HIV prevalence rate among Boda boda riders in Kampala has reached at 7.5% in part to due some engaging in homosexuality while others sell sex to women.

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This according to the survey carried out by crane survey on 694 boda boda riders in Kampala of which 68% were married and 56% had fathered children.

The survey released to boda boda leaders in Kampala at Fairway hotel did not compare with earlier studies since HIV among boida boda riders had never been studied.

The project coordinator Crane survey George Muwonge Lubwama said that 79% of the boda boda riders interviewed have ever used a condom and 3% had sold sex to women.

Muwonge called for HIV Prevention education programmes targeting boda boda riders in Kampala to reduce on the number of boda boda riders getting HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.

The report also indicates that 4% of boda boda riders in Kampala are engaged in homosexuality.

At 7.5%, the boda boda community is more prone to HIV infection, compared to the national HIV prevalence average of about 6.7%.