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Tables HA.6 and HA.6M present the same results forsexually active young women and men. The proportionof young women and men who have been tested and havebeen told the result provides a measure of the effectivenessof interventions that promote HIV counselling and testingamong young people. This is important to know, becauseyoung people may feel that there are barriers to accessingservices related to sensitive issues, such as sexual health.Table HA.6: Knowledge of a place for HIV testing amongsexually active young women, Serbia, 2010Percentage of women age 15–24 years who have had sex in the last 12 months, and among womenwho have had sex in the last 12 months, the percentage who know where to get an HIV test,percentage of women who have ever been tested, percentage of women who have been testedin the last 12 months, and percentage of women who have been tested and have been told the resultPercentagewho have hadsex in the last12 monthsNumber ofwomen age15–24 yearsKnow a placeto get testedPercentage of women who:Have ever beentestedHave beentested in thelast 12 monthsHave beentested andhave been toldresult 1Number of women age15–24 years who havehad sex in the last 12monthsRegionBelgrade 70.9 321 82.7 12.1 4.4 4.3 228Vojvodina 60.5 317 68.1 8.1 5.3 3.2 192Sumadija and Western Serbia 50.2 392 69.7 6.2 2.5 1.2 197Southern and Eastern Serbia 55.5 333 65.9 3.9 1.7 1.1 185AreaUrban 61.4 814 80.1 9.7 4.7 3.9 500Rural 54.9 549 58.9 4.7 1.6 .3 302Age15–19 26.4 659 62.8 4.1 2.9 2.7 17420–24 89.1 705 74.7 8.9 3.7 2.5 628Marital statusEver married/in union 99.3 255 52.7 11.1 3.6 .4 253Never married/in union 49.4 1109 81.1 6.3 3.5 3.5 548EducationPrimary 67.1 112 40.2 6.0 2.7 .9 75Secondary 46.0 789 62.7 8.4 2.4 .9 363Higher 78.3 457 89.6 7.7 4.9 4.6 358Wealth index quintilesPoorest 58.4 199 35.3 6.7 2.9 .8 116Second 64.0 276 61.8 7.0 2.7 1.6 177Middle 51.1 267 85.1 5.4 3.3 1.3 136Fourth 57.2 287 81.1 4.5 .0 .0 164Richest 62.2 334 85.8 13.4 7.6 7.0 208Total 58.8 1364 72.1 7.8 3.5 2.5 8021MICS indicator 9.7210MULTIPLE INDICATOR CLUSTER SURVEY 2010