HIV/AIDS and ART Registry of the Philippines: February 2015

In February 2015, there were 646 new HIV Ab sero-positive individuals (Table 1). This was 33% higher compared to the same period last year (486) [Figure 1], and was the highest number of cases reported since 1984. Most (93%) of the cases were still asymptomatic at the time of reporting (Figure 3). Most of the cases (96%) were male. The median age was 28 years old (age range: 1 year-73 years). More than half (51%) belong to the 25-34 year age group while 28% were youth aged 15-24 years old.