Gender empowerment, wealth, and reproductive health among Romani women in Serbia and Macedonia

Abstract

Introduction Romani women in the Balkans experience social exclusion and poor reproductive health outcomes. Our objective was to examine the influence of poverty and gender disempowerment on pregnancy intentions and reproductive health outcomes among Romani women in Macedonia and Serbia. Methods We surveyed n = 410 Romani women in Serbia and Macedonia aged 15 to 43 who had given birth in the past two years between November 2012 and February 2013 using …