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HIV and AIDS Statistics in the Philippines 2017 by Remelyn Baniwas is a document available to read on EtoBox.

This document summarizes HIV/AIDS statistics for the Philippines in 2017. It finds that there were approximately 68,000 people living with HIV in the country, including 61,000-75,000 adults and under 1,000 children. Around 12,000 people were newly infected with HIV in 2017. The HIV prevalence rate among adults aged 15-49 was 0.1%. Key populations with higher HIV prevalence included men who have sex with men (4.9%), people who inject drugs (29%), sex workers (0.6%), and transgender people (1.7%).

Author

Remelyn Baniwas

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EN