incident, laboratory-confirmed HIV infection in women

From: I, Development of the Medical eligibility criteria for contraceptive use, fifth edition

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Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use. 5th edition.

Geneva: World Health Organization; 2015.

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