Romani Women and Health: The Need for a Cultural-Safety Based Approach
The Romani are the main European ethnic minority. The Romani people’s situation of social vulnerability and their difficulties accessing the health system make their health indicators worse than those of the non-Romani population. The present study will delve into health beliefs, and experiences wit...
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| author | Plaza del Pino, Fernando Arrogante, Óscar Gallego-Gómez, Juana Inés Simonelli Muñoz, Agustín Javier Castro De Luna, Gracia María Jiménez Rodríguez, Diana |
| author_facet | Plaza del Pino, Fernando Arrogante, Óscar Gallego-Gómez, Juana Inés Simonelli Muñoz, Agustín Javier Castro De Luna, Gracia María Jiménez Rodríguez, Diana |
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| description | The Romani are the main European ethnic minority. The Romani people’s situation of social vulnerability and their difficulties accessing the health system make their health indicators worse than those of the non-Romani population. The present study will delve into health beliefs, and experiences with health services and professionals, through the perspectives of Romani women. In this qualitative study, 16 women of different ages were interviewed in a city located in the South of Spain. Four themes emerged from the analysis of the data: the construction of the identity of Romani women, difficulties in life, health and disease beliefs and barriers to accessing the health system. We conclude that every project for the improvement of the health of the Romani community must take into account the active participation of Romani women and must consider the principles of Cultural Safety, by delving into the intercultural training of health professionals and addressing the social determinants of health which affect the Romani collective. |
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| spelling | oai:repositorio.ual.es:10835-132212023-10-31T09:58:11Z Romani Women and Health: The Need for a Cultural-Safety Based Approach Plaza del Pino, Fernando Arrogante, Óscar Gallego-Gómez, Juana Inés Simonelli Muñoz, Agustín Javier Castro De Luna, Gracia María Jiménez Rodríguez, Diana women Romani health cultural safety cultural competence The Romani are the main European ethnic minority. The Romani people’s situation of social vulnerability and their difficulties accessing the health system make their health indicators worse than those of the non-Romani population. The present study will delve into health beliefs, and experiences with health services and professionals, through the perspectives of Romani women. In this qualitative study, 16 women of different ages were interviewed in a city located in the South of Spain. Four themes emerged from the analysis of the data: the construction of the identity of Romani women, difficulties in life, health and disease beliefs and barriers to accessing the health system. We conclude that every project for the improvement of the health of the Romani community must take into account the active participation of Romani women and must consider the principles of Cultural Safety, by delving into the intercultural training of health professionals and addressing the social determinants of health which affect the Romani collective. 2022-02-09T18:09:24Z 2022-02-09T18:09:24Z 2022-01-30 info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2227-9032 http://hdl.handle.net/10835/13221 10.3390/healthcare10020271 en https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/10/2/271 Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess MDPI |
| spellingShingle | women Romani health cultural safety cultural competence Plaza del Pino, Fernando Arrogante, Óscar Gallego-Gómez, Juana Inés Simonelli Muñoz, Agustín Javier Castro De Luna, Gracia María Jiménez Rodríguez, Diana Romani Women and Health: The Need for a Cultural-Safety Based Approach |
| title | Romani Women and Health: The Need for a Cultural-Safety Based Approach |
| title_full | Romani Women and Health: The Need for a Cultural-Safety Based Approach |
| title_fullStr | Romani Women and Health: The Need for a Cultural-Safety Based Approach |
| title_full_unstemmed | Romani Women and Health: The Need for a Cultural-Safety Based Approach |
| title_short | Romani Women and Health: The Need for a Cultural-Safety Based Approach |
| title_sort | romani women and health: the need for a cultural-safety based approach |
| topic | women Romani health cultural safety cultural competence |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10835/13221 |
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