Predictors of Delay in Seeking Health Care among Myocardial Infarction Patients, Minia District, Egypt

Table 2

Prehospital delay in relation to the acute perception of symptoms.

Acute perception of symptoms	All; ()	Early arrival ≤ 2 hours; ()	Prehospital delay > 2 hours; ()		OR (95% CI)	value
Interpretation of the nature of pain
Associate it to heart problem	49 (23.7)	33 (49.3)	16 (11.4)	35.8	Reference	0.0001
Misinterpret the nature of pain	158 (76.3)	34 (50.7)	124 (88.6)		7.52 (3.71–15.62)
Reaction during pain occurrence
Seek medical advice	69 (33.3)	29 (43.3)	40 (28.6)	4.4	Reference	0.03
Pain resistance behavior	138 (66.7)	38 (56.7)	100 (71.4)		1.91 (1.04–3.50)

Statistically significant. OR (95% CI) is odds ratio (95% confidence interval)
Behaviors are expressed by actions which are attempts to mitigate, bear, and hide the pain, hoping for it to improve and to continue activities even with pain.