These
are the most relevant studies and researches carried out in East
and Central European countries concernig mainly the Roma Community
and health issues. Please,if you are a researcher on these issues
and you are interested on adding any other study on this field,
please do not hesitate to contact any of the partners of the project
.
Authors:
Puporka, Lajos and Zádori, Zsolt:
Title: A magyarországi romák egészségi
állapota (összegzés). The health conditions
of Roma's in Hungary (short version)
Source: Roma Press Centre, Budapest, 1998
Language: Hungarian
This
paper discusses the longer version of a study on Roma health,
supported by the World Bank.
Authors:
Puporka, Lajos and Zádori, Zsolt:
Title: A magyarországi romák egészségi
állapota. The health conditions of Roma's in Hungary.
Source: Roma Press Centre, Budapest, 1998
Language: Hungarian
The
paper first discusses the place of health researches among Roma
population: is there a need to carry out such researches, or these
researches only strengthens the stereotypes about Romas. In the
research - supported by the World Bank - the authors try to study
the Roma general health, comparing to other non-Roma population
living at the same standard of living. According to the authors,
there is not difference between populations with bad living conditions.
So, the health of the socially excluded Roma groups are bad comparing
to the general population. The paper contains different - general
- health indicators.
Author:
Gyukits, György and Sándor, Imola:
Title: A romák egészség védelmét
szolgáló oktatási program a Dzsumbujban.
The health protective educational program on Roma health in the
Dzsumbuj settlement.
Source: A HUNGAROSTUDY 2002 Országos reprezentatív
egészségfelmérés elso
eredményei. The first results of the HUNGAROSTUDY 2002
country-wide study. Semmelweis University, Institute for Behavioural
Medicine, Budapest.
Language: Hungarian
The
paper describes a pilot study on health education in a socially
excluded Roma and non-Roma in the 9th district of Budapest (called
Dzsumbuj settlement). The main themes of the education were: STD
and HIV-related problems, sexual education and family planning.
The education was successful: the authors employed needs assessment,
continuous monitoring and feed-back. They propose to involve local
people in the delivery of the educational program in the next
step.
Author:
News release: RomaPage: Átlagosan tíz évvel
rövidebb a Romák élete. As an average the life
expectancy is 10 years lower in Roma's.
Source: 2004 September 8. National Geographic Online
Language: Hungarian
Short
news on a research on Roma health based on a research with 1200
households. The life expectancy of Roma people is shorter with
10-15 years. Some specific illness is more frequent among the
Roma population than among non-Roma's (e.g.: asthma, gastric ulcer,
TBC, anaemia).
Author:
Neményi, Mária:
Title: Cigány anyák az egészségügyben.
Roma mothers in the health care system.
Source: RomaPage
Language: Hungarian
The
author carried out a research on Roma mothers in the Hungarian
health care system (in 1997). The author investigated the relationship
and the communication between Roma mothers and different health
care players. She concluded that there are strong stereotypes
and prejudices against Roma mothers. Sometimes these come from
the different cultural background and different behaviour and
habits of the Roma mothers comparing to the mothers in the majority
society. The author also suggests some proposals how to diminish
these stereotypes with the inclusion of Roma mothers in the problem
solving process in the health care system.
Title:
Nemzeti Népegészségügyi Program Alprogramok
Source: http://www.eszcsm.hu/eszcsm/eszcsm.head.page?pid=DA_12085
Language: Hungarian
This
is a 10 year-long national public health program, accepted by
the Hungarian parliament. It affects the different aspects of
public health problems and response of the Hungarian population.
This program contains an element dealing with equal opportunity
to the access to health and health care institutions.
Author:
Prónai, Csaba:
Title: A magyarországi cigányok egészségi
állapota a XX. század utolsó évtizedében.
The health conditions of the Hungarian Roma's in the last decades
of the 20th century. A review.
Source: Kisebbségkutatás - 2000, 9,4.
Language: Hungarian
The
most important statement of the survey-essay is that the health
conditions of the gypsies are strongly connected to the almost
general poverty and social inequalities characterizing them. Improving
their education can mainly help their alarming state of health.
Author:
Ürmös, Andor:
Title: Romák, ráadásul nok is
Source: munkv/yohee (velvet@velvet.hu)
2003 October 27.
Language: Hungarian
Interview
with the deputy head of department of Ministry of Health, Social
and Family Affairs, Dr. Andor Ürmös. He is responsible
for equal opportunities. He discussed the access of Roma women
to health care institutions.
Author:
Weisz, Júlia:
Title: Közgyógyellátási igazolványt
az arra jogosult ózdi romáknak. "Free public
health identity card for romas. Model program supported by the
Embassy of the Netherlands.
Source: RomNet, 2004 September 5.
Language: Hungarian
A
pilot study to have an access to "free public health identity
card", it can be used by people who do not have health insurance
(they could not pay the insurance). This "identity card"
makes possible the use of basic health care services. In the local
work the researchers employed Roma assistants/field workers who
helped the access to Roma communities and helped the use of this
"identity card".
Authors:
J. A. Kelly, Y. A. Amirkhanian, E. Kabakchieva, P. Csepe, D. W.
Seal, R. Aantonova, A. Mihaylov & G. Gyukits
Title: Gender roles and HIV sexual risk vulnerability of
Roma (Gypsies) men and
women in Bulgaria and Hungary: an ethnographic study
Source: AIDS CARE (Month 2004), VOL. 00, NO. 0, pp. 231_/246
Language: Hungarian
Abstract
Roma, the largest ethnic minority group in Central and Eastern
Europe, have cultures
that are traditional, often closed, and autonomous of majority
populations. Roma communities are characterized by pervasive social
health problems, widespread poverty, limited educational opportunities,
and discrimination. Although some evidence suggests high levels
of HIV sexual risk behaviour among Roma, little is known about
the cultural and social context in which risk behaviour occurs.
In-depth interviews were used to elicit detailed information about
types of sexual partnerships and sexual risk behaviour practices
occurring in them, use and perception of protection, knowledge
and beliefs about AIDS and STDs, and sexual communication patterns
in a sample of 42 men and women aged 18_52 living in Roma community
settlements in Bulgaria and Hungary. Analysis of the interview
data revealed that men have great sexual freedom before and during
marriage, engage in a wide range of unprotected practices with
primary and multiple outside partners, and have much more relationship
power and control. In contrast, women are expected to maintain
virginity before marriage and then sexual exclusivity to their
husbands. Condom use is not normative and is mainly perceived
as a form of contraception. Although awareness of AIDS was common,
it was generally not perceived as a personal threat. Misconceptions
about how HIV is transmitted are widespread, and women _/ in particular
_/ had very little knowledge about STDs, HIV transmission, and
protective steps. There is an urgent need for the development
of HIV prevention programs culturally sensitive to Roma populations
in Eastern Europe, where HIV rates are rapidly rising.
Author:
Paksi, Borbála
Title: A drogfogyasztás hagyományos vizsgálati
módszereinek alkalmazhatósága a cigány
populáció körében, a cigány népesség
drogérintettségének becslése. The
usefulness of the usual methods on drug use among Roma population;
estimation of the Roma drug use.
Source: Manuscript (2001), see the author!
Language: Hungarian
Manuscript.
In 2000 in Budapest there was a drug use study among 16 year old
school students with a representative sampling. Here the ethnic
background was asked, and the self-admitted drug use pattern was
compared among self-defined Roma, non-Roma and Roma and Hungarian
students. The author emphasizes the difficulties of interpretations
of the data and this type of research.
Author:
Babusik, Ferenc and Papp, Géza:
Title: A cigányság egészségi
állapota. The health status of the Roma's.
Source: Deplphoi Consulting
Language: Hungarian
The
authors discuss the economic and life conditions of a Roma population
in a Hungarian county. The author created a symptom list what
was used to estimate certain illnesses among Roma people and later
to compare the general population. The authors found significant
differences between the health status (syndrome of different illnesses)
of Roma and non-Roma population. According to the authors, these
differences are interpreted that the Roma people live among worse
living conditions than the general population. The problem solving
could be the improvement this deprived status, especially through
employment programs.
Author:
Ladányi, János and Szelényi, Iván
Title: Cigányok és szegények Magyarországon,
Romániában és Bulgáriában.
Gypsies and poor people in Hungary, Rumania and in Bulgharia.
Source: Szociológiai Szemle 2002/4. 72-94.
Language: Hungarian
Sociological
comparison among the three countries. Small introduction about
the living conditions of Roma and poor people during communism,
the role and consequences of political changes in the 89-90. The
authors discuss the "relative" and "absolute"
poorness of this people, their life expectancies comparing with
the communist era. With multiple statistical methods, the authors
concludes, that the Roma people poorer than the Non-Roma people
2-3 times worse. Some part of this difference is interpreted as
the consequence of prejudices against Roma's (employment, academic
achievement and housing). The three countries are different in
this indicators - they differ in the prejudices against Roma's
as well.
Author:
Jean-Paul C. Grund, Paul J. Öfner, Hans T. Verbraeck
Title: Marel o Del, kas kamel, le Romes duvar
(God hits whom he chooses; the Rom gets hit twice)
An Exploration of Drug Use and HIV Risks among the Roma of Central
and Eastern Europe
Source: DV8,Research, Training and Development Project
Group Roma & Drugs
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Language: English
This
report presents the result of a pilot study on the use of drugs
among the Roma minority of Central and Eastern Europe. It includes
the results from a semi-structured Internet-based survey and an
in-depth interview study, both with experts and key informers
The former was distributed throughout the entire region, including
the former Soviet Union, the latter was conducted in the Czech
and Slovak Republics and Hungary. The most important study findings
are: drug use in Roma communities is not merely an isolated or
localized phenomenon; heroin use is rapidly gaining popularity
among Roma youth; roma drug users are at increased risk of HIV
and other blood-borne disease; in general drug scenes are strictly
divided along ethnic boundaries; development of drug policy and
interventions aimed at Roma is in its infancy; Roma activists
and Roma self-organizations should be involved in policy development;
drug addiction jeopardizes the traditional family structure and
community relations, as well as human rights. Furthermore, chapter
eight provides a more elaborate summary of the report, a discussion
of the findings and a set of recommendations.
Title:
These Roma do understand. A comic strip about alcohol for us,
the Roma. (Estos calós sí que chanelan. Un tebeo
sobre el alcohol para nosotros los gitanos).
Source: Madrid, Fundación Secretariado General Gitano,
2004.
Language: Spanish
A
Comic strip which aims to prevent alcohol consume among roma youth,
as well as reducing risks when alcohol abusing. It help encouraging
responsible behaviours and ban false believes in regard to alcohol.
Title:
Document of Reference: Health and Roma Community. (Documento de
Referencia Salud y Comunidad Gitana).
Source: Fundación Secretariado General Gitano. Ministry
of Health and Consume, Madrid, 2004.
Language: Spanish
Title:
The better we know, the better we decide. (El que mejor chanela,
mejor decide). Fundación Secretariado General Gitano, 2003.
Title:
The health status of the Roma in Spain. A bibliography review
(El estado de salud del pueblo gitano en España. Una revisión
de la bibliografía).
Source: Gaceta Sanitaria 17 (3), 2003.
Language: Spanish
This
article determines the health aspects of Spanish Roma that have
been of interest for medical scientific bibliography. It studies
the ethnic differences and social inequalities in health.
Title:
Dikando. A drug prevention comic strip. (Dikando. Un tebeo para
la prevención de las drogas).
Source: Fundación Secretariado General Gitano, Madrid,
2001. Comic strip used to work on drug prevention with youth using
simple and usual daily stories.
Language: Spanish
Title:
Intercultural Mediation. A bridge for dialogue. (La mediación
intercultural: un puente para el diálogo).
Source: Communtiy Development. (various authors), Barcelona
2000.
Language: Spanish
Author:
Cabedo, V.R. et alt
Title: How Roma are and what they suffer from.(Cómo
son y de qué padecen los gitanos).
Language: Spanish
Atención
Primaria Magazine Observational and descriptive study which compares
sociodemographic and health characteristics of Roma and non Roma.
It addresses some differences between both groups.
Author:
Bezunartea, P.
Title: International seminar on mediators training and
exchange: Intercultural mediation and community health. (Encuentro
internacional de formación e intercambio de mediadores:
Mediación intercultural y salud comunitaria). 17-19 February
2000. Madrid.
Language: Spanish
Author:
Monturiol, F. and A. de Silva,
Title: Drug use and its impact on culture (Roma case).
(Los usos de las drogas y su impacto en la cultura (el caso gitano).
Source: Asociación Secretariado General Gitano,
Madrid, 1998.
Language: Spanish
This
work aims to raise the knowledge of the incidences of drug consume
on some Roma, having in mind their specific characteristics and
cultural references. The study pursues to open a space of reflection
in this regard as well as to seeking for solutions.
Title:
Training Course for mediators: Intercultural mediation and community
health. (Curso de Formación de mediadores: Mediación
intercultural y salud comunitaria). Madrid, 29 - 30 November,
1 December 1999.
Language: Spanish
Title:
Uncle Miguel Stories. (Las historias del tío Miguel)
Source: Asociación Secretariado General Gitano,
1998.
Language: Spanish
Video
which supports the work on drug prevention with Roma, more specifically
with Roma youth.
Title:
Act with Roma Community. Guidelines to work on drug dependencies
from social services. (Actuar con la comunidad gitana. Orientación
para la prevención en drogodependencias desde los servicios
asistenciales).
Language: Spanish
This
document is addressed to professionals who work on specific services
for drug dependants. It aims to become a tool which eases the
awareness about Roma community and to better understand the intervention
in this field.
Author:
Arbex, C. and Arranz, J. il / Workshops
Title: If you worry about drugs … this guide may be
of interest: Guide for Roma parents and mediators. (Si te preocupan
las drogas … Esta guía te puede interesar. Guía
para padres gitanos y mediadores).
Source: Asociación Secretariado General Gitano,
Madrid, 1996.
Language: Spanish, English, Romanian, Czech, Bulgarian,
Slovak.
Through
this guide we want parents to become familiar with those aspects
we know about drugs. It is important they are informed if we want
to act and do something about it, to help our children or our
community. This book can be a good start.
Author:
Arbex, C. and Arranz, J. il/. Workshops.
Title: If you worry about drugs … this guide may be
of interest. Guide for mediators working with Roma youth. (Si
te preocupan las drogas … Esta guía te puede interesar.
Guía para mediadores en el trabajo con jóvenes gitanos.
Source: Asociación Secretariado General Gitano,
1996.
Language: Spanish, English, Romanian, Czech, Bulgarian,
Slovak.
Author:
Insua, H.
Title: Drug dependencies treatment in Roma patients; socioeconomic
and cultural factors. (Tratamientos en drogodependencias con pacientes
gitanos, los factores socioeconómicos y culturales que
inciden en los mismos)
Language: Spanish
Author:
Collective of authors
Title: Rómovia na Slovensku a v Európe -
Roma people in Slovakia and Europe
Source: Slovak National Library (www.snk.sk)
Language: Slovak
Magazine
documents from international conference in Smolenice, Slovakia,
6.may 1994 oriented on human rights, sociology and entology
Author:
Kusin, Vasko
Title: Enviromentálne vzdelávanie v procese
socilalizácie rómskeho etnika - Environmental education
in process of socialisation of the Roma entice
Source: Univerzita Konštantína Filozofa v Nitre
- University of Konštantín Filozof in Nitra (www.fsv.ukf.sk),
1997
Language: Slovak
Study
text for students of Roma Department about socialisation and environmental
education in Roma -community
Author:
Collective of authors
Title: Súcasný stav a perspektívy
riešenia rómskej problematiky na Slovensku - Actual
situation and perspectives of solution of the Roma problematic
on Slovakia
Source: Slovenské národné stredisko
pre ludské práva, 1999
Slovak National Centrum for Human Rights (www.snslp.sk)
Language: Slovak
Human
rights problematic
Author:
Collective of authors
Title: Integrácia Rómov na Slovensku - Integration
of the Roma in Slovakia
Source: Univerzita sv. Cyrila a Metoda v Trnave - University
of st. Cyril a Metod in Trnava (www.ucm.sk), 2000
Language: Slovak
Author:
Collective of authors
Title: "Práva menšín : Rómovia
- problém alebo výzva?" - "Minority rights:
the Roma - problem or challenge?"
Language: Slovak
Magazine
from international conference in Bratislava, 25. -29. 10. 2000
Author:
Radicová, Iveta
Title: Hic Sunt Romales
Source: Centrum pre analýzu sociálnej politiky
- Centrum pre analýzu sociálnej politiky
Centrum for analysis of social policy (www.government.gov.sk/romovia/list_faktov.php),
2001
Language: Slovak
Deeply
analysis of demography and social keys in Roma community
Author:
Collective of authors
Title: Chudoba Rómov a sociálna starostlivost
o nich v Slovenskej republike - Poverty of the Roma and social
welfare in Slovak Republic
Source: Centrum pre analýzu sociálnej politiky
- Centrum for analysis of social policy (www.government.gov.sk/romovia/list_faktov.php),
2002
Language: Slovak
Analysis
of powerty and social help system in Slovakia
Author:
Koptova, Anna
Title: Pravda o Rómoch? - True about the Roma?
Source: Foudation of Good Roma´s víla Kesaj
(nadkesaj@ke.telecom.sk), 2001
Language: Slovak
Author:
Polákova, Eva
Title: Štúdie na tému etika a rómska
problematika - Study on topic ethic and Roma´s problematic
Source: Univerzita Konštantína Filozofa v Nitre
- University of Konštantín Filozof in Nitra (www.fsv.ukf.sk),
2002
Language: Slovak
Study
text about human rights and ethic
Author:
Collective of authors
Title: Rómovia - Vzdelávanie - Tretí
sector ; The Roma - Education -NGO
Source: Centrum pre riešenie konfliktov - Partners
for democratic Change Slovakia (www.pdcs.sk), published by Bratislava,
Centrum pre riešenie konfliktov, 2001
Language: Slovak
Programs
and strategies for Roma community
Author:
Nadácia InfoRoma Bratislava, slovensko
Title: INFO: ROMA - adresár 2001; INFO ROMA - directory
2001
Source: InforRoma (www.inforoma.sk)
Language: Slovak
Directory
of NGO working with Roma community
Author:
Lenczová, Mária
Title: Slovensko: Projekty pre Rómov: zistenia,
odporúcania a príklady: 1993 - 2000
Slovakia: Projects for the Roma: finding, recommendations and
examples: 1993- 2000
Source: Bratislava, Grafiq, 2002
Language: Slovak
Key
document about projects and good practise
Author:
Collective of authors
Title: Prírucka pre obyvatelov stratených
území: manual pre všetkých, ktorí
sa venujú komunitnému rozvoju - Manual for citizens
from loosing areas: manual for everyone who is interesting about
community developing
Source: Nadácia Milana Šimecku - Foundation
of Milan Šimecka, (www.nadaciamilanasimecku.sk), 2003
Language: Slovak
Key
document about projects and good practise
Author:
Collective of authors
Title: Cacipen pal o Roma
Source: Inštitút pre verejné otázky
- Institute for public affairs (www.fses.uniba.sk), 2003
Language: English
Global
report on Roma in Slovakia
Author:
Collective of authors
Title: Co sa osvedcilo? - What´s proved?
Source: Centrum pre riešenie konfliktov - Partners
for democratic Change Slovakia (www.pdcs.sk), Bratislava, Centrum
pre riešenie konfliktov, 2003
Language: Slovak
Review
of Roma projects in central and east Europe
Title:
Concept of Roma integration (Koncepce romské integrace),
2004
Source: Resolution no XX, 16.6.2004
Language: English
Title:
Joint memorandum on social integration (Spolecne memorandum
o socialnim zaclenovani), Prague 2004
Source: Government Resolution
Language: English
Title:
National Minority Policy of the Czech Republic, Prague 2003
Source: Government Resolution
Language: English
Title:
Report on situation of Roma Community in Czech republic (Zpráva
o situaci romské komunity v Ceské republice a opatrení
vlády napomáhající její integraci
ve spolecnosti) Source: Government Resolution 686 from 29. 10.
1997
Language: English
Title:
Frištenská Hana, Romské komunity v CR -
sociální vyloucení?; Sborník prednášek
ze XIV.konference Spolecnosti sociálních pracovníku
Ceské republiky
Source: Ministerstvo práce a sociálních
vecí; Praha; 2004
Language: Czech
Title:
Gjuricová, J. (2000). Romové jako objekt státní
politiky. Praha: MV CR.
Language: Czech
Title:
Kalibová Kveta, Prognóza romské populace
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vývoje roc.32, c.3
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Title:
Kotýnková Marie, Rozsah a prubeh sociálního
vyloucení v ceské spolecnosti; Sociální
exkluze a nové trídy
Source: Sociální studia 5; Brno; 2000
Language: Czech
Title:
Lejckova, P (2004). Roma and Drugs in Figures - the Czech Republic.
Source: Praha: Czech National Monitoring Centre for Drugs
and Drug Addiction. (not published)
Title:
Miklušíková Marta, Agnus Fraser, Strucné
dejiny Romu v Cechách a na Slovensku; Cikáni
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1998
Language: Czech
Authors:
Mravcík, V., Korcišová, B., Lejcková,
P., Miovská, L., Škrdlantová, E., Petroš,
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H., Vopravil, J. (2004).
Title: Annual Report on Drug Situation 2003 - Czech Republic.
Praha: Office of the Government of the Czech Republic.
Language: English
Authors:
Pekárek Pavel, Kalibová Kveta, Frištenská
Hana, Kaderábková J., Šotolová Eva,
Title: Romové-reflexe problému: Soubor textu k romské
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Language: Czech
Author:
Precan Vilém,
Title: Charta 77 (1977-1989), Od morální
k demokratické revoluci; Cs. stredisko nezávislé
literatury
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Language: Czech
Title:
Romové v Ceské republice (1945-1998)
Source: Socioklub; Praha; 1999
Language: Czech
Author:
Sekyt Viktor
Title: Rizikové chování dospívajících
a jejich prevence; 2. Odborný seminár; SZÚ;
Free Teens Press; 2001
Language: Czech
Author:Šimíková,
Ivana
Title: Dimenze a míra sociálního vyloucení
príslušníku romské komunity v CR, Sociální
práce 4/2003
Source: Asociace vzdelavatelu v sociální
práci; Brno; 2003
Language: Czech
Authors:
Šimíková Ivana, Navrátil Pavel, Winkler
Jirí
Title: Hodnocení programu zamerených na snižování
rizika sociálního vyloucení romské
komunity
Source: VÚPSV Praha, výzkumné centrum
Brno; 2003
Language: Czech
Author:
Štechová Markéta
Title: Interetnické konflikty jako dusledek rasové
nevraživosti
Source: Institut pro kriminologii a sociální
prevenci; Praha; 2001
Language: Czech
Authors:
Štechová Markéta a kol.
Title: Romská minorita a postupy integrace: Záverecná
zpráva z výzkumu
Source: Institut pro kriminologii a sociální
prevenci; Praha; 2002
Language: Czech
Authors:
Vacek, J., Gabrhelík, R., Miovská, L. & Miovský,
M.
Title: Analýza soucasného stavu a potreb
v oblasti drogových služeb na území
hl. m. Prahy urcených príslušníkum národnostních
menšin a pristehovalcum. Zpráva z výzkumu.
Tišnov: Sdružení SCAN. (not published), (2005).
Language: Czech
Author:
Vrtbovská, P. - Larkin, T. (2003 - 2004).
Title: Romský vzájemný výzkum
o užívání drog v romské komunite.
(not published)
Language: Czech
