Table 4 Factors associated with medical care seeking behavior of the adults with self-reported influenza like illness

 Male

ref

ref

 Female

1.49

0.95

2.35

0.085

2.49

1.44

4.32

0.001

Age group (years)

 18–39

ref

 40–59

1.46

0.88

2.41

0.144

  ≥ 60

2.24

1.20

4.16

0.011

Education

0.002

 Tertiary or above

ref

 Secondary

0.76

0.44

1.30

0.312

 Primary or below

2.20

1.14

4.23

0.019

 Fever

3.22

1.24

8.40

0.017

 Chills

1.01

0.52

1.97

0.967

 Headache

0.91

0.58

1.43

0.687

 Myalgia

0.57

0.34

0.96

0.033

 Cough

1.96

1.23

3.11

0.004

2.32

1.34

4.05

0.003

 Shortness of breath

2.68

1.40

5.13

0.003

3.11

1.47

6.61

0.003

 Dizziness

1.25

0.77

2.04

0.363

 Runny or stuffy nose

2.02

1.27

3.20

0.003

1.92

1.14

3.24

0.014

 Sore throat

1.52

0.97

2.39

0.069

 Diarrhea

0.76

0.45

1.28

0.298

 Low back pain

1.20

0.77

1.87

0.427

 Cardiovascular diseases

3.94

1.38

11.22

0.010

 Chronic respiratory

2.053

1.01

4.19

0.048

 Liver

0.24

0.06

1.00

0.050

 Diabetes

2.23

0.96

5.13

0.061

2.51

1.01

6.22

0.047

 2014/2015 season

2.07

1.08

3.95

0.028

 Every year in the past 3 years

2.12

1.06

4.21

0.033