Table 2 Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis for health-seeking decision after coughing (N = 1129)

 15-24y

86 (35.1)

Ref

Ref

 25-64y

267 (39.0)

1.18 (0.87,1.16)

0.277

1.44 (0.95,2.19)

0.089

 ≥65y

99 (49.5)

1.81 (1.24,2.65)

0.002

2.26 (1.24,4.14)

0.008

 Urban

247 (36.8)

Ref

Ref

 Rural

205 (44.8)

1.39 (1.09,1.77)

0.008

1.31 (1.01,1.70)

0.044

 Male

195 (33.9)

Ref

Ref

 Female

257 (46.5)

1.70 (1.33,2.16)

< 0.001

1.57 (1.21,2.07)

0.001

 Student

40 (38.5)

Ref

Ref

 Unemployed

154 (45.7)

1.35 (0.86,2.11)

0.195

1.18 (0.61,2.29)

0.628

 Business/service

103 (32.8)

0.78 (0.49,1.24)

0.292

0.98 (0.52,1.84)

0.945

 Professional

101 (43.5)

1.23 (0.77,1.98)

0.384

1.34 (0.71,2.53)

0.364

 Farmers and workers

54 (38.0)

0.98 (0.58,1.65)

0.945

1.18 (0.57,2.45)

0.654

 Primary school and below

134 (43.4)

Ref

Ref

 Middle school

225 (38.7)

0.83 (0.62,1.09)

0.179

1.35 (0.92,1.98)

0.127

 College and above

93 (38.9)

0.83 (0.59,1.17)

0.294

1.14 (0.70,1.86)

0.605

 No

290 (41.0)

Ref

 Yes

162 (38.5)

0.90 (0.70,1.15)

0.411

0.97 (0.72,1.30)

0.829

 < 100,000

270 (40.5)

Ref

Ref

 100,000-199,999

134 (40.5)

1.00 (0.77,131)

0.999

1.08 (0.79,1.48)

0.644

 ≥ 200,000

47 (36.2)

0.83 (0.56,1.23)

0.357

0.99 (0.63,1.56)

0.968

 No

260 (43.9)

Ref

Ref

 Yes

192 (35.8)

0.71 (0.56,0.90)

0.005

0.81 (0.62,1.06)

0.126

 No

285 (36.4)

Ref

Ref

 Yes

167 (48.3)

1.63 (1.26,2.11)

< 0.001

1.28 (0.93,1.77)

0.128

 ≤ 2

372 (37.5)

Ref

Ref

 3–8

56 (68.3)

3.59 (2.22,5.82)

< 0.001

2.81 (1.68,4.73)

< 0.001

 > 8

24 (43.6)

1.29 (0.75,2.23)

0.362

1.26 (0.70,2.26)

0.448

 0

96 (24.9)

Ref

 1

179 (42.1)

2.19 (1.62,2.96)

< 0.001

2.19 (1.59,3.01)

< 0.001

 ≥ 2

177 (55.5)

3.75 (2.73,5.17)

< 0.001

3.87 (2.74,5.47)

< 0.001