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Barriers to HPV vaccination in marginalized Roma communities in Slovakia

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
IntroductionLimited access to healthcare services leads to lower vaccination rates in marginalized Roma communities (MRCs). This study aimed to explore health system barriers to HPV vaccination faced by people from MRCs from multiple perspectives ...
Daniela Filakovska Bobakova, Daniela Filakovska Bobakova, Jana Plavnicka, Ingrid Urbancikova, Michael Edelstein, Danielle Jansen, Zuzana Dankulincova Veselska   +6 more
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Desirable but not feasible: Measures and interventions to promote early childhood health and development in marginalized Roma communities in Slovakia

Frontiers in Public Health, 2022
Roma are the largest and most disadvantaged ethnic minority in Europe often facing generational poverty, and limited access to education, employment, housing, and various types of services.
Daniela Filakovska Bobakova, Daniela Filakovska Bobakova, Shoshana Chovan, Lucia Bosakova, Lucia Bosakova, Richard Koky, Marlou L. A. de Kroon, Marlou L. A. de Kroon, Zuzana Dankulincova Veselska   +8 more
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Parenting by mothers from marginalized communities and the role of socioeconomic disadvantage: insights from marginalized Roma communities in Slovakia

Frontiers in Psychology
BackgroundRoma living in marginalized communities often face poor living conditions and material deprivation, which may negatively impact parenting. Our aim is to compare the parenting behavior (support, harsh discipline, and stimulation) of mothers from
Stanislava Van Laer, Stanislava Van Laer, Daniela Fiľakovská Bobáková, Daniela Fiľakovská Bobáková, Daniela Fiľakovská Bobáková, Peter Kolarcik, Peter Kolarcik, Peter Kolarcik, Ofer Engel, Andrea Madarasová Gecková, Andrea Madarasová Gecková, Andrea Madarasová Gecková, Sijmen A. Reijneveld, Marlou L. A. de Kroon, Marlou L. A. de Kroon   +14 more
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Early Childhood in Marginalized Roma Communities: Health Risks and Health Outcomes

International Journal of Public Health
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 ...
Daniela Filakovska Bobakova, Daniela Filakovska Bobakova, Zuzana Dankulincova Veselska   +2 more
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Perceived Stress of Mothers, Harsh Discipline, and Early Childhood Mental Health: Insights from a Cross-Sectional Study in Marginalized Roma Communities

International Journal of Public Health
Objectives: This study aims to compare the early childhood mental health of children from marginalized Roma communities (MRCs) in Slovakia with that of the majority and explore possible mediating pathways of mothers’ perceived stress and harsh discipline
Daniela Filakovska Bobakova, Daniela Filakovska Bobakova, Shoshana Chovan, Shoshana Chovan, Stanislava Van Laer, Stanislava Van Laer   +5 more
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How to make healthy early childhood development more likely in marginalized Roma communities: a concept mapping approach

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2022
Background This study aims to assess which measures could improve the healthy early childhood development of children from marginalized Roma communities and to identify priority measures. Methods Concept mapping approach was used, using mixed methods. In
Shoshana Chovan, Daniela Filakovska Bobakova, Lucia Bosakova, Andrea Madarasova Geckova, Sijmen A. Reijneveld, Marlou L. A. de Kroon   +5 more
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Health system barriers to HPV vaccination in marginalized Roma communities in Slovakia

European Journal of Public Health, 2022
Abstract Background People from marginalized Roma communities often experience poverty, limited access to education, employment, housing, and health care (HC). The aim of the study was to explore the perceptions of people from marginalized Roma communities and health professionals regarding health ...
Monika Halánová
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Biological and contextual determinants of early development in marginalized Roma communities: A research protocol of the RomaREACH study

International Journal for Equity in Health
Background The period of early childhood bears significant importance from the lifespan perspective. Children from marginalized Roma communities face several risk factors that endanger their early development. Based on the gaps in available evidence, the
Shoshana Chovan, Daniela Fiľakovská Bobáková, Andrea Madarasová Gecková, Beáta Hubková, Gabriela Štrkolcová, Sijmen A. Reijneveld, Marlou L. A. de Kroon   +6 more
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Too young to die: social inequalities and infant mortality in marginalized Roma communities in Slovakia

Population Health Metrics
Background In Slovakia, several tens of thousands of persons live in extremely poor living conditions in segregated Roma settlements. We can hardly find populations with such a short life expectancy and a high risk of death in infancy anywhere in Europe.
Branislav Šprocha, Branislav Bleha
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From marginalization to transformation: Examining structural injustices and policy impacts on Albania’s Roma and Egyptian communities [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations]

Open Research Europe
This study explores the role of conflict, suffering, and structural injustices in driving transformative processes within Albania’s Roma and Egyptian communities, emphasizing how these experiences challenge consensus-driven approaches to social change ...
Eglantina Dervishi
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