SynthesisTransfusion medicine (Oxford, England)2019
Blood donation barriers and facilitators of Sub-Saharan African migrants and minorities in Western high-income countries: a systematic review of the literature.
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- Factors influencing unrelated stem cell donation a mixed-methods integrated systematic review.British journal of health psychology · 2025Pooled it
- Interventions to Increase Blood Donation among Ethnic/Racial Minorities: A Systematic Review.Journal of environmental and public health · 2019Pooled it
- Barriers and enablers to non-remunerated plasma donation: A meta-synthesis of the qualitative literature using the theoretical domains framework.Vox sanguinis · 2026Review
- Addressing racial disparities in representation across blood, stem cell and organ and tissue donor pools.Vox sanguinis · 2026Review
- Factors associated with students' unwillingness to voluntarily donate blood in the Eastern Region of Ghana.PloS one · 2026Article
- Blood transfusion practices in Africa: advances, barriers, and ways of overcoming the barriers - a narrative review.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2025Review
- Rare blood, rare voices: a participatory approach to advancing transfusion equity in the Bedouin community.International journal for equity in health · 2025Article
- Facilitators of and barriers to blood donation among voluntary non-remunerated blood donors in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review.Vox sanguinis · 2025Article
- Building awareness: Introducing education about blood-product donation in the school curriculum.Transfusion · 2025Article
- Exploring barriers and facilitators to blood donation in secondary schools in Malawi.Transfusion medicine (Oxford, England) · 2025Article
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- Enhancing maternal health in Zambia: a comprehensive approach to addressing postpartum hemorrhage.Frontiers in global women's health · 2024Article
- Their health is our wealth: lay perceptions on the health impacts of blood donation.Blood transfusion = Trasfusione del sangue · 2024Article
- Motivators and barriers to blood donation among potential donors of African and Caucasian ethnicity.Blood transfusion = Trasfusione del sangue · 2023Article
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- Expansion and differentiation of ex vivo cultured erythroblasts in scalable stirred bioreactors.Biotechnology and bioengineering · 2022Article
- Impact of societal and legal context on the blood supply of African-ancestry populations in Western countries: A review of practices and the French example.Vox sanguinis · 2022Review
- Trust and distrust: Identifying recruitment targets for ethnic minority blood donors.Transfusion medicine (Oxford, England) · 2022Article
- Evaluating blood donor experiences and barriers/facilitators to blood donation in the United States using YouTube video content.Transfusion · 2021Article
- Unknown, so also unvalued? Blood donation awareness and attitudes of potential donors of Dutch and African descent.Vox sanguinis · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectivesThe present study aimed to gain more insight into, and summarise, blood donation determinants among migrants or minorities of Sub-Saharan heritage by systematically reviewing the current literature.
backgroundSub-Saharan Africans are under-represented in the blood donor population in Western high-income countries. This causes a lack of specific blood types for transfusions and prevention of alloimmunisation among Sub-Saharan African patients. METHODS/MATERIALS: Medline, EMBASE, PsycINFO and BIOSIS were searched for relevant empirical studies that focused on barriers and facilitators of blood donation among Sub-Saharan Africans in Western countries until 22 June 2017. Of the 679 articles screened by title and abstract, 152 were subsequently screened by full text. Paired reviewers independently assessed the studies based on predefined eligibility and quality criteria.
resultsOf the 31 included studies, 24 used quantitative and 7 used qualitative research methods. Target cohorts varied from Black African Americans and refugees from Sub-Sahara Africa to specific Sub-Saharan migrant groups such as Comorians or Ethiopians. Main recurring barriers for Sub-Saharan Africans were haemoglobin deferral, fear of needles and pain, social exclusion, lack of awareness, negative attitudes and accessibility problems. Important recurring facilitators for Sub-Saharan Africans were altruism, free health checks and specific recruitment and awareness-raising campaigns.
conclusionThe findings of this review can be used as a starting point to develop recruitment and retention strategies for Sub-Saharan African persons. Further research is needed to gain more insight in the role of these determinants in specific contexts as socioeconomic features, personal histories and host country regulations may differ per country.
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