By VERAH OKEYOMore by this AuthorThere is a new trend in town characterised by young women’s fixation with older men, locally known as ‘sponsors’. Boys and young men in the same age group only accounted for 11 per cent of new infections in Sub-Saharan Africa. “Each partner is in that relationship for various reasons, and negotiating even for condom use for the young woman is difficult”, Dr Mochache told HealthyNation. He added that the situation is worse in rural areas where ‘sponsorship’ is legitimised when a young woman is married off to an older man. Young women having intimate relationships with older men in Kenya has gained currency.

Source: Daily Nation November 28, 2016 20:26 UTC