MAY 2012
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH NATIONAL EPIDEMIOLOGY CENTER
In May 2012, there were 273 new HIV Ab sero-positive individuals confirmed by the STD/AIDS Cooperative Central Laboratory (SACCL) and reported to the HIV and AIDS Registry (Table 1). This was 48% higher compared to the same period last year (n=184 in 2011) [Figure 1].
Table 1. Quick Facts
Most of the cases (96%) were males. The median age was 27 years (age range: 9-52 years). The 20-29 year (63%) age-group had the most number of cases. Fifty-one percent (138) of the reported cases were from the National Capital Region (NCR).
Demographic Data
May 2012
Jan-May 2012
Cumulative 1984—2012
273 261
1,305 1.243
9,669 8,627
Total Reported Cases Asymptomatic Cases AIDS Cases
12
62
1,042
Males
261
1,243
8,133*
Females
12
62
1,525*
Youth 15-24yo
76
365
2,282
Children <15yo Reported Deaths due to AIDS
1 2
4 9
62 352
*Note: No data available on sex for (11) cases.
Reported mode of transmission were sexual contact (268), needle sharing among injecting drug users (4) and motherâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;to-child transmission (1). [Table 2, page 3]. Males having sex with other males (87%) were the predominant type of sexual transmission [Figure 2]. Most (96%) of the cases were still asymptomatic at the time of reporting [Figure 3].
Figure 1. Number of New HIV Cases per Month (2010-2012) Number of New Cases
350
AIDS Cases Of the 273 HIV positive cases, twelve were reported as AIDS cases, 9 males and 3 female. The median age is 41 years (age range: 9-52 years). Eleven acquired the infection through sexual contact (8 homosexual, 2 heterosexual contact and 1 bisexual). One acquired through mother-to-child transmission. Of the AIDS cases, there were two reported deaths for this month; both were males, ages 27 and 42 years old.
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Feb
M ar
A pr
M ay
Jun
Jul
A ug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
2010
143
130
120
154
153
109
131
108
153
104
112
174
2011
152
159
172
171
184
178
204
196
253
200
212
268
2012
212
274
313
233
273
Figure 2. Comparison of the Proportion of Types of Sexual Transmission in 2012, 2011 & Cumulative Data (1984-2012) Heterosexual
100%
Proportion of Cases
Philippine HIV and AIDS Registry
Newly Diagnosed HIV Cases in the Philippines
Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) Twenty-five of the 273 (9%) reported cases were OFWs [Figure 11, page 4]. There were 23 males and 2 females. The median age was 31 years (age range: 22-48 years). All acquired the infection through sexual contact (7 heterosexual, 12 homosexual, and 6 bisexual).
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29
Bisexual
3,037 75%
86
Homosexual
64 2,297
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145
25%
78
3,513
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Figure 3. Number of HIV/AIDS Cases Reported in the Philippines by Year, Jan 1984 to May 2012 (N=9,669) 2500 2250 2000 1750 1500 1250 1000 750 500 250 0
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T OT A L
2
10
29
38
32
39
66
85
72
102
118
116
154
117
189
158
123
174
184
193
199
210
309
342
528
835
1591
2, 349
1, 305
A sympt omat i c
0
6
18
25
21
29
48
68
51
64
61
65
104
94
144
80
83
117
140
139
160
171
273
311
506
804
1563
2, 241
1, 243
A I DS
2
4
11
13
11
10
18
17
21
38
57
51
50
23
45
78
40
57
44
54
39
39
36
31
22
31
28
108
62
Deat h
2
4
10
12
9
8
15
13
13
11
19
24
27
10
16
17
9
20
11
11
8
16
18
10
7
1
3
*19
9
*Nine initially asymptomatic cases reported in 2011, died due to AIDS that same year.
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