This is in response to the article by Brož and Nunes (2019) regarding the prevalence of diabetes
among Serbian Roma women. The authors inadvertently refer to only one instead of two recent
studies on Roma women’s health conducted among two separate Roma groups: the Romanian
Roma in northern Serbia (N=82) (Coe & Čvorović, 2017) and the Gurbeti Roma (N=414) from
western Serbia (Čvorović, 2018). In both studies, the samples were voluntary, health was selfreported
and prevalence of diabetes among women with chronic diseases was 11.8% and 9.66%,
respectively. At present, the Serbian Roma population is estimated to range from 100,000 to
500,000. This discrepancy is due to many Roma declaring as members of the majority as many
deny their ethnic identity. Reliable data on Roma chronic disease prevalence and incidence do
not exist as there are no precise data about their total number
Keywords:
Roma / diabetes
Source:
Journal of Biosocial Science, 2019, 51, 3, 465-466
This is in response to the article Brož J and Nunes MA (2019) Diabetes mellitus prevalence among traditional Roma women in Serbia: a commentary on Čvorović (2018).Journal of Biosocial Science, https://doi.org/10.1017/S002193201900010
TY - JOUR
AU - Čvorović, Jelena
PY - 2019
UR - https://dais.sanu.ac.rs/123456789/6783
AB - This is in response to the article by Brož and Nunes (2019) regarding the prevalence of diabetes
among Serbian Roma women. The authors inadvertently refer to only one instead of two recent
studies on Roma women’s health conducted among two separate Roma groups: the Romanian
Roma in northern Serbia (N=82) (Coe & Čvorović, 2017) and the Gurbeti Roma (N=414) from
western Serbia (Čvorović, 2018). In both studies, the samples were voluntary, health was selfreported
and prevalence of diabetes among women with chronic diseases was 11.8% and 9.66%,
respectively. At present, the Serbian Roma population is estimated to range from 100,000 to
500,000. This discrepancy is due to many Roma declaring as members of the majority as many
deny their ethnic identity. Reliable data on Roma chronic disease prevalence and incidence do
not exist as there are no precise data about their total number
PB - Cambridge University Press
T2 - Journal of Biosocial Science
T1 - Diabetes mellitus prevalence among traditional Roma women in Serbia: a reply to Brož and Nunes
SP - 465
EP - 466
VL - 51
IS - 3
DO - 10.1017/S0021932019000117
UR - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_6783
ER -
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author = "Čvorović, Jelena",
year = "2019",
abstract = "This is in response to the article by Brož and Nunes (2019) regarding the prevalence of diabetes
among Serbian Roma women. The authors inadvertently refer to only one instead of two recent
studies on Roma women’s health conducted among two separate Roma groups: the Romanian
Roma in northern Serbia (N=82) (Coe & Čvorović, 2017) and the Gurbeti Roma (N=414) from
western Serbia (Čvorović, 2018). In both studies, the samples were voluntary, health was selfreported
and prevalence of diabetes among women with chronic diseases was 11.8% and 9.66%,
respectively. At present, the Serbian Roma population is estimated to range from 100,000 to
500,000. This discrepancy is due to many Roma declaring as members of the majority as many
deny their ethnic identity. Reliable data on Roma chronic disease prevalence and incidence do
not exist as there are no precise data about their total number",
publisher = "Cambridge University Press",
journal = "Journal of Biosocial Science",
title = "Diabetes mellitus prevalence among traditional Roma women in Serbia: a reply to Brož and Nunes",
pages = "465-466",
volume = "51",
number = "3",
doi = "10.1017/S0021932019000117",
url = "https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_6783"
}
Čvorović, J.. (2019). Diabetes mellitus prevalence among traditional Roma women in Serbia: a reply to Brož and Nunes. in Journal of Biosocial Science
Cambridge University Press., 51(3), 465-466.
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021932019000117
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_6783
Čvorović J. Diabetes mellitus prevalence among traditional Roma women in Serbia: a reply to Brož and Nunes. in Journal of Biosocial Science. 2019;51(3):465-466.
doi:10.1017/S0021932019000117
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_6783 .
Čvorović, Jelena, "Diabetes mellitus prevalence among traditional Roma women in Serbia: a reply to Brož and Nunes" in Journal of Biosocial Science, 51, no. 3 (2019):465-466,
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021932019000117 .,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_6783 .
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