The question frequently asked, is why is Southern Africa is the epicentre of the HIV epidemic, says The Times Of Swaziland. The answer is not easily found. Southern Africans do not have more sex than other people around the world.
In fact they are almost exactly on average with 110 sexual episodes per year, the same frequency as Europe and USA, with the country with the highest in the world at an average of 138 episodes and the lowest an average of 48 episodes per year. It is also a fact that Southern Africans do not have more lifetime partners than most countries. So what is it that distinguishes Southern Africa from the rest of the world?
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