| human immunodeficiency virus in plasma and cervicovaginal secretions in filipino women. | this study examined 30 hiv-infected women in manila to assess the relationship between cervicovaginal and plasma hiv-1 viral load. an interview and gynaecologic examination was conducted and cervicovaginal lavage (cvl) and venous blood specimens were collected. hiv-1 rna was detected in plasma samples of 24 patients (80%) and in cvl samples of 18 women (60%); 16 patients (53%) had detectable levels in both. cvl hiv-1 rna was detectable in 75% of women (6/8) with plasma viral loads between 10,000 ... | 2003 | 14678591 |
| aids as a political issue: working with the sexually prostituted in the philippines. | an estimated 200,000-500,000 men, women, and children work in prostitution in the philippines in a variety of venues, including brothels, nightclubs, pubs, massage parlors, and other legitimate entertainment establishments. few, however, are voluntary prostitutes. many people who work as prostitutes have been recruited from the provinces, kept in conditions similar to slavery, and forced to earn money from prostitution to pay for their transportation, board, and lodging. many prostitutes work ... | 1989 | 12293749 |
| the politics of prevention. safe sex. | in the philippines, preventing aids and promoting condom use means taking on the roman catholic church, which asserts condom/aids promotion is a subterfuge for promoting the acceptability of condom use for contraception. the catholic bishops conference believes the solution lies in the formation of "authentic sexual values." the secretary of health in the philippines considers that all filipinos must fight aids and dispassionately hands out condoms to everyone everywhere he goes. secretary fl ... | 1993 | 12286333 |
| research on aids: knowledge, attitudes and practices among street youth. | childhope (with funding from the united nations children's fund and the aid of nongovernmental organizations in the philippines, thailand, colombia, and kenya) conducted surveys of street youth in order to ascertain their knowledge, attitudes, and practices in regard to sex and the prevention of human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) infections and other sexually transmitted diseases (stds). the youth also participated in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (aids) prevention and sex education activi ... | 1993 | 12179310 |
| philippines: street children, children at risk. | almost 2 million of manila's 2.5 million children younger than 15 years old live on or below the poverty line. 75,000 of these children live on the streets after having run away from home or being abandoned. they beg, steal, scavenge for food, and sell newspapers, cigarettes, and leis. about 20,000 of the street children prostitute themselves. it is these latter children and adolescents who are at particular risk of hiv infection. studies in the philippines indicate that 91% of reported hiv ... | 1993 | 12179307 |
| sexual behavior of filipino female prostitutes after diagnosis of hiv infection. | a study of female prostitutes in manila who tested positive for human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) antibody ascertained demographic and sexual behavior information following diagnosis. counselling alone did not appear to have a major impact on the sexual behavior of the hiv positive women since most continued to work as prostitutes. switching from high risk to low risk jobs in bars is not effective in preventing hiv positive women from engaging in prostitution. revoking work permits is only effe ... | 1990 | 2237598 |
| tracking the entry routes of hepatitis c virus as a surrogate of hiv in an hiv-low prevalence country, the philippines. | from 2002 to 2007, 1,590 individuals were enrolled in an active surveillance program conducted in metro cebu, philippines, where the anti-hcv-positive rate was significantly and constantly high among injecting drug users (83%, 793/960; 71-88%), especially among those living in downtown (89%, 683/770; 87-100%), despite the extremely low percentage of anti-hiv-positives (0.34%, 3/874). sampling areas were then enlarged nationwide and the number of samples increased to 2,645 at the end of 2007. a t ... | 2009 | 19475613 |
| more and more young people get hiv / aids. | the effect of the economic crisis on the intensification of the hiv/aids epidemic among young people in asia is reported. more young girls are forced into prostitution to support their families. in thailand, the success in promoting safe sexual practices has been missed. the urgency of economic recovery has reduced the public health education issue in the list of priorities of the government. in the philippines, heterosexual transmission of aids still accounts for the most common route ... | 1999 | 12349210 |
| reachout opens women's center in angeles. | in the philippines, reachout aids education foundation opened a reproductive health center for female sex workers in angeles city; the australian agency for international development (ausaid) provided funds. the women will be counseled about prevention of human immunodeficiency virus (hiv), acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (aids), and sexually transmitted diseases (stds); genital health; and family planning. establishment-based and freelance sex workers will be trained to provide outreach ed ... | 1995 | 12347463 |
| decs tries out instructional materials on aids prevention education. | a national try-out of the newly developed print and non-print instructional materials on aids education is being conducted by the department of education, culture and sports (decs) this school year 1993-to 1994. to determine the effectiveness of these materials, various public and private schools in region iv (southern tagalog), vii (central visayas) xi (southern mindanao) and national capital region (metro, manila) were chosen as try-out institutions. the aids education materials will be trie ... | 1994 | 12345770 |
| country watch: the philippines. | the bold, rational approach to condom use brought by dr. juan flavier, secretary of the department of health (doh), to the philippines has dramatically increased awareness about aids as well as the levels of condom promotion and acceptance. dr. flavier became secretary of the department in july 1992. since then, the attention to aids-related issues in the filipino media has dramatically increased. with the moral and tangible support of the president and the cabinet, and against the platitudes ... | 1993 | 12345381 |
| men to blame for spread of stds, aids? | a compilation of statistical records by the department of health revealed that as large a percentage as 10% of married women in metro manila, philippines, had acquired chlamydia (a common std) from their husbands. this report is supported by an analysis which states that by the time a man reaches 30, he can usually earn enough to pay for the services of a "marketable" female sex worker in the 19-29 age range. white-collar workers are more susceptible to stds since they prefer freelance female ... | 1999 | 12322211 |
| filipinos face up to a brutal reality. | this article describes the context for aids transmission and prevention in the philippines. the main form of transmission of aids in the philippines is by heterosexual sex. by 1995 there were 679 hiv infected persons, of whom about 55% were men and 45% were women. about 50% of the hiv infected males were considered to be homosexuals. health officials estimate about 30,000 aids cases, and project 90,000 cases by the year 2000. the numbers are expected to rise among women who maintain sexual ... | 1995 | 12291189 |
| the second national aids research forum. | on november 17-18, 1995, the second national aids research forum was held in the philippines to explore the theme "responding to the hiv/aids epidemic." individual conference sessions on the first day focused on such topics as 1) national strategies in hiv/aids prevention, 2) experiences in hiv/aids prevention research, 3) ethics in hiv research, 4) the current status of the hiv/aids epidemic in the western pacific region, 5) an up-date of national hiv surveillance, 6) hiv testing in frontline ... | 1995 | 12291704 |
| prevalence and risk factors for hiv infection among men having sex with men in metro manila, philippines. | hiv incidence in the philippines is increasing at an alarming rate. we conducted this study to understand the factors catalyzing the hiv epidemic among men having sex with men (msm) in metro manila. from november 2009 to january 2010, an hiv testing booth was set up adjacent to bars and restaurants in metro manila frequented by msm at night. participants aged > or =18 years were interviewed using a structured questionnaire. rapid hiv antibody screening was performed using sd bioline hiv 1/2 3.0 ... | 2013 | 24437316 |