23) July 2012 --- Philippine HIV and AIDS Registry

Newly Diagnosed HIV Cases in the Philippines

In July 2012, there were 278 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 36% higher compared to the same period last year.

Most of the cases (95%) were males. The median age was 27 years (age range: 15-70 years). The 20-29 year (58%) age-group had the most number of cases. Fifty-two percent (144) of the reported cases were from the National Capital Region (NCR).

Reported modes of transmission were sexual contact (262) and needle sharing among injecting drug users (16). Males having sex with other males (85%) were the predominant type of sexual transmission. Most (94%) of the cases were still asymptomatic at the time of reporting.

AIDS Cases

Of the 278 HIV positive cases, seventeen were reported as AIDS cases, all were males. The median age is 32 years (age range: 18-52 years). All acquired the infection through sexual contact (8 homosexual, 2 heterosexual, and 7 bisexual). There were no reported deaths for this month.


Overseas Filipino Workers


Thirty-six of the 278 (13%) reported cases were OFWs. There were 31 males and 5 females. The median age was 31 years (age range: 22-52 years). All acquired the infection through sexual contact (11 heterosexual, 14 homosexual, and 11 bisexual).

Source:

Philippine HIV and AIDS Registry