Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Roma Children Seem to Run More Risk than Non-Roma
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15470213 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Simona Drobňaková (0000-0003-3234-0432, University of Pavol Jozef Šafárik, corresponding author), Andrea Madarasova Geckova (0000-0003-2993-3798, University of Pavol Jozef Šafárik), Veronika Vargová (0000-0003-1248-2564, University of Pavol Jozef Šafárik), Ingrid Schusterová (0000-0002-0410-6967, University of Pavol Jozef Šafárik), Jaroslav Rosenberger (0000-0001-7201-889X, University of Pavol Jozef Šafárik), Daniel Klein (0000-0002-9565-4968, Institute of Mathematics), Jitse P Van Dijk (0000-0003-0225-6811, University Medical Center Groningen), Sijmen A Reijneveld (0000-0002-1206-7523, University Medical Center Groningen) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 2377-2377 |
| Publication date | 2020-03-31 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph17072377 |
| PMID | 32244474 |
| OpenAlex | W3014803441 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 20 |
Background: Ethnic information regarding juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) exists for various populations across the world but is fully lacking for Roma. We assessed the occurrence and clinical characteristics of JIA in Roma vs. non-Roma children. Methods : We obtained data on all outpatients ( n = 142) from a paediatric rheumatology centre (age 3 to 18 years) in the eastern part of Slovakia (Kosice region). We assessed patients' age, gender, disease type and related extra-articular conditions by ethnicity. We obtained population data from the 2011 census. Results : The share of Roma children was higher in the clinical JIA sample than in the overall population (24.6%, n = 35, Roma in the sample vs. 10.8%, n = 142, Roma in the population, p Conclusion : Roma children had been diagnosed more with JIA than their non-Roma peers. This calls for further research on the causes of this increased disease burden in Roma children
Arthritis · Census · Disease · Environmental health · Ethnic group · Juvenile · Population · Demography · Genital Health and Disease · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Romani and Gypsy Studies · Internal Medicine · Pediatrics · Rheumatology
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |