Breaking down barriers: Recruiting donors of African ancestry in Ireland

Blood donor recruitment among the Irish Black community should be informed by an understanding of the varied attitudes to blood donation and the current social norms within Irish African communities. Ireland is a modern multicultural society and its blood donor pool should strive to reflect this diversity.

Authors

Niamh O’Flaherty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3085-0204)
Brad E. Egan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5300-381X)
Allison Waters (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5048-5021)
Tor Hervig (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9441-253X)
Ellen McSweeney
Safa Eltom

Institutions

University College Dublin (IE)
Accuray (United States) (US)
Irish Blood Transfusion Service (IE)
University of Bergen (NO)

Publication Details

Journal: Vox Sanguinis
Published: 2025-05-23
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/vox.70051
Citations: 2
Primary Topic: Blood donation and transfusion practices
Type: article
Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 5.52

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article

Breaking down barriers: Recruiting donors of African ancestry in Ireland

Niamh O’Flaherty, Brad E. Egan, Allison Waters, Tor Hervig et al.

May 23, 2025

2 citations

Vox Sanguinis

Blood donation and transfusion practices

5.52

article

Breaking down barriers: Recruiting donors of African ancestry in Ireland

Niamh O’Flaherty, Brad E. Egan, Allison Waters, Tor Hervig, Ellen McSweeney, Safa Eltom

May 23, 2025article en

2 citations

Abstract

Blood donor recruitment among the Irish Black community should be informed by an understanding of the varied attitudes to blood donation and the current social norms within Irish African communities. Ireland is a modern multicultural society and its blood donor pool should strive to reflect this diversity.

Vox SanguinisVol. 120(8)

University College Dublin (IE), Accuray (United States) (US), Irish Blood Transfusion Service (IE), University of Bergen (NO)

Openalex Percentile: Top 5%

Blood donation and transfusion practices

5.52

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