Table 6 Sociodemographic characteristics of the pre-final sample correlated with the PMQ. Recife- Pernambuco, Brazil, 2015–2017

HEMOPE (Blood Center of Pernambuco)/emergency sector

5

18.50

16

59.30

6

22.20

p^b = 0,105

 Outpatient

7

53.80

4

30.80

2

15.40

Age range (years)

p^b = 0.346

 18 to 29

4

19.00

12

57.10

5

23.80

 30 to 53

8

42.10

8

42.10

3

15.80

Sex

p^b = 0.691

 Male

4

26.70

9

60.00

2

13.30

 Female

8

32.00

11

44.00

6

24.00

Color

p^b = 0.229

 White

0

0.00

1

50.00

1

50.00

 Black

3

16.70

11

61.10

4

22.20

 Brown

9

45.00

8

40.00

3

15.00

Marital status

p^b = 0.206

 Married/common law

6

54.50

4

36.40

1

9.10

 Single

4

19.00

13

61.90

4

19.00

 Separated/divorced

2

25.00

3

37.50

3

37.50

Schooling

p^b = 0.391

 Incomplete elementary

6

50.00

4

33.30

2

16.70

 Elementary

2

15.40

7

53.80

4

30.80

 Secondary

3

25.00

8

66.70

1

8.30

 University

1

33.30

1

33.30

1

33.30

Occupation

p^b = 0.025^a

 Student

–

–

1

33.30

2

66.70

 Casual labor

4

57.10

2

28.60

1

14.30

 Unemployed

3

21.40

8

57.10

3

21.40

 Formally employed

2

66.70

–

–

1

33.30

 Homemaker

2

100.00

–

–

–

–

 Others

1

9.10

9

81.80

1

9.10

Current religion

p^b = 0.825

 Catholic

2

20.0

6

60.00

2

20.00

 Evangelical

9

39.1

9

39.10

5

21.70

 None

1

20.0

3

60.00

1

20.00

 Others

0

0.0

2

100.00

0

0.00