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HIV/AIDS Epidemiology
Incidence of sexually transmitted diseases increasing in Philippines
September 9th, 2004
The incidence of sexually transmitted diseases is increasing in the Philippines. According to recent research published in the journal AIDS Education and Prevention, "HIV/AIDS has not yet caused a widespread epidemic in the Philippines. "Rates in all the usual risk groups (sex workers, men who have sex with men, STD clients, returning overseas workers, etc.) have remained below 1%, except in a few areas, where they are still only 1-2% in some risk groups." "The low level of HIV may be due in part to the low number of sex worker clients per night, the relatively low number of full-time sex workers, the low proportion of...
Source: Blood Weekly (2004-09-09)
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