Table 1
NUMBER OF SINGAPOREANS REPORTED WITH HIV INFECTION/AIDS (1985 - Jun
2004)
| Year |
HIV/AIDS |
|
AIDS |
| Male |
Female |
Total |
Rate* |
Male |
Female |
Total |
Rate* |
| 1985 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0.8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| 1986 |
6 |
1 |
7 |
2.8 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0.4 |
| 1987 |
10 |
0 |
10 |
3.9 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
1.2 |
| 1988 |
15 |
0 |
15 |
5.8 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
2.3 |
| 1989 |
9 |
1 |
10 |
3.8 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
1.9 |
| 1990 |
17 |
0 |
17 |
6.2 |
8 |
0 |
8 |
2.9 |
| 1991 |
39 |
3 |
42 |
15.0 |
12 |
0 |
12 |
4.3 |
| 1992 |
49 |
6 |
55 |
19.3 |
17 |
1 |
18 |
6.3 |
| 1993 |
58 |
6 |
64 |
22.0 |
19 |
3 |
22 |
7.6 |
| 1994 |
76 |
10 |
86 |
29.0 |
44 |
4 |
48 |
16.2 |
| 1995 |
102 |
9 |
111 |
36.8 |
51 |
5 |
56 |
18.6 |
| 1996 |
123 |
16 |
139 |
45.3 |
89 |
3 |
92 |
30.0 |
| 1997 |
157 |
16 |
173 |
55.4 |
80 |
8 |
88 |
28.2 |
| 1998 |
167 |
32 |
199 |
62.7 |
112 |
13 |
125 |
39.4 |
| 1999 |
171 |
35 |
206 |
63.9 |
125 |
15 |
140 |
43.5 |
| 2000 |
193 |
33 |
226 |
69.3 |
128 |
15 |
143 |
43.8 |
| 2001 |
204 |
33 |
237 |
71.4 |
136 |
16 |
152 |
45.8 |
| 2002 |
206 |
28 |
234 |
69.3 |
133 |
13 |
146 |
43.2 |
| 2003 |
212 |
30 |
242 |
70.4 |
130 |
13 |
143 |
41.6 |
| Jun 2004 |
126 |
12 |
138 |
|
67 |
4 |
71 |
|
| Total |
1,942 |
271 |
2,213 |
|
1,166 |
113 |
1,276 |
|
* per million population
TABLE 2
DISTRIBUTION OF HIV INFECTED SINGAPOREANS BY MODES OF TRANSMISSION
(1985 - Jun 2004)
| Mode
of Transmission |
1985-91 |
'92 |
'93 |
'94 |
'95 |
'96 |
'97 |
'98 |
'99 |
'00 |
'01 |
'02 |
'03 |
Jun
04 |
| Sexual
Orientation |
|
| -
Heterosexual |
38 |
37 |
47 |
62 |
83 |
103 |
135 |
163 |
154 |
194 |
191 |
184 |
183 |
90 |
|
- Homosexual
|
42 |
12 |
6 |
15 |
17 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
29 |
12 |
26 |
30 |
40 |
31 |
|
- Bisexual
|
15 |
3 |
9 |
9 |
10 |
20 |
15 |
19 |
14 |
16 |
16 |
12 |
14 |
11 |
|
Intravenous drug use
|
4 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
6 |
3 |
6 |
6 |
4 |
3 |
|
Blood Transfusion
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Renal Transplant overseas
|
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Perinatal (mother to child)
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
| Total |
103 |
55 |
64 |
86 |
111 |
139 |
173 |
199 |
206 |
226 |
237 |
234 |
242 |
138 |
Table 3
HIV INFECTED SINGAPOREANS BY MARITAL STATUS (1985 - Jun 2004)
| Marital
Status |
Male |
Female |
Total |
| Single |
1168
(60.2%) |
52
(19.2%) |
1220
(55.1%) |
| Married |
544 (28.0%) |
169 (62.4%) |
713 (32.2%) |
| Divorced/Separated |
179 (9.2%) |
28 (10.3%) |
207 (9.4%) |
| Widowed |
51 (2.6%) |
22 (8.1%) |
73 (3.3%) |
| Total |
1942 (100%) |
271 (100%) |
2213 (100%) |
Table 4
HIV/AIDS INFECTED SINGAPOREANS BY ETHNIC GROUP (1985 - Jun 2004)
| Ethnic
Group |
Number |
Percentage |
| Chinese |
1861 |
84.1 |
| Malay |
175 |
7.9 |
| Indian/Sikh/Pakistani |
101 |
4.6 |
| Others |
76 |
3.4 |
| Total |
2213 |
100.0 |
Table 5
HIV INFECTED SINGAPOREANS BY AGE AND SEX (1985 - Jun 2004)
| Age
at Diagnosis (Years) |
Male |
Female |
Total |
| 0-9 |
11 (0.5%) |
9 (3.3%) |
20 (0.9%) |
| 10-19 |
12 (0.6%) |
4 (1.5%) |
16 (0.7%) |
| 20-29 |
312 (16.1%) |
103 (38.0%) |
415 (18.8%) |
| 30-39 |
714 (36.8%) |
70 (25.8%) |
784 (35.4%) |
| 40-49 |
507 (26.1%) |
45 (16.6 %) |
552 (24.9%) |
| 50-59 |
215 (11.1%) |
26 (9.6%) |
241 (10.9%) |
| 60 above |
171 (8.8%) |
14 (5.2%) |
185 (8.4%) |
| Total |
1942 (100%) |
271 (100%) |
2213 (100%) |
Table 6
HIV/AIDS INFECTED SINGAPOREANS BY OCCUPATION (1985 - Jun 2004)
| Occupation |
Number |
% |
| Service/Sales |
434 |
19.6 |
| Production
Craftsman/Assemblers |
393 |
17.7 |
| Cleaner/Labourers |
268 |
12.1 |
| Managerial |
190 |
8.6 |
| Technical |
155 |
7.0 |
| Clerical |
121 |
5.5 |
| Professional |
88 |
4.0 |
| Housewives |
112 |
5.1 |
| Others |
184 |
8.3 |
| Unemployed |
268 |
12.1 |
| Total |
2213 |
100.0 |
Source: Ministry
of Health Statistics
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