Living in Roma Settlements in Greece: Self-Perceived Health Status, Chronic Diseases and Associated Social Determinants of Health
| Autor: | Ioanna Petraki, Natasa Kalpourtzi, Agapios Terzidis, Magda Gavana, Apostolos Vantarakis, Georgios Rachiotis, Argiro Karakosta, Vana Sypsa, Giota Touloumi, Hprolipsis Study Group |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Adult
Male Roma Inequality Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis media_common.quotation_subject Health Status Participatory action research Health literacy Article chronic diseases Residence Characteristics Human settlement Environmental health Medicine Humans Social determinants of health self-perceived health Depression (differential diagnoses) media_common Roma settlements Greece business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Cross-Sectional Studies social determinants of health Chronic Disease Anxiety Female medicine.symptom Settlement (litigation) business |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 8403, p 8403 (2021) International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Volume 18 Issue 16 |
| ISSN: | 1661-7827 1660-4601 |
| Popis: | We aimed to assess the self-perceived health status and the presence of chronic diseases of adult Roma living in settlements in Greece, and to explore associated social determinants of health. Data were derived from the Hprolipsis Health Survey. Multivariable regression models were applied. In total, 534 adults, 287 women, and 247 men were recruited from twelve Roma settlements in four prefectures. Although 62% of the participants perceived their health status as good/very good, about half of them had been diagnosed with at least one chronic disease. Several structural and intermediary social determinants of health were found to be significantly associated with the health outcomes prefecture, settlement type, sex, age group, living with a partner, presence of depression symptoms, food insecurity, and alcohol consumption were associated with self-perceived health status settlement type, sex, age group, presence of anxiety symptoms, food insecurity and number of persons living in the house with the presence of a chronic disease. This is one of the few studies assessing the self-perceived health status and presence of chronic diseases in Roma settlements in Greece and investigating the associated social determinants of health in the world. Community-based participatory action research and health literacy programs are needed to mitigate health inequalities in Roma settlements. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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