title: Socio-demographic, environmental, lifestyle and psychosocial factors predict self rated health in Irish Travellers, a minority nomadic population.
abstract: Irish Travellers are an indigenous nomadic minority group with poor life expectancy. As part of a census survey of Travellers (80% participation rate), a health status interview was conducted (n=2065, 43.5% male). In the final regression model, positive predictors of self-rated health (SRH) were having a flush toilet (OR 2.2, p=0.021), considering where one lives to be healthy (OR 1.9, p=0.017), travelling twice yearly (OR 2.3 p=0.026), taking a brisk walk weekly (OR 2.4, p=0.000) and non-smoking (OR 1.7, p=0.03). Conversely, SRH was negatively associated with age (p=0.000), activity-limiting ill health (OR 0.4, p=0.001), or chronic health condition (OR 0.4, p=0.002).
authors: UCD School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Population Science, Woodview house, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland. Cecily.kelleher@ucd.ie
authors: C C
authors: CC
authors: Kelleher
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Whelan
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Daly
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Fitzpatrick
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D005260:Female; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D006801:Humans; D007494:Ireland; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008913:Minority Groups; D044382:Population Groups; D011287:Prejudice; D057566:Self Report; D014171:Transients and Migrants