Blood donation by African migrants and refugees in Australia: The role of demographic and socio-economic factors

Vox Sanguinis

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 137-143

  Mcquilten, Z ^a,b   Waters, N ^c   Polonsky, M ^d   Renzaho, A ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN RED CROSS BLOOD SERVICE   (Australia)

^c Australian Red Cross   (Australia)

^d DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

African refugees and migrants; Blood donation knowledge; Blood donation status; Psychometric properties

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD DONOR; BURUNDI; CONGO; DEMOGRAPHY; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; ERITREA; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; KNOWLEDGE; LIBERIA; MALE; NEGRO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; SIERRA LEONE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUDAN;

AFRICAN REFUGEES AND MIGRANTS; BLOOD DONATION KNOWLEDGE; BLOOD DONATION STATUS; PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD DONORS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; REFUGEES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84892883083     PISSN: 00429007     EISSN: 14230410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/vox.12091     Document Type: Article

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