" They don't want our blood" Social inclusion and blood donation among African migrants in Australia

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 336-342

  Polonsky, Michael Jay ^a   Brijnath, Bianca ^b   Renzaho, André M N ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

African migrants; Australia; Blood donation; Discrimination; Race; Social inclusion

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN IMMIGRANT; HEALTH SERVICES; RACIAL SEGREGATION; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL INCLUSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD DONOR; CITIZENSHIP; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MALE; NEGRO; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RACISM; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD DONORS; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS; TRUST; YOUNG ADULT;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 79960234673     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.05.030     Document Type: Article

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