▁report ▁being ▁arrested ▁for ▁not ▁carrying ▁an ▁identification ▁card ▁and ▁having ▁to ▁pay ▁a ▁b ri be ▁to ▁be ▁released . ▁Sex ual ▁assault s , ▁ra pe ▁and ▁having ▁un protected ▁sex ▁with ▁officers ▁to ▁be ▁released ▁have ▁also ▁been ▁reported . ▁ ▁H IV ▁As ▁with ▁other ▁sub - S ah aran ▁African ▁countries , ▁H IV ▁is ▁a ▁problem . ▁Sex ▁workers ▁are ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁high ▁risk ▁groups . ▁Access ▁to ▁health ▁care ▁and ▁ant ire t ro vir al ▁( ART s ) ▁medic ines ▁for ▁sex ▁workers ▁ ▁has ▁improved . ▁U NA ID s ▁reported ▁that ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁the ▁estimated ▁H IV ▁pre val ence ▁amongst ▁sex ▁workers ▁was ▁ 2 4 . 3 %. ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁American ▁bi oph arma ce ut ical ▁company ▁G ile ad ▁Sciences , ▁proposed ▁carrying ▁out ▁clin ical ▁tests ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁ant ire t ro vir al ▁drug ▁on ▁prost it utes ▁in ▁Dou ala . ▁These ▁tri als ▁were ▁opposed , ▁including ▁by ▁anti - A ID S ▁activ ist ▁group ▁A CT ▁UP . ▁ ▁Sex ▁tra ff ick ing ▁ ▁Cam ero on ▁is ▁a ▁source , ▁trans it , ▁and ▁destination ▁country ▁for ▁women ▁and ▁children ▁subject ed ▁to ▁sex ▁tra ff ick ing . ▁Child ▁tra ff ick ers ▁often ▁use ▁the ▁promise ▁of ▁education ▁or ▁a ▁better ▁life ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁to ▁conv ince ▁rural ▁parents ▁to ▁give ▁their ▁children ▁over ▁to