Newly Diagnosed HIV Cases in The Philippines

Posted by Pozziepinoy on 9:37 AM

In December 2011, there were 268 new HIV Ab sero-positive individuals confirmed by the STD/AIDS Cooperative  Central Laboratory (SACCL) and reported to the HIV and AIDS Registry. This was 54% higher compared to the same period last year. This increased the total number of cases to 2,349 for 2011.Most of the cases (94%) were males. The median age was 27 years (age range:16-59 years). The 20-29 year (62%) age-group had the most number of cases. Forty-eight percent (128) of the reported cases were from the National Capital Region (NCR).

Reported mode of transmission were sexual contact (238) and needle sharing among injecting drug users (30). Males having sex with other Males (86%) were the  predominant type of sexual transmission. Most (97%) of the cases were still asymptomatic at the time of reporting. 

Of the 268 HIV positive cases, nine were reported as AIDS cases, two were female and seven were males. The median age is 32 years (age range: 19-58 years). All acquired the infection through sexual contact [heterosexual (2), homosexual (4), bisexual (3)]. Of the AIDS cases, there was one reported death for this month; a 19-year old male

For more details check out: Philippine HIV/AIDS Registry




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