A Comparative Health Survey of the Inhabitants of Roma Settlements in Hungary
Zsigmond Kósa, MD, PhD,
György Széles, MD, PhD,
László Kardos, MD, PhD,
Karolina Kósa, MD, PhD,
Renáta Németh, MSc,
Sándor Országh, MSc,
Gabriella Fésüs, MSc,
Martin McKee, MD,
Róza Ádány, MD, PhD and
Zoltán Vokó, MD, PhD
Zsigmond Kósa is the county chief medical officer of Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County, Hungary. György Széles, László Kardos, Karolina Kósa, Gabriella Fésüs, Róza Ádány, and Zoltán Vokó are with the School of Public Health, Medical and Health Science Centre, University of Debrecen, Hungary. Renáta Németh and Sándor Országh are with the Johan Béla National Center for Epidemiology, Budapest, Hungary. Martin McKee is with the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, England.
FIGURE 1—Prevalence of functional limitation in men and women in the Roma settlements and the general population: National Health Interview Survey 2003 and Roma Health Survey 2004
Note. Functional limitation was assessed by the following question: "Do you have any complaints, injuries, or diseases that limit your everyday activities, such as working, shopping, managing your life, playing sports, or keeping contact with other people?" Numbers are estimated proportions (%) in the populations.