Philippines HIV/AIDS Registry: December 2008

In December 2008, there were 38 HIV Ab seropositive individuals confirmed by the STD/AIDS Cooperative Central Laboratory (SACCL) and reported to the HIV and AIDS Registry (Table 1). This was a 52% increase in reported cases compared to the same period last year (n=25 in 2007). Most of the cases (92%) were males. The median age was 26 years (range 18-55 years). Sixty-one percent (23) were in the 20-29 year age-group.