A 73% increase compared to 2011
A total of 166 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) were positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) for the first seven months of the year, a 73 percent increase compared to 2011.
This brings the total HIV cases to 1,688, according to LPGMA party list representative Arnel Ty.
He said OFWs remained high risk for HIV infection as prostitutions are legal in other countries.
Of the 166 infections this year, 141 are males while 25 are females.
Source: Philstar
