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Cases are concentrated among men who have sex with men [2] HIV cases among men having sex with men multiplied over 10 times since 2010. [3] HIV cases are getting younger. [1] The first case of HIV infection in the Philippines was reported in January 1984. [4] In December 2018, the Philippine HIV and AIDS Policy Act of 2018, was passed. [5]
The Philippines has a relatively low incidence of HIV/AIDS. There have been about 2,800 reported cases since 1984, but independent estimates put the number of cases closer to 12,000. [ 33 ] [ 34 ] The majority (70–75%) of carriers are male, 25–39, and the predominant mode of transmission is through sexual intercourse.
More recently, the Philippines has attracted greater media attention because of the steep rise in new HIV infections. Based on the UNAIDS Global report on the HIV/AIDS epidemic, the HIV incidence rate in the Philippines increased by more than 25% from 2001 to 2011. [48] It is estimated that one Filipino gets infected with HIV every 1.5 hours. [49]
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