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We assessed HIV\/STI awareness and identified factors associated with awareness and testing among Rohingya women aged 15\u201324 years.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In 2023, we conducted a cross-sectional survey in Cox\u2019s Bazar camps, enrolling 686 Rohingya women aged 15\u201324 years. Data were collected via interviewer-administered structured questionnaires on HIV\/STI awareness, transmission knowledge and testing history. Multivariable logistic regression identified factors associated with HIV\/STI awareness and testing.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Only 12.4% of participants had heard of HIV, and 9.2% of STIs. Correct knowledge of transmission routes and symptoms was limited. Testing uptake was extremely low: 2.6% had ever tested for HIV, and 2.5% for STIs. Literacy, employment outside the home and recent fieldworker visits were positively associated with awareness (AOR 3.5, 95% CI: 2.1\u20135.8; AOR 2.6, 95% CI: 1.1\u20136.0; AOR 2.4, 95% CI: 1.2\u20134.7). Awareness, in turn, was strongly associated with having ever been tested (AOR 24.8, 95% CI: 7.7\u201379.5).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We uncovered alarmingly low levels of HIV\/STI awareness and testing among young Rohingya refugee women, which were associated with important social and structural barriers. 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