{"title":"Syphilis among Roma community: a single-center experience in Bulgaria (socio-demographic data collection, 2008-2022).","authors":"Dimitar Gospodinov, Klimentina Gospodinova, Hristina Haidudova","doi":"10.3897/folmed.66.e128643","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>With a population of roughly 11 million, the Roma (Gypsies) are the largest ethnic minority in Europe, particularly in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe. A number of serious socioeconomic issues, such as poor health, low levels of education, unemployment, discrimination, criminal activity, high-risk sexual behavior, and a high rate of illnesses, including STDs, are present in their society.</p>","PeriodicalId":12415,"journal":{"name":"Folia medica","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2024-08-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Folia medica","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.3897/folmed.66.e128643","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"Dentistry","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Introduction: With a population of roughly 11 million, the Roma (Gypsies) are the largest ethnic minority in Europe, particularly in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe. A number of serious socioeconomic issues, such as poor health, low levels of education, unemployment, discrimination, criminal activity, high-risk sexual behavior, and a high rate of illnesses, including STDs, are present in their society.