TEN counties where you are more likely to get a virgin, KDHS survey
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Northern Kenya counties the highest number of women, and men who have never had sexual intercourse (virgin)
Northern Kenya counties the highest number of women, and men who have never had sexual intercourse (virgin) KDHS survey.
Fifteen in every 100 women and 17 in every 100 men aged between 15 years and 49 years have never had sex, the latest 2022 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey shows.
Counties from Northern Kenya have the highest number of women aged between 21–49 years who have never had sexual intercourse.
This is according to the Kenya Demographic and Health Survey(KDHS) report by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics(KNBS).
Here are the top 10 counties where women have not had a sexual encounter and the percentage therein.
They are; Wajir(32.2), Garissa(31.7), Vihiga(26.1), Mandera(25.2), Kwale(24.8), Isiolo(24.8), Kilifi(22.4), Busia(22.1), Nyandarua(21.5), and Kitui(20.9).
On the other hand, Mandela County has the highest number of men who have never had sexual intercourse with 44.7 percent.
The other counties in the top 10 list are Garissa(42.6), Wajir(36.3), Tana River(31.1), Kakamega(31.0), Busia(29.5), Siaya(27.5), Lamu(25.9), Nyandarua(24.5) and Kwale(23.7).
Meanwhile, the survey shows Narok County has the highest percentage of women who have had sexual intercourse in the last four weeks with 57.6 percent.
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The other counties featured on the survey are; Embu(57.5), Murang’a(56.6), Meru(55.7), Tharaka Nithi(55.4), Kirinyaga(54.9), Kericho(54.4), Kiambu(52.6), Nandi(51.9) and Nakuru(51.5).
On the other hand, West Pokot has the highest percentage of men who have had sexual intercourse in the past four weeks with 69.6 percent.
The rest include; Narok at 68.4%, Tharaka Nithi at 61.3%, Kericho at 59.4%, Kirinyaga at 58.6%, Nandi at 56.1%, Migori at 55.2%, Kisumu at 54.5%, Nyamira at 54.5% and Elgeyo Marakwet County at 54.3%.
The report further shows 20 percent of men aged 25 to 49 had their first sexual intercourse before age 15 compared with 15 percent among women in the same age group.
By age 20, 72 percent of both women and men aged 25 to 49 have had their first sexual intercourse, the report says.
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