Examining demographic and socio-economic correlates of accurate knowledge about blood donation among african migrants in australia

Transfusion Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 321-331

  Renzaho, A M N ^a,b   Polonsky, M J ^c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b BURNET INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

African refugees and migrants; Blood donation knowledge; Psychometric properties

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD DONOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; KUDER RICHARDSON COEFFICIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRATION; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; READING; REFUGEE; RELIABILITY;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGE FACTORS; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD DONORS; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84866550773     PISSN: 09587578     EISSN: 13653148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3148.2012.01175.x     Document Type: Article

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