HIV/AIDS and ART Registry of the Philippines: October 2013

In October 2013, there were 491 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 is 66% higher compared to the same period last year (n=295 in 2012).

Most of the cases (94%) were male. The median age was 27 years (age range: 4-76 years). The 20-29 year (60%) age group had the most number of cases.