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HIV can lead to AIDS if untreated, and once contracted it remains in the body for life. The number of HIV/AIDS cases is increasing rapidly in the Philippines, with 9 new cases per day in 2012 and 20 per day in 2015. Groups most at risk include street children, women in prostitution, and victims of abuse, as the disease spreads mainly through unprotected heterosexual intercourse. There is a lack of information about HIV/AIDS awareness and risks among street adolescents, who are highly vulnerable due to factors like child sexual abuse, prostitution, and poverty.

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HIV Thesis Sample Introduction

HIV can lead to AIDS if untreated, and once contracted it remains in the body for life. The number of HIV/AIDS cases is increasing rapidly in the Philippines, with 9 new cases per day in 2012 and 20 per day in 2015. Groups most at risk include street children, women in prostitution, and victims of abuse, as the disease spreads mainly through unprotected heterosexual intercourse. There is a lack of information about HIV/AIDS awareness and risks among street adolescents, who are highly vulnerable due to factors like child sexual abuse, prostitution, and poverty.

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INTRODUCTION

HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus. If left untreated, HIV can lead to the
disease AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome). Unlike some other viruses, the human
body can’t get rid of HIV completely. So once you have HIV, you have it for life [CITATION
USD00 \l 1033 ] UNAIDS report shows that 36.7 million people, including adults and adolescents,
are suffering from HIV or AIDS worldwide [ CITATION UNA16 \l 1033 ]. An estimated 4.9 million
people were living with HIV in Asia and the Pacific in 2012. Regionally, numbers of new HIV
infections have fallen by 26% since 2001, with a number of countries reducing infections by over
50% in that time[CITATION UNA131 \t \l 1033 ].
The number of persons with HIV in the Philippines is increasing at an alarming rate. In
2008, there was one case every day. In 2010, there were four cases every day and in 2012, there
were 9 cases every day. Every 2 years, the increase is doubled. In February 2015, there were 20
new HIV positive cases a day (DOH, 2015). The DOH officials have been warning that human
immunodeficiency virus infections and AIDS cases are on the rise. In June 2015, 772 new cases
of HIV and AIDS were recorded nationwide. This is up by 56 percent from the 494 cases in the
same period last year. Of the new infections, 33 HIV cases had progressed to full-blown
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, with 62 fatalities, according to the registry of
Department of Health (The Philippine Star, 2015). The Health Department thinks that there are
around 12,000 Filipinos who may be HIV but not part of their statistics. The youngest of them
may be 15 years of age, mostly victims of abuse [CITATION DOH13 \l 1033 ]
Individuals with the highest risk for HIV infection are the underprivileged and
discriminated which include street children, women, and girls in prostitution which emerges
directly from their survival modes or experiences of extreme poverty and marginalization, and
even unequal gender relations. In the Philippines, street children are likely to present with
depression and attempted suicide, alcohol and drug misuse and vulnerability to sexually
transmitted diseases (SPAN, 2005).

The high incidence of child sexual abuse and child prostitution in the Philippines would
suggest that there is a high risk for a significant number of children and adolescents under age 15
who will be infected of HIV (DSWD, 2000). 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 infections are among individuals
aged 15-44, the male/female infection ratio is one to one, the transmission rate is 45%, and the
most common mode of transmission is through heterosexual intercourse. The high incidence of
child sexual abuse and child prostitution in the Philippines would suggest that there are a
significant number of children and adolescents under age 15 who are infected with HIV
[ CITATION Tan93 \l 1033 ]. The number of street adolescents, as well as young HIV or AIDS
victims is increasing as time passes by. Unfortunately, there is very little information in the
remote and non-metropolitan areas. It is therefore necessary to conduct a research about
HIV/AIDS awareness, street survival, and the possible sexual risk behaviors of street adolescents
to provide a closer look at their risks of acquiring HIV or AIDS. The current issues of these
adolescents’ demand urgent answers since at this period, personality development is accentuated
and information seeking behavior is crucial. Their right to have a safe environment and healthy
well-being must be prioritized as they are the future of our society.

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