Open AccessCOVID-19 Crisis: Impact on Households of the Roma Community
Author(s) -
Javier Arza Porras,
Diana GilGonzález,
Lluís Català Oltra,
Francisco Francés,
María Eugenia González Angulo,
María Félix Rodríguez-Camacho,
María-José Sanchís-Ramón,
Belén Sanz-Barbero,
Carmen VivesCases,
Daniel La ParraCasado
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of roma studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2462-425X
DOI - 10.17583/ijrs.2020.6242
Subject(s) - covid-19 , pandemic , inequality , social exclusion , alliance , sample (material) , demographic economics , political science , population , economic growth , public health , socioeconomics , sociology , demography , economics , medicine , nursing , mathematical analysis , chemistry , mathematics , disease , pathology , chromatography , virology , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty) , law
The aim of this study is to analyse the impact that COVID-19 has had on the Roma population, showing results of a telephone interview on a sample of 592 Roma households in phase 0 of confinement. This study has been developed by means of an alliance in which researchers from the public universities of Alicante and Navarre and the Health Institute Carlos III have participated, as well as several Roma associations. The results reflect the significant impact that the pandemic has caused in households that were already affected by social exclusion and inequality. This impact goes beyond health and affects all dimensions of social inclusion, from employment to education, including income, meeting basic needs and discrimination.