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The Philippines is a low-HIV-prevalence country, with 0.1 percent of the adult population estimated to be HIV-positive, but the rate of increase in infections is one of the highest. [7] As of August 2019, the Department of Health (DOH) AIDS Registry in the Philippines reported 69,629 cumulative cases since 1984. [8]
Its incidence rate has been rising since 1997. Incidence rate among men was consistently higher than that among women (70.2 per 100,000 versus 40.6 per 100,000 in 2015). It was also increasing faster among men than women (85.2% versus 39.5% in 2010–2015). People between 15 and 29 years old had the highest rate.
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs), also referred to as sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), are infections that are commonly spread by sexual activity, especially vaginal intercourse, anal sex and oral sex. [1] [2] The most prevalent STIs may be carried by a significant fraction of the human population.
What you need to know about STDs. Syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia and herpes. Debunking myths about sexually transmitted infections.
We’re talking sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), which are at an all-time high for the sixth consecutive year, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control said in a new report released Tuesday, day ...
Although the national incidence rate remains relatively low, an independent HIV surveillance study conducted in 2010 by Dr. Louie Mar Gangcuangco and colleagues from the University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital showed that out of 406 men having sex with men tested for HIV in Metro Manila, HIV prevalence was at 11.8% (95% ...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services last year convened a syphilis task force focused on stopping the spread of the STD, with an emphasis on places with the highest syphilis rates ...
The University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP), established in 1938, is an athletic association of eight Metro Manila universities in the Philippines.The eight-member schools are Adamson University (AdU), Ateneo de Manila University, [a] De La Salle University (DLSU), Far Eastern University (FEU), National University (NU), University of the East (UE), University of the ...