FEBRUARY 2012
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH NATIONAL EPIDEMIOLOGY CENTER
Table 1. Quick Facts
In February 2012, there were 274 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 72% higher compared to the same period last year (n=159 in 2011), and the highest number of cases ever reported in the registry [Figure 1].
February 2012
Jan-Feb 2012
Cumulative Data: 1984—2012
Total Reported Cases Asymptomatic Cases
274 268
486 474
8,850 7, 865
AIDS Cases Males Females
6 263 11 76
12 466 20 133
985 7,356* 1,483*
0 1
1 2
59 345
Demographic Data
Youth 15-24yo
Most of the cases (96%) were males. The median age was 28 years (age range:17-57 years). The 20-29 year (59%) age-group had the most number of cases. Forty-six percent (127) of the reported cases were from the National Capital Region (NCR).
Children <15yo Reported Deaths due to AIDS
2,050
*Note: No data available on sex for eleven (11) cases.
Figure 1. Number of New HIV Cases per Month (2010-2012)
Reported mode of transmission were sexual contact (235) and needle sharing among injecting drug users (39) [Table 2, page 3]. Males having sex with other Males (87%) were the predominant type of sexual transmission [Figure 2]. Most (98%) of the cases were still asymptomatic at the time of reporting [Figure 3].
Number of New Cases
300
AIDS Cases Of the 274 HIV positive cases, six were reported as AIDS cases, all were males. The median age is 36 years (age range: 27-42 years). All cases acquired the infection through sexual contact (1 homosexual, and 5 bisexual). Of the AIDS cases, there was one reported death for this month; a 41-year old male.
250 200 150 100 50 0 Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
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
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-four of the 274 (9%) reported cases were OFWs [Figure 11, page 4]. There were 22 males and 2 females. The median age was 30 years (age range: 22-57 years). All cases acquired the infection through sexual contact (7 heterosexual, 7 homosexual, and 10 bisexual).
30
33
Bisexual
2,927
Homosexual
75%
87
53 2,051
50%
118
72
3,111
F eb r uar y 2 0 12
F eb r uar y 2 0 11
C umulat ive
25%
0%
Figure 3. Number of HIV/AIDS Cases Reported in the Philippines by Year, Jan 1984 to February 2012 (N=8,850) 2500 2250 2000 1750 1500 1250 1000 750 500 250 0
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'90
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'01
'02
'03
'04
'05
'06
'07
'08
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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
486
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
1564
2, 245
474
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
27
104
12
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
2
*Nine initially asymptomatic cases reported in 2011, died due to AIDS that same year.
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