The prototypical <scp>UK</scp> blood donor, homophily and blood donation: Blood donors are like you, not me
The prototype of the UK donor defined this as a White activity. This, in part, may explain why ethnic minorities are less likely to be donors. As well as traditional recruitment strategies, blood services need to consider broader structural changes such as the ethnic diversity of staff and co-designing donor spaces with local communities.
Authors
- Chris Starmer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7705-0127)
- Katy Davison (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6337-892X)
- Claire Lawrence (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6787-9716)
- Susan R. Brailsford (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2856-0387)
- Eamonn Ferguson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7678-1451)
- Sarah Bowen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8987-8343)
- Richard Mills (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1161-5815)
- Claire Reynolds (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3452-0832)
- Abigail Barr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1241-9162)
- Mark Croucher
- Roanna Maharaj (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-6603-5827)
- Tracy Williams
Institutions
- NHS Blood and Transplant (GB)
- University of Nottingham (GB)
- Multiple Sclerosis International Federation (GB)
- National Institute for Health and Care Research (GB)
- Kantar Health (United States) (US)
- UK Thalassaemia Society (GB)
- UK Health Security Agency (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Vox Sanguinis
- Published
- 2024-09-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/vox.13731
- Citations
- 7
- Primary Topic
- Blood donation and transfusion practices
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.12
Funders
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Economic and Social Research Council