| 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 |