Table 3.

Factor loadings and Cronbach's alpha of the scale

Items	Factor			Mean	Cronbach Alpha if item is deleted
	1	2	3
Patient perspective toward TB
P6. I am afraid to tell people outside my family that I have TB	0.780			2.32	0.701
P7. I am afraid to tell others that I have TB because others may think that I also have HIV/AIDS	0.711			2.13	0.717
P9. I choose carefully who I tell about having TB	0.636			2.60	0.709
P12. I am afraid that other people may tell my family that I have TB	0.629			2.09	0.699
P1. I feel hurt by how others react to knowing that I have TB		0.698		2.17	0.720
P2. I have lost friends when I shared with them that I have TB		0.684		2.01	0.711
P3. I feel lonely		0.715		2.00	0.718
P5. I am afraid of going to TB clinics because other people may see me there		0.616		1.90	0.715
P8. I feel guilty because my family has the burden of caring for me			0.516	2.45	0.733
P10. I feel guilty for getting TB because of my smoking, drinking, or other risky behaviours			0.758	2.23	0.745
P11. I am worried about having HIV/AIDS			0.523	2.25	0.736

Community perspective toward TB	Factor		Mean	Cronbach Alpha if item is deleted
	1	2
C13. Some people may not want to eat or drink with friends who have TB	0.799		2.61	0.858
C14. Some people feel uncomfortable about being near those with TB	0.718		2.63	0.859
C15. If a person has TB, some community members will behave differently towards that person for the rest of his ⁄ her life have HIV/AIDS	0.576		2.04	0.865
C16. Some people do not want those with TB playing with their children	0.747		2.49	0.857
C17. Some people keep their distance from people with TB	0.706		2.36	0.863
C22. Some people may not want to eat or drink with relatives who have TB	0.681		2.69	0.853
C18. Some people think that those with TB are disgusting		0.779	2.56	0.855
C19. Some people do not want to talk to others with TB		0.748	2.33	0.854
C20. Some people are afraid of those with TB		0.757	2.12	0.856
C21. Some people try not to touch others with TB		0.762	2.22	0.859
C23. Some people prefer not to have those with TB living in their community	0.321	0.373	2.01	0.870