Roma Women's Role in the Health Preservation of Their Communities during the COVID-19 Pandemic

• Published in: International journal of environmental research and public health Vol. 21; no. 8; p. 985
• Main Authors: Abella, Paula, Aubert, Adriana, Matulič, María Virginia, Munté-Pascual, Ariadna
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 27.07.2024; MDPI
• Subjects: Adult; Chronic illnesses; COVID-19; COVID-19 - ethnology; COVID-19 - prevention & control; COVID-19 - psychology; Female; Focus Groups; Health disparities; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Pandemics; Roma - psychology; Romani people; SARS-CoV-2; Stereotyping; Spain; Roma women; health crisis; transformation

The scientific literature has evidenced the stereotypes that affect the Roma people, which are detrimental to their access to the health systems in various countries. With the COVID-19 pandemic, this situation has been aggravated by falsely blaming, on many occasions, the Roma people as spreaders of...