Zambia- Facts on Trafficking and Prostitution

Factbook on Global Sexual Exploitation

Zambia

Trafficking

An undisclosed number of Zambian girls had been ferried to Botswana, headed for the sex tourism industry in other countries. (African Child Watch, "Child Trafficking Takes Root in Southern Africa, Says Group Lusaka," Sapa DPA, 1 September 1997)

Health and Well-Being

The rate of HIV infection among teenage girls is five to seven times higher than among boys of the same age, according to research conducted jointly by the government and UNICEF. Doreen Mulenga, a health officer for UNICEF in Lusaka, said the biggest contributor to the difference is "cross-generation infection"--older men passing the virus to young girls. (Dean E. Murphy, "Africa’s Silent Shame," Los Angeles Times, 16 August 1998)

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