HIV/AIDS and ART Registry of the Philippines: April 2017

In April 2017, there were 629 new HIV antibody sero-positive individuals reported to the HIV/AIDS & ART Registry of the Philippines (HARP). Eighty-seven percent of those were asymptomatic at the time of reporting.

Most (95%) were male. The median age was 27 years old (age range: 2 year-79 years). More than half were from the 25-34 year age group while 30% were youth aged 15-24 years.

The regions with the most number of reported cases were: National Capital Region (NCR) with 234 (37%) cases, Region 4A with 109 (17%) cases, Region 7 with 71 (11%) cases, Region 3 with 56 (9%) cases and Region 6 with 25 (4%) cases. An additional 134 cases (21%) came from the rest of the country.