Prostitution is illegal but widespread in Ghana,[1][2] so much so that many Ghanaians are unaware that it is prohibited.[3] There are growing sex tourism, child prostitution[4] and human trafficking.[5][6] High rates of unemployment and poverty in Ghana are believed to be causing a drastic growth in the sex industry.[7][8] Unemployment is a reason the teenage engage in sex trade.[9][10] A high percentage of sex workers are vulnerable to HIV.[11]
Some prostitutes in Ghana are campaigning for the sex trade to be legalised,[9][12] and discussions have taken place.[2]
Ghana's former Prime Minister, Dr Kofi Abrefa Busia, an Oxford sociologist, wrote a thesis on prostitution “Report on a social survey of Sekondi-Takoradi.“[5]
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