Table 3 Participants response on belief subscale of the ACS Response Index who were admitted at selected private and public hospital of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. (N = 330)
Variable | Strongly agree | Agree | Disagree | Strongly disagree |
|---|---|---|---|---|
I would be embarrassed to go to the hospital if I thought I was having a heart attack but not | 44(13.33) | 94(28.48) | 118(35.76) | 74(22.42) |
If I thought I was having a heart attack, I would wait until I was very sure before going to the hospital | 70(21.21) | 111(33.64) | 90(27.27) | 59 (17.88) |
If I thought I was having a heart attack, I would rather have someone drive me to the hospital than have an ambulance come to my home | 112(33.94) | 116(35.15) | 60(18.18) | 42(12.73) |
B/C of the cost of medical care, I would want to be absolutely sure I was having a heart attack before going to the hospital | 77(23.33) | 111(33.64) | 80(24.24) | 62(18.79) |
If I’m having chest pain and I’m not very sure if it’s a heart attack, I should go to the hospital | 99(30.00) | 148(44.85) | 59(17.88) | 24(7.27) |