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A 13-year old girl is the
youngest person living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in Davao City,
according to health officials at the Reproductive Health and Wellness Center
(RHWC).
Gloria Serrano, a nurse at the
RHWC, said the girl is so far the youngest among the 1,661 persons living with
HIV recorded in Davao City.
But the girl is a resident of
Baguio City whose condition was discovered only after she arrived for a
vacation.
“She is from Baguio City who is
here for a vacation," Serrano said. "She was brought to the center by
her aunts for a check-up after they noticed the rashes all over her body."
Details of how the girl
contracted the virus were not disclosed. The center is giving free testing and
counseling on HIV-AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections. It also
provides medicines to persons living with HIV. The main treatment hub is the
Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC).
In June 2016, the center has
recorded 38 new HIV persons living with HIV -- 34 of them are male, while 4 are
female.
Of the total 1,661 HIV cases
recorded by the center since 1984, 771 are aged between 25 and 34, 663 are aged
between 15 and 24, 193 are aged between 35 and 49, 52 are 50 years old and above, while two are
15 years old and below.
Men who have sex with men (MSM)
lead the list with 845 cases, bisexuals with 584, and heterosexuals with 222.
The center also recorded 8 cases
of unknown mode of transmissions, while two (2) cases of parents to children
transmissions. AJRSP with CIO
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