Variables

Specifications

n = 12

%

Gender

Female

Male

6

6

50

50

Hemotransfusion

1 bag

2 bags

9

3

75

25

Age range

18 to 29 years

30 to 49 years

50 to 73 years

1

2

9

8.3

16.7

75

Diagnoses

Lymphoma

Lymphoma + HIV

Myelodysplasia

Multiple Myeloma

Myofibrosis

Plaquetopenia to be clarified

Oropharyngeal cancer

Sickle cell anemia

Lung cancer

Anemia to be clarified

1

1

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

8.3

8.3

16.8

16.8

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

Health Services

Uses only the University Hospital

Uses basic healthcare units and private services at popular prices

8

4

66.7

33.3

Education

Incomplete elementary and middle school

Complete elementary and middle school

Complete High School

9

1

2

75

8.3

16.7

Race

White

Black

Brown

9

2

1

75

16.7

8.3

Religion

Catholic

Evangelical

Espiritual

8

3

1

66.7

25

8.3

Marital Status

Singles

Widowers

Married

Divorced

3

3

4

2

25

25

33.3

16.7

Occupation

Retired

Housewife

Self-employed

Administrative assistant

6

3

2

1

50

25

16.7

8.3

Income

0

1 to 3

2

10

16.7

83.3

Housing/poor neighborhoods in Niterói

House

Apartment

9

3

75

25

Household

Live alone

Two people

Three people

Twelve people

3

2

6

1

25

16.7

50

8.3

Water supply

Network water supply

Water from a well

11

1

91.7

8.3