Prostitution in Zambia is legal[1][2] and common.[3] Related activities such as soliciting and procuring are prohibited.[1] UNAIDS estimate there are 9,285 prostitutes in the capital, Lusaka.[4] Many women turn to prostitution due to poverty.[5] Sex workers report law enforcement is corrupt, inconsistent and often abusive.[1]
In Lusaka, some prostitutes enrol in colleges to obtain a campus room to work from.[6]
Zambia has a huge problem relating to child prostitution.[7] There is a common false belief that having intercourse with a virgin will cure AIDS.[8] HIV[9] and sex trafficking[10] are also problems in the country.
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