From: Risk perception of blood transfusions – a comparison of patients and allied healthcare professionals
Caregivers | Patients | P | |||
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n = 185 | n = 506 | ||||
Age, years, median (IQR) | 31 | (23–47) | 51 | (36–61) | < 0.001 |
Gender, male, n (%) | 50 | (27.0) | 266 | (52.6) | < 0.001 |
Marital status, n, (%) | < 0.001 | ||||
Single | 95 | (51.4) | 135 | (26.9) | |
Married | 79 | (42.7) | 304 | (60.1) | |
Divorced | 9 | (4.9) | 37 | (7.3) | |
Widowed | 2 | (1.1) | 29 | (5.7) | |
Residential location, n (%) | 0.073 | ||||
Urban | 46 | (24.9) | 82 | (16.2) | |
Suburban | 44 | (23.8) | 132 | (26.1) | |
Municipal | 39 | (21.1) | 128 | (25.3) | |
Rural | 56 | (30.3) | 164 | (32.4) | |
Blood donor, n (%) | 95 | (51.4) | 126 | (24.9) | < 0.001 |
Denial of blood transfusion, n (%) | 2 | (1.1) | 22 | (4.3) | 0.036 |