'Sugar daddies', 'small houses' drive new HIV infections

Adult men involved in intergenerational sexual activities are colloquially referred to as 'sugar daddies' while their female peers are referred to as 'sugar mommies'.  

'Small houses' are a colloquial reference to relationships between married men and younger mistresses.At a Monday workshop, local HIV/AIDS officials said multiple concurrent partners, intergenerational and adolescent sex, as well as commercial sex work had emerged as key drivers of the epidemic.