Karolina Kósa|Róza Ádány
Studying Vulnerable Populations
University of Debrecen
important disparities health outcomes racialethnic minorities majorities countries minority health investigated holds true largest minority population europe roma although research data related roma scarcer contested minorities discuss major obstacles hinder prevent collection reliable data roma minorities definitions classification systems raceethnicity vary widely pointing social construction race ethnicity imprecision taxonomy definition target groups compounded challenges data collection analysis interpretation along ethnocentricity shapes perspectives approaches researchers however administrative data collection raceethnicity serves legitimate purposes although data must comply lessstringent quality requirements opposed data meant scientific analysis research minorities consider raceethnicity proxy indicators complex health determinants aim dissecting determinants separate items careful documentation methodology active involvement minorities increase trust investigators research subjects turn improve research minority health