Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Philippine HIV and AIDS Registry: September 2013 Report

The September 2013 Philippine HIV and AIDS Registry of the Department of Health - National Epidemiology Center, just came out today.

From the report, there are 427 new HIV cases in the country which is 35% higher than the same period last year. 94% cases were male, with 413 (97%) cases reported as sexual contact as the mode of transmission. males having sex with males comprise 84% of the cases. The bulk of the cases came from the NCR (52%), Region IVA (14%), Region III & Region VII (both 7%).

From 1984-2013, there were 15,283 cases reported, of which 13,880 (91%) were asymptomatic and 1,403 (9%) were AIDS cases. From january 1984 to September 2013 there were 847 deaths reported.

For more details refer to the actual registry below.

(Source: Philippine HIV and AIDS Registry, Department of Health-National Epidemiology Center)
















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