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Gender Differences In Factors Associated With Prehospital Delay Among Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients In Pakistan, Tazeen S. Ali Dr, Saleema Allana Dr, Khurshid Khowaja Dr, Debra Kay Moser Dr, Aamir Hameed Khan Hameed Khan Dr
Gender Differences In Factors Associated With Prehospital Delay Among Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients In Pakistan, Tazeen S. Ali Dr, Saleema Allana Dr, Khurshid Khowaja Dr, Debra Kay Moser Dr, Aamir Hameed Khan Hameed Khan Dr
Tazeen S Ali Dr
Purpose: To identify gender differences in prehospital delay time (PDT) and its associated factors among acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients. Design: Descriptive cross-sectional comparative study. Methods: This study was conducted among 249 ACS patients at two tertiary care hospitals of a large metropolitan city of Pakistan. Data were collected through the modified Response to Symptoms Questionnaire. Results: The median PDT of women was found to be 7 hours, compared to 3.5 hours among men (p = .001). Results of the regression analysis indicated that most women delayed because of social factors, such as attendants’ responses to their symptoms (p = …