of HIV in the 1990s, prostitution was regulated and sex workers were required to have a monthly health check. Prostitution increased in Asmara following arrival of the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea peacekeeping force in 2000. Forms of prostitution Street walkers: These prostitutes work mainly at night seeking clients on the street. Home based prostitutes: These prostitutes receive clients in their homes. Bar owners: These practice prostitution as an additional source of income in the bars they own. Bar ladies: They seek clients in the bars they work in. They may or may not be paid by the bar owners. Small drinking house prostitutes: They work in local drinking houses or tearooms and use prostitution to supplement their income. Brothels: There are a number of brothels, which are usually also drinking houses. Call girls: In recent time, with the emergence of cell phones, call girls now operate in the country. HIV HIV is a problem in the country, although it has one of the lowest prevalence rates in Sub-Saharan Africa. In the 1990s prostitution was regulated and monthly health checks carried out to try and stop the spread of infections. 25 clinics and hospitals gave free testing for prostitutes. Social workers used community elders to try and spread the message of safe sex and condom use to prostitutes and clients. Campaigns have targeted high risk groups, including sex workers. As a result, the HIV prevalence amongst sex workers has fallen from 22% in 2002, to 10.4% in 2014. Condom use by sex workers had risen to 95% in 2014. Child prostitution Child prostitution is a problem in the country. The law criminalises child prostitution. The minimum age for consensual sex is 18. Penalties for conviction of the commercial sexual exploitation of children include imprisonment. Crimes were seldom reported, and punishment rarely applied. Data on the extent of child prostitution is not available. UN peacekeeping forces have been involved in the use of under-age prostitutes, some as young as 10. Danish, Italian, Slovakian and Irish soldiers have been implicated. Sex trafficking Eritrean adults and children are subjected to sex trafficking abroad, primarily in Sudan, Ethiopia, and Libya. Some women and girls are subjected to sex trafficking within the country. Some Eritrean women and girls travel to Gulf States for domestic work but are subsequently subjected to sex trafficking. Smaller numbers of Eritrean women and girls are subjected to sex