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percent compared to 22 percent. The most popularmethod is withdrawal which is used by one in threemarried women. The next most popular method isthe male condom, which accounts for 14 percent ofmarried women. Eight percent of women reporteduse of periodic abstinence, while between 3 and 4percent of women used the IUD and the pill.•Use of contraception is not very different acrossregions, ranging from 57 percent in Sumadija andWestern Serbia to 67 percent in Vojvodina. Usagein urban and rural areas is also almost the same.Adolescents are less likely to use contraceptionthan older women. Women’s education level isassociated with prevalence of contraception usage.The percentage of women using any method ofcontraception rises from 53 percent among thosewith only primary education to 65 percent amongwomen with higher education.•Among women living in Roma settlements, aged15–49, currently married or in union, use ofcontraception was reported by 64 percent (58 percenttraditional methods and 6 percent modern methods).The most popular method is withdrawal, used byabout half the women. Adolescents are again lesslikely to use contraception than older women. Onlyabout 41 percent of women, married or in union,aged 15–19, currently use a method of contraceptioncompared to 59 percent of those aged 20–24 yearsold, and 78 percent of older women (35–39 yearsold). The percentage of women using any methodof contraception rises from 53 percent among thosewith no education to 70 percent among women withsecondary education.Unmet need•In Serbia, 7 percent of women married or in union havean unmet need for contraception. The unmet need ofwomen within the age group of 25–29 years is higher(13 percent).•In Roma settlements, 10 percent of women marriedor in union have an unmet need for contraception.This is higher among women aged 20–24 (15 percent)and aged 25–29 (18 percent). There is also a differencebetween rural (4 percent) and urban (13 percent) areas.Antenatal care•Coverage of antenatal care is high in Serbia, with 99percent of women receiving antenatal care (ANC)at least once during the pregnancy. Lower antenatalcare is noticed among Roma women from the poorestquintile (95 percent).•A A high percentage (97 percent) of mothers receivedantenatal care more than once and 94 percentreceived ANC at least four times. However, in Romasettlements, 85 percent of mothers received antenatalcare more than once and 72 percent at least four times.Assistance at delivery•With 99.7 percent of births, skilled personnel assistedat the delivery and almost the same percentage ofwomen delivered in health facilities (99.8 percent).Among women living in Roma settlements, 99.5percent had skilled personnel assisting at delivery and99.3 percent of births were given in a health facility.•At delivery, medical doctors assisted in 93 percent ofbirths (88 percent for Roma women) while nurses assistedin 7 percent of deliveries (12 percent for Roma women).Child development•For about 95 percent of children under-five an adultwas engaged in four or more activities that promotelearning and school readiness during the 3 dayspreceding the survey. The average number of activitieswas 6. The involvement of fathers in such activitieswas lower (78 percent).•Children from the poorest quintile and those fromRoma households are less likely to be involved inactivities that promote learning (84 and 67 percentrespectively) as well as children from Vojvodina (89percent). Furthermore, a larger proportion of fatherswere engaged in activities with boys (82 percent)than with girls (74 percent). However, this differenceis not observed among Roma fathers where 64percent are involved in activities with boys and 61percent with girls.•One percent of children under the age of 5 were leftwith inadequate care during the week preceding theMONITORING THE SITUATION OF CHILDREN AND WOMEN 19