A survey of quality of life indicators in the Romanian Roma population following the 'Decade of Roma Inclusion'.

ABSTRACT: Background: This study explores how the Roma in Romania, the EU's most concentrated population, are faring in terms of a number of quality of life indicators, including poverty levels, healthcare, education, water, sanitation, and hygiene. It further explores the role of synthetic populations and modelling in identifying at-risk populations and delivering targeted aid. Methods: 135 surveys were conducted across five geographically diverse Romanian communities. Household participants were selected through a comprehensive random walk method. Analyses were conducted on all data using Pandas for Python. Combining land scan data, time-use survey analyses, interview data, and ArcGIS, the resulting synthetic population was analysed via classification and regression tree (CART) analy

SUBMITTER: Powell Doherty R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6357989 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature