Cent Eur J Public Health 2020, 28(2):143-148 | DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a5817

Reproductive health of Roma women in Slovakia

Mária Šupínová1, Gabriela Sonkolyová2, Cyril Klement3
1 Faculty of Health, Slovak Medical University in Bratislava, Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
2 Health World Ltd, Hospital Rimavská Sobota, Rimavská Sobota, Slovakia
3 Regional Authority of Public Health, Banská Bystrica, Slovakia

Objective: In most indicators of the way of life, the Roma community is generally different from the majority population and dominant culture. The objective of the study was to describe factors affecting the health of the Roma living in Slovakia, with an emphasis on the sexual and reproductive health of Roma women, and report on the results of analysis of high-risk pregnancies of Roma women in the district of Rimavská Sobota, Slovakia.

Methods: A retrospective study of medical documentation was used. The results were analyzed using the absolute and relative frequencies. Statistical methods were used.

Results: A total of 1,256 high-risk pregnancies were analyzed, of which 622 (49.52%) were in Roma women. The average age of Roma respondents was lower by 5 years compared to non-Roma. The age of Roma women at the first pregnancy was statistically significantly lower compared to non-Roma (p < 0.001). The Roma respondents achieved statistically significantly lower levels of education than non-Roma. There was a demonstrably higher number of pregnancies as well as a higher number of artificial and spontaneous abortions per Roma woman. These results were statistically significant. For Roma women, pregnancy began to be risky demonstrably earlier than for non-Roma (p < 0.001). There was a statistically significant difference in attending prenatal counselling. Roma women attended prenatal counselling statistically significantly less frequently than non-Roma (p < 0.001). A significant statistical dependence was found between attending prenatal counselling and the onset of pregnancy problems in Roma women. There was no significant difference in the incidence of other diseases associated with high-risk pregnancy among Roma and non-Roma respondents.

Conclusion: The findings indicate that Roma women are exposed to health problems in the area of sexual and reproductive health in Slovakia. In the approach to the Roma, it is essential to focus on improving accessibility to health care, prevention, knowledgeableness and effectively preventing, eradicating and strongly penalizing all forms of discrimination in access to health care, especially for Roma women, who are more likely to receive health care.

Klíčová slova: Roma, reproductive health, high-risk pregnancy, risk factors

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Šupínová M, Sonkolyová G, Klement C. Reproductive health of Roma women in Slovakia. Cent Eur J Public Health. 2020;28(2):143-148. doi: 10.21101/cejph.a5817. PubMed PMID: 32592560.
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