Prostitution in Zambia

[1] In Lusaka, some prostitutes enrol in colleges to obtain a campus room to work from.

Prior to the arrival of the Europeans, prostitution occurred along the long-distance trade routes, especially around the rest houses.

[11] In Lusaka, prostitutes set up settlements alongside the worker's residential areas.

The Native Authorities expelled all unmarried women from migrant worker's camps in the Copperbelt.

[11] Following Zambia's win over Ghana in the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations's semi-final, many prostitutes offered supporters free sex as part of the celebrations.

Condom use is low, partly due to a belief that circumcised men can't spread the infection.

Zambian boys and girls are exploited in sex trafficking by truck drivers in towns along the Zimbabwean and Tanzanian borders and by miners in Solwezi.

Potential trafficking victims from Ethiopia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Syria were identified in Zambia.