Abstract:
Abstract.
Stereotyping is a phenomenon often met in society and it is manifested by
stigmatization and discrimination. This phenomenon gains a deeply negative character
when it is manifested in providing healthcare to some groups of people, races, and
ethnicities. This paper is based on data obtained during a qualitative research aimed
to correlate the necessity of the end-of-life care of a Rroma patient with Rroma
traditions and the existing politics and services in the Romanian healthcare system.
Our research was based on 48 interviews, conducted on chronic ill persons and
caregivers, in Rroma communities from two regions of Romania (Cluj and Iaşi).
During our study we found out that existing stigmatization of Rroma people at the
level of general society, has an important impact on the access to and quality of the health services. All these have a significant influence on the dignity of the Rroma
patients and finally represent a serious violation of human rights, in particular of the
right to non-discrimination.