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Discrimination and health in an English study
(Elsevier, 2008-04)
In this study we examine the relationship between education, racial discrimination and health among white (n = 227), African Caribbean (n = 213) and Indian and Pakistani (n = 233) adults aged between 18 and 59 years living ...
Ethnicity, health and health services utilization in a British study
(Taylor & Francis online, 2003)
Despite the exponential growth in the number of studies addressing ethnicity and health, there is considerable debate about definitions of ethnicity, the appropriate use of ethnicity in health research and whether research ...
Ethnicity and Caring for a Disabled Child: The Case of Children with Sickle Cell or Thalassaemia
(The British Association of Social Workers, 1996-12-01)
Services for haemoglobinopathies have been a major site of struggles for the black communities, yet the social research literature on haemoglobinopathies remains patchy and fragmented. We provide an overview of the literature ...
An exploration of white, Asian and Afro‐Caribbean peoples’ concepts of health and illness causation
(Taylor and Francis Online, 1992)
This article is based on secondary analysis of the Health and Lifestyle Survey. Matched controls from the white respondents were selected for the 129 Asians and 94 Afro‐Caribbeans. The analysis concentrates on concepts of ...
Service support to families caring for a child with a sickle cell disorder or thalassaemia: the experience of health professionals, service managers and health commissioners
(SAGE, 1998-07-01)
Until recently, health care policy has largely ignored sickle cell disorders (SCDs) and thalassaemia. This is despite the difficulties faced by service users and their families: the consequences of which range from denial ...
Supporting Asian Deaf Young People and their Families: The role of professionals and services
(Taylor and Francis Online, 2001)
This paper discusses how Asian deaf young people and their families engage with welfare provision. Our findings, based on group and individual interviews with young deaf people and individual interviews with their parents, ...
Examining the family-centered approach to genetic testing and counseling among UK Pakistanis: a community perspective
(Springer, 2013)
WHO advice suggests a family-centred approach for managing the elevated risk of recessively inherited disor- ders in consanguineous communities, whilst emerging policy recommends community engagement as an integral compo- ...
Living a ‘normal’ life: young people coping with thalassaemia major or sickle cell disorder
(Elsevier, 2001-09)
This qualitative paper explores the strategies and resources young people use to cope with sickle cell disorder or thalassaemia major, two haemoglobin disorders with serious implications for health and survival. By focusing ...
Being deaf and being other things: young Asian people negotiating identities
(Elsevier, 2002)
This paper explores how Asian deaf young people negotiate identity claims against the backdrop of deaf politics, ethnicity, religion, gender and age. The paper is based on a qualitative study of Asian (mainly Pakistani ...
Addressing key issues in the consanguinity-related risk of autosomal recessive disorders in consanguineous communities: lessons from a qualitative study of British Pakistanis
(Springer, 2016)
Abstract Currently, there is no consensus regarding services required to help families with consanguineous marriages man- age their increased genetic reproductive risk. Genetic services for communities with a preference ...