Survey reveals 14% of urban men have multiple sexual partners while more than 63% go for unprotected sex

According to a recent Zimbabwe Demographic and Health Survey (ZDHS), 14 percent of men in 2015 admitted to having two or more sexual partners and having unprotected intercourse with them. About 50 percent of women with two or more sexual partners also admitted to having unprotected sexual intercourse.

The survey showed that men between ages 30 and 49 were more likely to have unprotected sexual intercourse, with the percentage of condom use in the last sexual encounter being between 20,3 percent and 23,9 percent. Harare had 17 percent of men with multiple sexual partners while Manicaland province recorded the least number of men with two or more partners.

Bulawayo had the highest number of men who used protection in their last sexual encounter and Mashonaland Central was at the bottom despite having many men with multiple partners. The report also notes an overall increase in the number of men being tested for HIV and getting their results but however, Manicaland had the least number of males willing to go for HIV testing.