The distribution is patterned by measures of deprivation, income, gender and ethnicity, and risks are concentrated in the most disadvantaged groups. [CDATA[> These issues are often reported for asylum seekers and refugees and Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities. Institute of Health Equity including a series of papers commissioned … For example, groups with particular protected characteristics can experience health inequalities over and above the general and pervasive relationship between socio-economic status and health. [CDATA[// >