Tables by Autonomous Communities. Percentages Persons 18 to 49 years by sex, Autonomous Community, HIV/AIDS prevention methods and opinion on efficiency. Units: percentages ,Wash after having sexual relations,,,Choose partners correctly,,,Have few partners,,,Use a male condom,,,Use spermicides,,,Ask partner to have an AIDS test,,,Have an AIDS test frequently,,,Ask partners about their sexual history,,,Use a female condom,,, ,Total,Effective,Not effective,Total,Effective,Not effective,Total,Effective,Not effective,Total,Effective,Not effective,Total,Effective,Not effective,Total,Effective,Not effective,Total,Effective,Not effective,Total,Effective,Not effective,Total,Effective,Not effective, Both sexes, Total,100.00,21.45,78.55,100.00,64.75,35.25,100.00,45.10,54.90,100.00,96.74,3.26,100.00,18.36,81.64,100.00,70.34,29.66,100.00,61.60,38.40,100.00,42.63,57.37,100.00,54.97,45.03, Andalucía,100.00,23.98,76.02,100.00,67.10,32.90,100.00,48.71,51.29,100.00,96.23,3.77,100.00,20.89,79.11,100.00,66.07,33.93,100.00,61.43,38.57,100.00,48.17,51.83,100.00,56.43,43.57, Aragón,100.00,20.36,79.64,100.00,65.82,34.18,100.00,48.31,51.69,100.00,96.92,3.08,100.00,16.66,83.34,100.00,68.35,31.65,100.00,56.61,43.39,100.00,39.34,60.66,100.00,48.66,51.34, Asturias (Principado de),100.00,21.20,78.80,100.00,67.39,32.61,100.00,41.68,58.32,100.00,97.06,2.94,100.00,20.05,79.95,100.00,72.59,27.41,100.00,65.05,34.95,100.00,38.81,61.19,100.00,54.60,45.40, Balears (Illes),100.00,18.28,81.72,100.00,62.03,37.97,100.00,43.46,56.54,100.00,96.48,3.52,100.00,13.71,86.29,100.00,73.23,26.77,100.00,60.51,39.49,100.00,45.18,54.82,100.00,47.03,52.97, Canarias,100.00,23.72,76.28,100.00,61.48,38.52,100.00,50.70,49.30,100.00,95.51,4.49,100.00,17.06,82.94,100.00,66.82,33.18,100.00,63.59,36.41,100.00,46.40,53.60,100.00,48.69,51.31, Cantabria,100.00,17.03,82.97,100.00,57.84,42.16,100.00,35.76,64.24,100.00,97.06,2.94,100.00,11.68,88.32,100.00,66.27,33.73,100.00,60.21,39.79,100.00,38.35,61.65,100.00,57.64,42.36, Castilla y León,100.00,22.16,77.84,100.00,67.83,32.17,100.00,45.44,54.56,100.00,96.35,3.65,100.00,15.92,84.08,100.00,68.81,31.19,100.00,63.99,36.01,100.00,39.89,60.11,100.00,55.12,44.88, Castilla-La Mancha,100.00,30.28,69.72,100.00,66.53,33.47,100.00,47.25,52.75,100.00,98.21,1.79,100.00,24.71,75.29,100.00,67.86,32.14,100.00,64.32,35.68,100.00,42.28,57.72,100.00,60.08,39.92, Cataluña,100.00,20.42,79.58,100.00,60.67,39.33,100.00,43.68,56.32,100.00,97.58,2.42,100.00,18.54,81.46,100.00,73.53,26.47,100.00,61.11,38.89,100.00,41.65,58.35,100.00,55.44,44.56, Comunidad Valenciana,100.00,19.91,80.09,100.00,69.01,30.99,100.00,43.75,56.25,100.00,97.41,2.59,100.00,17.69,82.31,100.00,73.82,26.18,100.00,64.63,35.37,100.00,44.09,55.91,100.00,51.43,48.57, Extremadura,100.00,26.07,73.93,100.00,66.63,33.37,100.00,54.28,45.72,100.00,96.13,3.87,100.00,27.02,72.98,100.00,67.67,32.33,100.00,68.32,31.68,100.00,46.82,53.18,100.00,64.22,35.78, Galicia,100.00,22.15,77.85,100.00,63.98,36.02,100.00,43.81,56.19,100.00,96.61,3.39,100.00,16.22,83.78,100.00,70.95,29.05,100.00,62.99,37.01,100.00,35.17,64.83,100.00,52.46,47.54, Madrid (Comunidad de),100.00,18.94,81.06,100.00,67.01,32.99,100.00,43.97,56.03,100.00,96.44,3.56,100.00,17.08,82.92,100.00,72.77,27.23,100.00,60.45,39.55,100.00,39.59,60.41,100.00,54.44,45.56, Murcia (Región de),100.00,21.29,78.71,100.00,60.15,39.85,100.00,41.20,58.80,100.00,94.92,5.08,100.00,18.08,81.92,100.00,60.79,39.21,100.00,53.71,46.29,100.00,43.18,56.82,100.00,59.11,40.89, Navarra (Comunidad Foral de),100.00,15.08,84.92,100.00,59.35,40.65,100.00,36.68,63.32,100.00,96.44,3.56,100.00,16.23,83.77,100.00,72.87,27.13,100.00,56.91,43.09,100.00,42.17,57.83,100.00,51.18,48.82, País Vasco,100.00,18.28,81.72,100.00,56.59,43.41,100.00,39.13,60.87,100.00,97.45,2.55,100.00,16.19,83.81,100.00,73.71,26.29,100.00,57.35,42.65,100.00,41.47,58.53,100.00,63.18,36.82, Rioja (La),100.00,18.21,81.79,100.00,68.83,31.17,100.00,48.91,51.09,100.00,96.88,3.12,100.00,13.96,86.04,100.00,72.07,27.93,100.00,57.33,42.67,100.00,40.79,59.21,100.00,56.29,43.71, Ceuta y Melilla,100.00,22.71,77.29,100.00,71.55,28.45,100.00,53.45,46.55,100.00,94.33,5.67,100.00,25.35,74.65,100.00,66.53,33.47,100.00,66.64,33.36,100.00,46.03,53.97,100.00,49.63,50.37, Males, Total,100.00,23.31,76.69,100.00,68.63,31.37,100.00,46.54,53.46,100.00,97.33,2.67,100.00,19.47,80.53,100.00,68.40,31.60,100.00,62.07,37.93,100.00,40.57,59.43,100.00,54.63,45.37, Andalucía,100.00,25.60,74.40,100.00,70.51,29.49,100.00,50.86,49.14,100.00,97.32,2.68,100.00,22.74,77.26,100.00,64.19,35.81,100.00,61.77,38.23,100.00,46.41,53.59,100.00,57.75,42.25, Aragón,100.00,21.58,78.42,100.00,65.23,34.77,100.00,48.03,51.97,100.00,98.71,1.29,100.00,18.50,81.50,100.00,65.45,34.55,100.00,54.70,45.30,100.00,34.72,65.28,100.00,47.72,52.28, Asturias (Principado de),100.00,23.12,76.88,100.00,74.49,25.51,100.00,39.22,60.78,100.00,98.25,1.75,100.00,23.15,76.85,100.00,72.76,27.24,100.00,67.65,32.35,100.00,38.60,61.40,100.00,58.30,41.70, Balears (Illes),100.00,21.02,78.98,100.00,70.40,29.60,100.00,44.80,55.20,100.00,97.42,2.58,100.00,13.55,86.45,100.00,73.60,26.40,100.00,61.09,38.91,100.00,43.64,56.36,100.00,47.63,52.37, Canarias,100.00,25.40,74.60,100.00,66.22,33.78,100.00,56.22,43.78,100.00,95.47,4.53,100.00,19.59,80.41,100.00,65.96,34.04,100.00,65.35,34.65,100.00,45.78,54.22,100.00,49.63,50.37, Cantabria,100.00,17.71,82.29,100.00,64.67,35.33,100.00,39.75,60.25,100.00,98.91,1.09,100.00,14.47,85.53,100.00,67.10,32.90,100.00,64.45,35.55,100.00,39.69,60.31,100.00,60.38,39.62, Castilla y León,100.00,23.88,76.12,100.00,72.40,27.60,100.00,48.00,52.00,100.00,97.60,2.40,100.00,17.98,82.02,100.00,68.57,31.43,100.00,65.48,34.52,100.00,39.03,60.97,100.00,56.07,43.93, Castilla-La Mancha,100.00,34.24,65.76,100.00,70.20,29.80,100.00,50.82,49.18,100.00,99.13,0.87,100.00,23.79,76.21,100.00,66.06,33.94,100.00,63.24,36.76,100.00,41.36,58.64,100.00,58.50,41.50, Cataluña,100.00,22.33,77.67,100.00,62.22,37.78,100.00,41.90,58.10,100.00,97.14,2.86,100.00,18.51,81.49,100.00,69.42,30.58,100.00,62.00,38.00,100.00,38.16,61.84,100.00,54.94,45.06, Comunidad Valenciana,100.00,22.86,77.14,100.00,74.06,25.94,100.00,46.88,53.12,100.00,97.38,2.62,100.00,17.53,82.47,100.00,73.22,26.78,100.00,65.29,34.71,100.00,42.70,57.30,100.00,49.39,50.61, Extremadura,100.00,26.94,73.06,100.00,72.76,27.24,100.00,56.55,43.45,100.00,96.21,3.79,100.00,28.14,71.86,100.00,66.85,33.15,100.00,68.17,31.83,100.00,45.65,54.35,100.00,64.09,35.91, Galicia,100.00,24.43,75.57,100.00,69.86,30.14,100.00,47.34,52.66,100.00,98.09,1.91,100.00,17.81,82.19,100.00,67.43,32.57,100.00,62.44,37.56,100.00,33.96,66.04,100.00,52.81,47.19, Madrid (Comunidad de),100.00,20.65,79.35,100.00,72.62,27.38,100.00,46.07,53.93,100.00,96.97,3.03,100.00,19.07,80.93,100.00,69.74,30.26,100.00,60.05,39.95,100.00,37.16,62.84,100.00,51.35,48.65, Murcia (Región de),100.00,22.00,78.00,100.00,56.95,43.05,100.00,36.95,63.05,100.00,96.60,3.40,100.00,19.06,80.94,100.00,59.32,40.68,100.00,52.10,47.90,100.00,38.64,61.36,100.00,58.82,41.18, Navarra (Comunidad Foral de),100.00,16.97,83.03,100.00,65.37,34.63,100.00,36.79,63.21,100.00,96.73,3.27,100.00,20.42,79.58,100.00,71.66,28.34,100.00,58.96,41.04,100.00,39.83,60.17,100.00,51.69,48.31, País Vasco,100.00,18.09,81.91,100.00,59.75,40.25,100.00,38.08,61.92,100.00,97.51,2.49,100.00,15.42,84.58,100.00,73.89,26.11,100.00,59.49,40.51,100.00,39.20,60.80,100.00,63.55,36.45, Rioja (La),100.00,21.71,78.29,100.00,73.04,26.96,100.00,56.01,43.99,100.00,97.28,2.72,100.00,18.33,81.67,100.00,72.16,27.84,100.00,60.17,39.83,100.00,34.96,65.04,100.00,57.85,42.15, Ceuta y Melilla,100.00,24.66,75.34,100.00,78.26,21.74,100.00,57.64,42.36,100.00,94.76,5.24,100.00,23.17,76.83,100.00,61.11,38.89,100.00,66.43,33.57,100.00,40.42,59.58,100.00,48.16,51.84, Females, Total,100.00,19.53,80.47,100.00,60.71,39.29,100.00,43.61,56.39,100.00,96.14,3.86,100.00,17.23,82.77,100.00,72.32,27.68,100.00,61.10,38.90,100.00,44.75,55.25,100.00,55.31,44.69, Andalucía,100.00,22.33,77.67,100.00,63.60,36.40,100.00,46.51,53.49,100.00,95.11,4.89,100.00,19.12,80.88,100.00,67.93,32.07,100.00,61.08,38.92,100.00,49.95,50.05,100.00,55.15,44.85, Aragón,100.00,19.07,80.93,100.00,66.48,33.52,100.00,48.60,51.40,100.00,95.01,4.99,100.00,14.66,85.34,100.00,71.48,28.52,100.00,58.67,41.33,100.00,44.20,55.80,100.00,49.68,50.32, Asturias (Principado de),100.00,19.24,80.76,100.00,60.12,39.88,100.00,44.17,55.83,100.00,95.89,4.11,100.00,17.00,83.00,100.00,72.41,27.59,100.00,62.45,37.55,100.00,39.02,60.98,100.00,50.98,49.02, Balears (Illes),100.00,15.32,84.68,100.00,53.17,46.83,100.00,42.04,57.96,100.00,95.48,4.52,100.00,13.88,86.12,100.00,72.85,27.15,100.00,59.88,40.12,100.00,46.78,53.22,100.00,46.42,53.58, Canarias,100.00,22.01,77.99,100.00,56.56,43.44,100.00,44.92,55.08,100.00,95.55,4.45,100.00,14.52,85.48,100.00,67.74,32.26,100.00,61.77,38.23,100.00,47.05,52.95,100.00,47.72,52.28, Cantabria,100.00,16.35,83.65,100.00,50.99,49.01,100.00,31.82,68.18,100.00,95.18,4.82,100.00,8.94,91.06,100.00,65.44,34.56,100.00,55.95,44.05,100.00,37.01,62.99,100.00,54.93,45.07, Castilla y León,100.00,20.27,79.73,100.00,62.98,37.02,100.00,42.78,57.22,100.00,95.04,4.96,100.00,13.91,86.09,100.00,69.05,30.95,100.00,62.41,37.59,100.00,40.77,59.23,100.00,54.09,45.91, Castilla-La Mancha,100.00,26.11,73.89,100.00,62.55,37.45,100.00,43.36,56.64,100.00,97.23,2.77,100.00,25.72,74.28,100.00,69.75,30.25,100.00,65.48,34.52,100.00,43.26,56.74,100.00,61.87,38.13, Cataluña,100.00,18.40,81.60,100.00,59.00,41.00,100.00,45.59,54.41,100.00,98.03,1.97,100.00,18.58,81.42,100.00,77.96,22.04,100.00,60.17,39.83,100.00,45.37,54.63,100.00,55.98,44.02, Comunidad Valenciana,100.00,16.82,83.18,100.00,63.75,36.25,100.00,40.44,59.56,100.00,97.44,2.56,100.00,17.84,82.16,100.00,74.44,25.56,100.00,63.93,36.07,100.00,45.54,54.46,100.00,53.60,46.40, Extremadura,100.00,25.16,74.84,100.00,60.08,39.92,100.00,51.94,48.06,100.00,96.04,3.96,100.00,25.87,74.13,100.00,68.52,31.48,100.00,68.47,31.53,100.00,48.07,51.93,100.00,64.35,35.65, Galicia,100.00,19.91,80.09,100.00,58.18,41.82,100.00,40.35,59.65,100.00,95.15,4.85,100.00,14.69,85.31,100.00,74.44,25.56,100.00,63.55,36.45,100.00,36.38,63.62,100.00,52.10,47.90, Madrid (Comunidad de),100.00,17.26,82.74,100.00,61.42,38.58,100.00,41.88,58.12,100.00,95.91,4.09,100.00,15.15,84.85,100.00,75.82,24.18,100.00,60.85,39.15,100.00,42.00,58.00,100.00,57.51,42.49, Murcia (Región de),100.00,20.53,79.47,100.00,63.58,36.42,100.00,45.66,54.34,100.00,93.13,6.87,100.00,17.02,82.98,100.00,62.34,37.66,100.00,55.41,44.59,100.00,47.98,52.02,100.00,59.43,40.57, Navarra (Comunidad Foral de),100.00,12.93,87.07,100.00,52.45,47.55,100.00,36.55,63.45,100.00,96.12,3.88,100.00,11.41,88.59,100.00,74.25,25.75,100.00,54.66,45.34,100.00,44.76,55.24,100.00,50.63,49.37, País Vasco,100.00,18.48,81.52,100.00,53.35,46.65,100.00,40.20,59.80,100.00,97.40,2.60,100.00,16.97,83.03,100.00,73.52,26.48,100.00,55.13,44.87,100.00,43.77,56.23,100.00,62.80,37.20, Rioja (La),100.00,14.47,85.53,100.00,64.17,35.83,100.00,41.20,58.80,100.00,96.44,3.56,100.00,9.50,90.50,100.00,71.97,28.03,100.00,54.23,45.77,100.00,47.05,52.95,100.00,54.75,45.25, Ceuta y Melilla,100.00,20.75,79.25,100.00,64.57,35.43,100.00,49.11,50.89,100.00,93.89,6.11,100.00,27.72,72.28,100.00,71.72,28.28,100.00,66.86,33.14,100.00,51.50,48.50,100.00,51.27,48.73, Notes: Data corresponding to cells with less than 45,000 persons must be used with caution, because they may be affected by high sample errors. Source: National Statistics Institute