Table 1.

Variables of the study and their plan of measurement

Number	Variables	Measurement time			Variable category
		Baseline	End of 2nd month	End of 6th month
1	Depression	√	√	√	Exposure
2	Treatment outcomes of TB (complete, cure, failure, default, death, interruption)		√*	√	Outcome
3	Quality of life	√	√	√	Outcome
4	Disability	√	√	√	Outcome
5	Pathways to TB healthcare	√			Outcome
6	Severity of signs and symptoms of TB	√	√	√	Predictor
7	Sociodemographic variables	√			Predictor
8	Substance use	√	√	√	Predictor
9	Comorbid illness/negative life event	√	√	√	Predictor
10	perceived social support	√	√	√	Predictor
11	Perceptions of patients about TB		√		Predictor
12	Medication side effects		√	√	Predictor
13	Tuberculosis related stigma		√	√	Predictor

√*=Only the presence/absence of treatment interruption, death and default will be measured.