Unique Identifier Code (UIC)

The UIC is an identification system adopted by the HIV response in the Philippines some time back in 2015. It helps in identifying HIV clients in a mostly anonymous format, while still being easy to remember.

#Components

A UIC is a 14-length character data comprised of four (4) things:

#First two (2) letters of the mother's first name

Unknown mother

If the client does not know who their mother is, you may substitute using the initials of the client themself.

Patient's Name	Mother's Name	Mother's First Name	Expected Input
Juan Protacio Dela Cruz	Maria Clara Protacio Dela Cruz	Maria Clara	MA
Miguel Padua Realonda	`N/A`	`N/A`	MR

#First two (2) letters of the father's first name

Unknown father

If the client does not know who their father is, you may substitute using the initials of the client themself.

Patient's Name	Father's Name	Father's First Name	Expected Input
Juan Protacio Dela Cruz	Reymundo Salazar Dela Cruz	Reymundo	RE
Miguel Padua Realonda	`N/A`	`N/A`	MR

#Birth Order

Counting of birth order

Always remember that birth order should be the client's order of birth from their mother's side.

Patient's Name	# of children (mother)	# of children (father)	Expected Input
Juan Protacio Dela Cruz	2	2	01
Miguel Padua Realonda	5	2	03
Anastacio Esperanza	`N/A`	`N/A`	99

#Date of Birth

Patient's Name	Date of Birth	Expected Input
Juan Protacio Dela Cruz	January 1, 1970	1/1/1970
Miguel Padua Realonda	September 15, 1989	9/15/1989
Anastacio Esperanza	`N/A`	`N/A`

#Final UIC

Patient's Name	UIC
Juan Protacio Dela Cruz	MARE0101011970
Miguel Padua Realonda	MRMR0309151989
Anastacio Esperanza	AEAE9999999999