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The use of contraceptives is slightly higher (69 percent)in rural than in urban areas (61 percent). Adolescentsare less likely to use contraception than older womenfrom Roma settlements. Only 41 percent of married orin-union women aged 15–19 currently use a method ofcontraception compared to 59 percent of 20–24 year oldsand 78 percent of older women (35–39 years old).Women’s education level is directly associated withcontraceptive prevalence. The percentage of women fromRoma settlements using any method of contraceptionrises from 53 percent among those with no educationto 70 percent among women with secondary education.Traditional methods are pre-dominant in Romasettlements and are used by 58 percent of women witheven higher prevalence in rural areas (65 percent). Modernmethods are used by only 6 percent of women with aslightly higher percentage of users among women withsecondary education (11 percent) and women from therichest quintile (10 percent).married or in union) who are using:Diaphragm/Foam/JellyLAMPeriodicabstinenceWithdrawalEmergencycontraceptionOtherAny modernmethodAnytraditionalmethodAny method 1Numberof womencurrentlymarried or inunion.0 5.8 .1 47.9 .0 .3 6.5 54.1 60.7 1102.1 10.1 .1 54.7 .0 .0 4.5 64.9 69.4 520.0 19.3 .1 21.1 .0 .0 .4 40.5 40.9 190.0 17.2 .0 36.3 .0 .0 5.7 53.5 59.2 282.0 5.9 .1 53.2 .0 .0 8.6 59.1 67.8 304.1 2.6 .0 65.5 .0 .0 9.4 68.2 77.6 276.0 2.9 .0 68.6 .0 .0 6.3 71.5 77.7 224.0 .0 .0 57.5 .0 1.3 2.6 58.9 61.5 167.0 .0 .6 43.7 .0 .3 4.6 44.6 49.3 180.0 .0 .0 3.6 .0 .0 2.1 3.6 5.8 98.0 12.2 .0 41.5 .0 .0 3.4 53.7 57.0 312.0 7.4 .2 57.2 .0 .1 4.4 65.0 69.4 547.1 5.9 .1 55.0 .0 .6 9.1 61.6 70.7 345.0 5.6 .0 55.4 .0 .0 8.5 61.0 69.6 320.0 7.6 .1 41.0 .0 .0 3.8 48.8 52.5 294.0 7.6 .0 51.4 .0 .3 5.4 59.3 64.7 1113.0 4.6 .6 54.6 .0 .0 10.7 59.8 70.4 204.1 9.4 .0 42.1 .0 .0 4.8 51.5 56.3 292.0 8.6 .0 53.5 .0 .0 5.1 62.1 67.2 321.0 7.9 .1 46.0 .0 .7 5.0 54.7 59.7 319.0 7.1 .1 51.5 .0 .0 4.9 58.7 63.6 354.0 3.3 .3 56.3 .0 .2 9.5 60.1 69.6 337.0 7.2 .1 50.1 .0 .2 5.9 57.6 63.5 1622MONITORING THE SITUATION OF CHILDREN AND WOMEN 121