HIV/AIDS Registry February 2012

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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

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2,927

Homosexual

75%

87

53 2,051

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118

72

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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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474

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*Nine initially asymptomatic cases reported in 2011, died due to AIDS that same year.

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