Table 3 Attitudes and beliefs of the participants toward MIs.
Items | Strongly Agree n(%) | Agree n(%) | Neutral n(%) | Disagree n(%) | Strongly Disagree n(%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
If you have chest pain that doesn’t stop after 15 min, you should get to the hospital as soon as possible | 180(42.1%) | 215(50.2%) | 29(6.8%) | 2(0.5%) | 2(0.5%) |
Will you would be embarrassed to go to the hospital if you thought you were having a heart attack I wasn’t | 182(42.5%) | 117(27.3%) | 38(8.9%) | 24(5.6%) | 67(15.7%) |
If you thought that you were having a heart attack, would you wait until you were very sure before going to the hospital | 27(6.3%) | 47(11%) | 177(41.4%) | 34(7.9%) | 143(33.4%) |
If you thought that you were having a heart attack, would you rather have someone drive to the hospital than have an ambulance come to your home | 46(10.7%) | 51(11.9%) | 133(31.1%) | 173(40.4%) | 25(5.8%) |
Because of the cost of medical care, would you want to be sure that you were having a heart attack before going to the hospital | 26(6.1%) | 40(9.3%) | 199(46.5%) | 112(26.2%) | 51(11.9%) |
If you have chest pain and you are not very sure if it’s a heart attack, should go to the hospital | 61(14.3%) | 139(32.5%) | 46(10.7%) | 20(4.7%) | 162(37.9%) |
If you thought that you were having a heart attack, would you go to the hospital right away | 175(40.9%) | 195(45.6%) | 42(9.8%) | 8(1.9%) | 8(1.9%) |
