Reports were also commissioned from people living with HIV and affected communities

Reports were also commissioned from people living
with HIV and affected communities regarding the key
questions and the summary of the evidence (Annex 4).
The final recommendations also take into consideration
the quality of the evidence, cost, feasibility, and values
and preferences of the community, and health-care
workers. The Guidelines Group, which included two
GRADE methodologists, assessed the evidence along
with the risks and benefits of each recommendation,
and determined their recommendations and the
strength of the evidence. The Group used open voting
and discussion to arrive at a consensus for each of the
recommendations. After the initial draft was reviewed
by the Guidelines Group, the comments were
incorporated into a draft that was then sent to over
200 people for peer review. The Coordinators of the
process, representing the two technical units of WHO
(HIV/AIDS and Stop TB Departments), incorporated
comments from around 30 internal and external peer
reviewers to finalize the recommendations.