Early Childhood in Marginalized Roma Communities: Health Risks and Health Outcomes

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F61989592%3A15260%2F24%3A73628236" target="_blank" >RIV/61989592:15260/24:73628236 - isvavai.cz</a>

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10995347/" target="_blank" >https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10995347/</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/ijph.2024.1606784" target="_blank" >10.3389/ijph.2024.1606784</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Early Childhood in Marginalized Roma Communities: Health Risks and Health Outcomes

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Objectives: This study aims to compare selected early childhood health risks and health outcomes of children from marginalized Roma communities (MRCs) in Slovakia with those of the majority.Methods: We obtained cross-sectional data from mother-child dyads from the majority (N = 109) and MRCs (N = 143) via questionnaires and from medical records. Socioeconomic status, health risks and health outcomes were compared using chi-square and Mann-Whitney U tests in SPSS.Results: Mothers from MRCs reported significantly worse socioeconomic status. Air quality in the households in MRCs was significantly worse, affected by heating with stoves, burning fresh wood and indoor smoking. The diet composition of children from MRCs was characterized by shorter breastfeeding and unhealthy diet composition less fresh fruits and vegetables, more processed meat products, and sweet and salty snacks. Children from MRCs more often suffered from respiratory and diarrheal diseases, used antibiotics and were hospitalized.Conclusion: The health and healthy development of children living in MRCs is endangered by various poverty-related factors. Persistent differences in exposures and health in early childhood should be a priority goal of the state&apos;s social and health policies.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Early Childhood in Marginalized Roma Communities: Health Risks and Health Outcomes

Popis výsledku anglicky

Objectives: This study aims to compare selected early childhood health risks and health outcomes of children from marginalized Roma communities (MRCs) in Slovakia with those of the majority.Methods: We obtained cross-sectional data from mother-child dyads from the majority (N = 109) and MRCs (N = 143) via questionnaires and from medical records. Socioeconomic status, health risks and health outcomes were compared using chi-square and Mann-Whitney U tests in SPSS.Results: Mothers from MRCs reported significantly worse socioeconomic status. Air quality in the households in MRCs was significantly worse, affected by heating with stoves, burning fresh wood and indoor smoking. The diet composition of children from MRCs was characterized by shorter breastfeeding and unhealthy diet composition less fresh fruits and vegetables, more processed meat products, and sweet and salty snacks. Children from MRCs more often suffered from respiratory and diarrheal diseases, used antibiotics and were hospitalized.Conclusion: The health and healthy development of children living in MRCs is endangered by various poverty-related factors. Persistent differences in exposures and health in early childhood should be a priority goal of the state&apos;s social and health policies.

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J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

30304 - Public and environmental health

Projekt

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Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2024

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

International Journal of Public Health

ISSN

1661-8556

e-ISSN

1661-8564

Svazek periodika

69

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

March

Stát vydavatele periodika

CH - Švýcarská konfederace

Počet stran výsledku

8

Strana od-do

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Kód UT WoS článku

001196718500001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85189636510