APHIA II KENYA

The problem
Multiple concurrent partnerships, comprising complex and inclusive sexual networks, are now considered a key driver of the AIDS epidemic in East and Southern Africa. Epidemiologists have observed that while on average, African men and women report roughly similar if not fewer numbers of life time partners than heterosexuals in many western countries, they often have more than one – typically two or perhaps three – concurrent partnerships that can overlap for months or years. This pattern differs from the sequential relationships (serial monogamy) more common in the west, or the one-off casual and commercial sexual encounters that occur everywhere.