Table 3.

Determinants of delay in reaching an appropriate health facility from onset of symptoms among acute cardiac and stroke deaths in District Faridabad.

Parameter	Within 1 h N = 47, n (%)	After 1 h N = 388, n (%)	Crude OR (95%CI)	Adjusted OR (95%CI)
Age in years
≤60	28 (12.1)	204 (87.9)	0.75 (0.41–1.39)	0.80 (0.41–1.57)
>60	19 (9.4)	184 (90.6)	Reference	Reference
Gender
Male	34 (11.6)	259 (88.4)	0.77 (0.39–1.50)	1.10 (0.51–2.36)
Female	13 (9.2)	129 (90.9)	Reference	Reference
Place of residence
Rural	10 (8.9)	102 (91.1)	Reference	Reference
Urban	37 (11.5)	286 (88.5)	0.76 (0.36–1.58)	2.70 (0.91–7.97)
Education of head of the family
Primary & illiterate	13 (6.2)	196 (93.8)	Reference	Reference
Above primary	34 (15.0)	192 (85.0)	0.37 (0.19–0.73)	0.52 (0.24–1.11)
Occupation of head of family
Professional/semi-professional/clerical	21 (14.5)	124 (85.5)	0.58 (0.31–1.07)	0.60 (0.31–1.16)
Skilled/semi-skilled/unskilled worker	26 (9.0)	264 (91.0)	Reference	Reference
Monthly family income (INR)
≤270 US$	14 (6.2)	213 (93.8)	Reference	Reference
>270 US$	33 (15.9)	175 (84.1)	0.35 (0.18–0.67)	0.44 (0.21–0.93)
Type of Family
Nuclear	16 (11.4)	125 (88.7)	Reference	Reference
Joint	31 (10.5)	263 (89.5)	1.09 (0.57–2.06)	1.56 (0.75–3.23)
Own a transport vehicle
Four-wheeler/Two-wheeler	42 (12.2)	302 (87.8)	0.42 (0.16–1.09)	0.63 (0.22–1.81)
None	5 (5.5)	86 (94.5)	Reference	Reference
Health insurance status
Private/Govt. insurance	27 (13.2)	177 (86.8)	0.62 (0.34–1.15)	0.87 (0.44–1.69)
None	20 (8.7)	211 (91.3)	Reference	Reference
Time of onset of symptom
6:00 am–9:59 pm	31 (9.5)	296 (90.5)	1.66 (0.87–3.17)	1.42 (0.71–2.85)
10:00 pm–5:59 am	16 (14.8)	92 (85.2)	Reference	Reference
Distance to Appropriate Health Facility (in km), median (IQR)	4.1 (2.2, 6.8)	5.2 (3.1, 7.8)	1.10(1.01–1.20)	1.12 (1.01–1.25)
Consulted a local practitioner
Yes	4 (4.7)	82 (95.4)	2.88 (1.01–8.26)	2.39 (0.79–7.21)
No	43 (12.3)	306 (87.7)	Reference	Reference