Skip to main content

Table 1 Demographics of Caregivers and Patients

From: Risk perception of blood transfusions – a comparison of patients and allied healthcare professionals

 

Caregivers

Patients

P

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