Table 4

Logistic regression analysis of preference and choice of healthcare providers in mild illness*

Parameter	Estimate	p Value	OR	95% Wald CI
Parameter	Estimate	p Value	OR	Lower limit	Upper limit
*Y=1, drug stores*
Occupation (ref: student)
Freelancer	1.879	0.016	6.544	1.421	30.132
Farmer	2.351	0.009	10.492	1.781	61.807
Age (ref:≥60 years)
<20	2.425	0.022	11.303	1.418	90.115
Educational level (ref: master’s/doctorate)
Primary school	−2.564	0.015	0.077	0.010	0.608
Junior middle school	−1.597	0.040	0.202	0.044	0.931
Senior high school	−1.745	0.016	0.175	0.042	0.724
College	−2.248	0.003	0.106	0.024	0.463
Undergraduate	−1.258	0.048	0.284	0.082	0.990
Low medical costs (ref: yes)
No	−1.513	0.012	0.220	0.068	0.714
First-class medical technology (ref: yes)
No	2.506	0.000	12.258	3.393	44.280
*Y=2, clinics*
Age (ref: ≥60 years)
<20	3.138	0.021	23.054	1.616	328.854
30–39	2.168	0.044	8.742	1.063	71.905
Short waiting times (ref: yes)
No	−1.115	0.030	0.328	0.120	0.896
Low medical costs (ref: yes)
No	−1.615	0.005	0.199	0.064	0.621
First-class medical technology (ref: yes)
No	1.684	0.004	5.390	1.735	16.743
*Y=3, specialised hospitals*
Occupation (ref: student)
Soldier	3.821	0.008	45.666	2.748	758.748
Civil servant	2.981	0.017	19.705	1.688	230.016
Personal preference (ref: yes)
No	0.974	0.038	2.648	1.053	0.655
Close proximity (ref: yes)
No	1.039	0.016	2.827	1.210	0.607
*Y=4, community health facilities*
Sex (ref: female)
Male	0.643	0.001	1.902	1.297	2.788
Personal preference (ref: yes)
No	0.789	0.002	2.200	1.331	3.637
Close proximity (ref: yes)
No	−1.324	0.000	0.266	0.175	0.404
Short waiting times (ref: yes)
No	−1.112	0.000	0.329	0.185	0.584
Low medical costs (ref: yes)
No	−1.376	0.001	0.253	0.111	0.575
A good environment (ref: yes)
No	0.727	0.036	2.068	1.049	4.077
First-class medical technology (ref: yes)
No	2.118	0.000	8.311	4.655	14.837
*Y=5, district hospitals*
Educational level (ref: master’s/doctorate)
Junior middle school	1.486	0.014	4.421	1.345	14.535
Senior high school	1.382	0.018	3.982	1.271	12.477
College	1.122	0.049	3.071	1.003	9.404
Personal preference (ref: yes)
No	0.680	0.011	1.973	1.165	3.341
Close proximity (ref: yes)
No	−1.333	0.000	0.264	0.171	0.407
Short waiting times (ref: yes)
No	−0.745	0.019	0.475	0.254	0.887
First-class medical technology (ref: yes)
No	0.939	0.000	2.557	1.556	4.201

*The multinomial logistic regression analysis required to choose one classification of the dependent factor as the referred category, which was used to fit the logistic regression models of the other classifications of the dependent factor relative to this referred category. In this analysis, the referred category was defined as choosing general hospitals.