March 2012: New Cases

Read this from the Philippine HIV/AIDS Registry of the NEC/DOH:

Newly Diagnosed HIV/AIDS in the Philippines

In March 2012, there were 313 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 82% higher compared to the same period last year, and the highest number of cases ever reported in the registry. Most of the cases (93%) were males. The median age was 29 years (age range: 2-81 years). The 20-29 year (52%) age-group had the most number of cases. Forty-seven percent (146) of the reported cases were from the National Capital Region (NCR). Reported mode of transmission were sexual contact 

(280), needle sharing among injecting drug users (31) and mother to child transmission (2). Males having sex with other males (83%) were the predominant type of sexual transmission. Most (95%) of the cases were still asymptomatic at the time of reporting. 

AIDS Cases

Of the 313 HIV positive cases, seventeen were reported as AIDS cases, 16 males and 1 female. The median age is 31 years (age range: 24-42 years). All cases acquired the infection through sexual contact (7 homosexual, 7 bisexual and 3 heterosexual). Of the 

AIDS cases, there were three reported death for this month; two were males and one was female, median age was 33 years (age range: 25-42 years).

Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW)

Thirty-seven of the 313 (12%) reported cases were OFWs. There were 31 males and 6 females. The median age was 35 years (age range: 20-56 years). All acquired the infection through sexual contact (17 heterosexual, 13 homosexual, and 7 bisexual). 

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Philippine HIV/AIDS Registry of the NEC/DOH

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