Table 4. Multivariable logistic regression analysis of factors associated with the urban and rural residents’ choices for PCFs for the initial treatment (n = 915).

Variables	Reference Category	Urban Residents		Rural Residents
		OR	95% CI	OR	95% CI
Constant		5.34	-	225.94	-
Gender	Female	1.36	0.87–2.13	1.17	0.67–2.05
Age	18–24 years
25–34 years		1.77	0.47–6.61	0.98	0.29–3.32
35–44 years		4.08	0.96–17.34	1.14	0.37–3.51
45–54 years		1.76	0.51–6.09	1.77	0.56–5.64
55–64 years		1.63	0.45–5.94	1.28	0.40–4.10
≥65 years		0.87	0.24–3.18	0.64	0.20–2.01
Marital status	Single
Employment status	Unemployed	0.82	0.37–1.83	1.33	0.69–2.57
Currently employed		0.97	0.54–1.75	0.21	0.09–0.52
Retired		1.29	0.72–2.31	0.90*	0.44–1.84
Education level	Illiteracy and primary school
Middle school		1.00	0.56–1.79	1.27	0.66–2.44
High or vocational school		0.64	0.31–1.29	2.00	0.72–5.54
College and above		0.73	0.34–1.58	0.21*	0.08–0.59
Medical insurance	Yes	1.30	0.50–3.35	1.08	0.42–2.79
Individual annual income (RMB), yuan	<5000
5000–9999		0.67	0.26–1.71	0.58	0.27–1.26
10000–29999		0.86	0.39–1.90	0.79	0.37–1.68
30000–49999		0.67	0.24–1.82	0.74	0.21–2.57
≥50000		1.57	0.48–5.09	0.31	0.06–1.61
Per capita annual income of household (RMB), yuan	<5000
5000–9999		1.71	0.53–5.51	0.61	0.28–1.35
10000–29999		2.59	0.90–7.41	0.24***	0.11–0.52
30000–49999		1.46	0.48–4.50	0.26*	0.07–0.92
≥50000		0.93	0.28–3.02	0.70	0.13–3.89
Walking time from home to the nearest PCFs	≤15 minutes	0.19***	0.10–0.36	0.15***	0.09–0.26
Self-reported health status	Good
Fair		0.31***	0.15–0.64	0.49*	0.26–0.92
Poor		0.22***	0.11–0.44	0.14***	0.07–0.30

* significant at p<0.05; ** significant at p<0.01

*** significant at p<0.001.

Abbreviation: PCFs, primary care facilities; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.