Factors Associated with Prehospital Delay among Men and Women Newly Experiencing Acute Coronary Syndrome: A Qualitative Inquiry

Table 4

Themes reflecting reasons for prehospital delay among ACS patients.

Theme	Subthemes	Men (n = 35)	Women (n = 33)
Knowledge about ACS: what is true and what is not?	Nobody knew about ACS symptoms	25	23
	I couldn’t believe I had a cardiac problem as I’m still young	22	19
	I believed than it was my stomach, but not my heart	15	18
Poor resources and lack of trust.	I don’t have any health insurance coverage	21	9
	Health care cost is very high and I can’t afford it	19	12
	We don’t have a health professional around to assist when we need help	13	19
My dependent family members are a significant concern to me.	Who will support my family if I become disabled or even die?	27	—
	Who would take care of my family?	11	8