Kontakt 2019, 21(1):106-112 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2018.006

Social aspects of unplanned pregnancies in teenage Roma girlsSocial Sciences in Health - Original article

Lucia Ludvigh Cintulová*, Libuša Radková
St. Elisabeth University, College of Health and Social Sciences, Faculty of Health and Social Work Bratislava, Slovak Republic

Aim: The study analyses the relationship between health habits, social status, sex life and the level of awareness of maternity among Roma women younger than 18 years. The aim was focused on getting to know the reasons for unplanned pregnancies.

Methods: The data were collected by structured interviews of the sample (21 young pregnant Roma women) from March to May 2017.

Results: The research revealed different healthcare problems connected with abortion, early pregnancy and preterm birth. These are related to the lack of access to appropriate family planning and sexual education, active sexual lives before the respondents were 15 years old and the specific lifestyles of Roma girls. Discussion and conclusions: The question is not simply why Roma woman in Plavecký Štvrtok get pregnant so early. We also must focus on the other factors, such as the lack of proper education and the way in which they are separated from the rest of society at their segregated schools. Roma in this community usually drop out of school at fifteen. Therefore they think that their adult life begins then.

Keywords: Health problems; Maternity; Roma women; Social status; Unplanned pregnancy

Received: April 25, 2018; Accepted: October 30, 2018; Prepublished online: January 11, 2019; Published: March 27, 2019  Show citation

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Cintulová LL, Radková L. Social aspects of unplanned pregnancies in teenage Roma girls. Kontakt. 2019;21(1):106-112. doi: 10.32725/kont.2018.006.
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