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 | Fernando Jesús Plaza del Pino Oscar Arrogante Juana Inés Gallego-Gómez Agustín Javier Simonelli-Muñoz Gracia Castro-Luna Diana Jiménez-Rodríguez |
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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 | doaj.art-613041815ff4433f881a493e9ce2619a2023-11-23T20:09:14ZengMDPI AGHealthcare2227-90322022-01-0110227110.3390/healthcare10020271Romani Women and Health: The Need for a Cultural-Safety Based ApproachFernando Jesús Plaza del Pino0Oscar Arrogante1Juana Inés Gallego-Gómez2Agustín Javier Simonelli-Muñoz3Gracia Castro-Luna4Diana Jiménez-Rodríguez5Department of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Medicine, University of Almeria, 04120 Almería, SpainRed Cross University College of Nursing, Spanish Red Cross, Autonomous University of Madrid, 28003 Madrid, SpainFaculty of Nursing, Campus de los Jerónimos s/n., Catholic University of Murcia, 30107 Murcia, SpainDepartment of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Medicine, University of Almeria, 04120 Almería, SpainDepartment of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Medicine, University of Almeria, 04120 Almería, SpainDepartment of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Medicine, University of Almeria, 04120 Almería, SpainThe 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.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/10/2/271womenRomanihealthcultural safetycultural competence |
| spellingShingle | Fernando Jesús Plaza del Pino Oscar Arrogante Juana Inés Gallego-Gómez Agustín Javier Simonelli-Muñoz Gracia Castro-Luna Diana Jiménez-Rodríguez Romani Women and Health: The Need for a Cultural-Safety Based Approach Healthcare women Romani health cultural safety cultural competence |
| 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 | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/10/2/271 |
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