Aspects of Coping with Disease in some Roma Communities of Romania

Aspects of Coping with Disease in some Roma Communities of Romania Andrada PARVU, Laszlo FOSZTO, Angela ENACHE, Silvia DUMITRAS, Stefana MOISA, Rodica GRAMMA, Gabriel ROMAN, Radu CHIRITA & Beatrice IOAN Abstract:  The traditional Roma people live in a world filled with their taboos, cultural values and laws that rule all aspects of their lives. In Roma culture, disease has a complex and mystic significance. The disease, the hospital and medical stuff are considered impure (pollution). Co...
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