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- Title
The influence of social environment on the health of disadvantaged population groups.
- Authors
Šupínová, Mária; Bartoš, Pavel; Bartošík, Pavel
- Abstract
Introduction: Aetiological factors that have a negative effect on the health of socially weak and disadvantaged population groups are diverse. To improve the situation, analysing them is essential. Objective: To establish and analyze the most common determinants that result from the social environment and affect the health status of the members of Roma communities living on the territory of the Slovak Republic in Roma settlements. Methods: A cross-sectional study involving 300 residents of marginalized Roma settlements in Slovakia, who participated in a questionnaire survey. Results: The results show a low level of educational attainment and employment rate, and a very low level of living standards among the respondents. A statistically significant relationship between respondents' employment and living standards was proven. [χ²(1) = 15.831, p < 0.001]. Reliable results were proven in the relationship between educational attainment and participation in preventive health checks [χ² (1) = 6.818, p = 0.009], in the relationship between the quality of housing and morbidity [χ² (1) = 4.951, p = 0.026], and in the occurrence of respiratory diseases and housing conditions [χ² (1) = 9.339, p = 0.002]. Conclusion: Education level and socio-economic factors were proven to be fundamental determinants of the health status of the members of Roma communities living in the marginalized settlements. Higher employability and employment rate of the members of Roma communities may help to improve the unfavourable situation.
- Subjects
SLOVAKIA; KRUSKAL-Wallis Test; ROMANIES; SOCIAL determinants of health; ANALYSIS of variance; CROSS-sectional method; HEALTH status indicators; DISEASES; MANN Whitney U Test; INTERVIEWING; SOCIAL context; PREVENTIVE health services; SOCIOECONOMIC factors; PSYCHOSOCIAL factors; AT-risk people; QUESTIONNAIRES; EMPLOYMENT; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; CHI-squared test; HOUSING; EDUCATIONAL attainment
- Publication
KONTAKT - Journal of Nursing & Social Sciences related to Health & Illness, 2023, Vol 25, Issue 4, p321
- ISSN
1212-4117
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.32725/kont.2023.041