DOH NEC HIV/AIDS July 2012 Registry

The DOH-NEC Philippine HIV and AIDS Registry for July 2012 just recently came out. This report shows the cases reported in the country.

From the report, there are 278 new HIV cases, which is 36% higher compared to the same period last year. 95% of the cases were males, with median age of 27. The most number of cases reported where in the 20-29 age group. Cases from the National Capital Region (NCR) showed 55% or 144 of the reported cases.

Sexual contact showed the leading mode of transmission with males having sex with males, as the predominant type of transmission.

Seventeen (17) males were reported as AIDS cases. There were no reported deaths for this month.

Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) comprised 13% of the reported cases

Below is the full report of DOH-NEC:

Credits:
Philippine DOH-NEC HIV/AIDS Registry for July 2012


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