OCTOBER 2012
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH NATIONAL EPIDEMIOLOGY CENTER
In October 2012, there were 295 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=200 in 2011) [Figure 1].
Table 1. Quick Facts
Most of the cases (93%) were males. The median age was 28 years (age range: 15-56 years). The 20-29 year (57%) age-group had the most number of cases. Forty-six percent (137) of the reported cases were from the National Capital Region (NCR).
Demographic Data
Oct 2012
Jan-Oct 2012
Cumulative 1984—2012
295 273
2,761 2,613
11,125 9,995
Total Reported Cases Asymptomatic Cases AIDS Cases
22
148
1,130
Males
273
2,628
9,518*
Females
22
133
1,596*
Youth 15-24yo
60
748
2,665
Children <15yo Reported Deaths due to AIDS
0 0
4 11
62 353
*Note: No data available on sex for (11) cases.
Reported mode of transmission were sexual contact (286) and needle sharing among injecting drug users (9). [Table 2, page 3]. Males having sex with other males (83%) were the predominant type of sexual transmission [Figure 2]. Most (93%) 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 295 HIV positive cases, twenty-two were reported as AIDS cases, all were males. The median age is 28 years (age range: 19-48 years). All acquired the infection through sexual contact (14 homosexual, 5 heterosexual and 3 bisexual). There was no reported death for this month.
300 250 200 150 100 50 0 J an
Feb
M ar
A pr
M ay
J un
Jul
A ug
Sep
Oc t
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
295
278
272
316
295
Figure 2. Comparison of the Proportion of Types of Sexual Transmission in 2012, 2011 & Cumulative Data (1984-2012)
Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) Het erosexual
100%
Thirty-one of the 295 (11%) reported cases were OFWs [Figure 11, page 4]. There were 29 males and 2 females. The median age was 30 years (age range: 22-49 years). All acquired the infection through sexual contact (7 heterosexual, 15 homosexual and 9 bisexual).
Proportion of Cases
Philippine HIV and AIDS Registry
Newly Diagnosed HIV Cases in the Philippines
27
50
Bisexual Homosexual
3,254
75%
75
75 2,693
50%
161
25%
81
4,288
Oct 2 0 11
C umul at i ve
0%
O ct 2 0 12
Figure 3. Number of HIV/AIDS Cases Reported in the Philippines by Year, Jan 1984 to October 2012 (N=11,125) 3000 2750 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
2, 761
A sy mpt 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
505
804
1562
2, 239
2, 613
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
23
31
29
110
148
Deat h
2
4
10
12
9
8
15
13
13
11
19
24
27
10
16
17
8
20
11
11
8
16
18
10
7
1
3
*19
11
*Nine initially asymptomatic cases reported in 2011, died due to AIDS that same year.
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