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Knowledge of a Place for HIV Testing,Counselling and Testing during AntenatalCare in Roma SettlementsIn total, 29 percent of women from Roma settlementsknew where to be tested, while only 4 percent have everbeen tested. Women living in urban areas and moreeducated women have more knowledge and have beentested in a larger proportion.Table HA.5R: Knowledge of a place for HIV testing, Roma Settlements, 2010Percentage of women age 15–49 years who know where to get an HIV test, percentage of womenwho have ever been tested, percentage of women who have been tested in the last 12 months,and percentage of women who have been tested and have been told the resultKnow a place to gettested 1Percentage of women who:Have ever beentestedHave been testedin the last 12monthsHave been testedand have been toldresult 2Numberof womenAreaUrban 32.6 4.6 .7 .3 1461Rural 22.1 1.1 .3 .2 657Age15–24 27.3 2.2 .8 .5 78325–29 33.4 8.0 1.1 .1 36315–29 29.2 4.1 .9 .4 114530–39 33.3 3.0 .2 .1 57140–49 24.3 2.8 .1 .1 402Marital statusEver married/in union 27.9 3.9 .6 .2 1827Never married/in union 38.8 1.6 .5 .5 291EducationNone 3.8 .5 .0 .0 363Primary 27.6 3.4 .6 .3 1437Secondary 64.3 5.7 .9 .2 295Wealth index quintilesPoorest 12.2 1.0 .8 .6 396Second 21.4 4.7 .0 .0 404Middle 23.6 2.4 .5 .1 404Fourth 30.1 2.2 .7 .3 468Richest 56.3 7.2 .8 .3 447Total 29.4 3.5 .6 .3 21181MICS indicator 9.52MICS indicator 9.6MONITORING THE SITUATION OF CHILDREN AND WOMEN 213