Available publications about Roma children
| Year: | 2016 |
| Author: | Laetitia Duval, François-Charles Wolff, Martin McKee, Bayard Roberts |
| Country: | Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Multi-country research, Croatia, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, |
| Language: | English |
| Short summary | They found that the Roma children have a lower probability of being vaccinated compared to non-Roma (odds ratio = 0.325). The odds of being vaccinated for a Roma child is 33.9% that of a non-Roma child for DPT, 34.4% for Polio, 38.6% for MMR and 45.7% for BCG. These differences do not appear to be explained entirely by their worse socio-economic status. The ethnic gap narrows by about 50% once individual characteristics are controlled for, with odds ratios of 0.548 for DPT, 0.559 for Polio, 0.598 for MMR and 0.704 for BCG. The probability of being vaccinated increases with access to health care, especially when Roma have a doctor to approach when needed. Their findings point out a large difference in vaccination coverage between Roma and non-Roma and support the need for better understanding of factors influencing vaccination among Roma as well as policies that might improve services for Roma in Central and South-East Europe |
| Research body name: | School of Public Health, Imperial College London, LEMNA, Université de Nantes; INED, Paris; ECOHOST |
| Research body type: | University |
| Publication url: | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264410X16308994 |
| Research type: | Academic journal article |
| Methodology: | Survey, Statistical analysis, Interviews, Literature review, Random control trial, Mixed methodology |
| Approach: | Child focus, Roma focus |
| Age group: | 0-7 |
| Main topics: | Health |
| Topics: | Birth registration, Stigma and discrimination, Health related research/vaccinations, Access to health care, Poverty and social exclusion |
| Sponsors: | NA |