In the report, it said that in May 2012, there were 273 HIV Ab sero-positive individuals confirmed by the STD/AIDS Cooperative Central Laboratory (SACCL). It also said that this figure was 48% higher compared to the same period of last year.
From the report, it said that most of the cases are still males which comprise 96% of the cases with median age of 27 years old. The age range was from 9 to 52 years of age. The 20 to 29 years of age which comprise 63% has the most number of cases. It also said that 51% (138) of the reported cases came from the National Capital Region or NCR (Metro Manila area).
Still the biggest percentage of the mode of transmission among the reported cases were sexual contact (268), needle sharing among drug users (4) and mother to child transmission (1). Like in previous months, males having sex with other males (MSM), were the predominant type of sexual transmission which comprise 87% of the total cases. Most of the cases, 96% of the total cases, were still asymptomatic at the time of reporting.
From the said report, of the 273 cases, twelve (12) were reported as AIDS cases, nine (9) were males and three (3) females. The median age is 41 years with age range of 9 to 52 years of age. Eleven (11) acquired infection through sexual contact (8 homosexuals, 2 heterosexuals and 1 bisexual). one acquired through mother-to-child transmission.
The report said that of the AIDS cases, there were two (2) reported deaths, both were males aged 27 and 42 years old.
Twenty five (25) of the 273 cases (9%) were overseas Filipino workers (OFW).
Credits:
Philippine HIV/AIDS Registry NEC-DOH
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