The health care experiences of Travellers compared to the general population: the All-Ireland Traveller Health Study.

Objectives: Travellers are a minority population in Ireland and Great Britain, who have poorer health status than the general population. This study aims to investigate Traveller health service utilization and experiences of health service quality.

Methods: Community-based census survey of all Traveller households on the island of Ireland in 2008 and 2009.

Cardiovascular disease and risk factors in an indigenous minority population. The All-Ireland Traveller Health Study.

Background: The Traveller community are an indigenous minority group in Great Britain and Ireland who experience premature mortality. While minority populations worldwide are known to have high rates of risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD), Traveller CVD risk has not previously been defined.

Design: All-Ireland cross-sectional census survey of the Traveller minority population (n = 10,615 families).