THE Zambia Demographic Health Survey (ZDHS) 2024 report shows that HIV prevalence tends to increase with increasing education and household wealth. Meanwhile, the report shows that only 38 percent of men in the country aged 15 to 49 are circumcised. The report, which was implemented by the government of Zambia through the Zambia Statistics Agency (ZamStats) and the Ministry of Health, was launched on Tuesday during the commemoration of African Statistics Day. According to the report, HIV prevalence is highest in Lusaka, followed by the Copperbelt. “[Overall] 8.7 percent of the population age 15–49 in Zambia is HIV-positive. HIV prevalence is higher among women than men (11.1 percent versus 5.9 percent). Among both women and men, HIV prevalence increases steadily...