New Delhi: Women on average have more sex partners than men in 11 states and UTs, including Kerala, according to a National Family Health Survey. (NFHS).
However, the percentage of men who had sexual intercourse with someone who was neither their spouse nor lived with, stood at 4 per cent, much higher than that of women at 0.5 per cent.
The NFHS that was conducted among 1.1 lakh women and 1 lakh men. Besides, Kerala, Rajasthan, Haryana, Chandigarh, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Madhya Pradesh, Assam, Lakshadweep, Puducherry, and Tamil Nadu featured in the list.
Rajasthan had the highest number of women who had on average 3.1 sex partners as against 1.8 for men.
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 by socio-economic and other background characteristics, useful for policy formulation and effective programme implementation.
Mumbai-based International Institute for Population Sciences held the survey as mandated by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
(With PTI input)
