Fisherman sale fish to the woman at Lake Victoria. [Photo/shutterstock.com]Busia county trade director Ashikoye Abwalaba has revealed that sex for fish is the root cause of increased HIV and Aids prevalence in Budalangi.
Budalang’i currently stands at 8.2 percent above the national rate of 5.0 percent.
Ashikoye said the high HIV prevalence in Budalang’i constituency is a cause for concern in the entire county and called on all stakeholders to embark on sensitisation campaigns to combat the growth.
“Sex for fish on major beaches along the shores of Lake Victoria in Port Victoria is the root cause of the high HIV-Aids prevalence rate in Budalang’i. I want to appeal to civil society organisations and other stakeholders to volunteer and sensitise the youth on HIV and Aids,” Ashikoye said.
In 2015, fishermen in Nyatike sub-county called for more efforts to stop the alarming HIV prevalence.They said fishermen and traders should get the civic education to help reduce high infection rates among themselves.