Women have more sex partners than men in 11 states/UTs

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These states and UTs are Rajasthan, Haryana, Chandigarh, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Madhya Pradesh, Assam, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Puducherry, and Tamil Nadu. Rajasthan had the highest number of women who had on an average 3.1 sex partners as against 1.8 for men.

But the percentage of men who had sexual intercourse with someone who was neither their spouse nor their live-in partner, in the 12 months preceding the survey, stood at 4 percent. For women, the number stood at 0.5 percent.
The National Family Health Survey-5 conducted during 2019-21 surveyed 707 districts of the country from 28 States and eight UTs.

The national report also provides data on socio-economic and other background characteristics, useful for policy formulation and effective programme implementation.

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