Table 3.

Regression-based path analysis of the predisposing, enabling, reinforcing factors constructs to predict SMTP behaviors

STEP	Independent variable	Standardized Beta	P value	Dependent variable
1a	Predisposing factors (TB knowledge)	0.330	0.003	SMTP behaviors
	Enabling factors (health education)	-0.065	0.360
	Enabling factors (HCWs support)	0.437	0.003
	Reinforcing factors (family support)	0.085	0.093
2b	Enabling factors (health education)	0.564	0.000	Predisposing factors (TB knowledge)
3c	Enabling factors (health education)	0.009	0.531	SMTP behaviors
	Predisposing factors (TB knowledge)	0.263	0.000
4d	Enabling factors (health education)	0.152	0.000	SMTP behaviors
5e	Enabling factors (HCWs support)	0.366	0.000	Predisposing factors (TB knowledge)
6f	Enabling factors (HCWs support)	0.134	0.021	SMTP behaviors
	Predisposing factors (TB knowledge)	0.246	0.000
7g	Enabling factors (HCWs support)	0.246	0.000	SMTP behaviors
8h	Reinforcing factors (family support)	0.165	0.003	Predisposing factors (TB knowledge)
9i	Reinforcing factors (family support)	0.098	0.056	SMTP behaviors
	Predisposing factors (TB knowledge)	0.270	0.000
10j	Reinforcing factors (family support)	0.118	0.027	SMTP behaviors
11k	Reinforcing factors (family support)	0.164	0.117	Enabling factors (health education)

HCWs: Healthcare workers, SMTP: Self-management of tuberculosis patients, TB: Tuberculosis

^aOccupation as control variables;

^bAge, marital status, education, occupation, main source of income as control variables;

^cAge, marital status, occupation as control variables;

^dAge, marital status, occupation as control variables;

^eMarital status, education, occupation, main source of income as control variables;

^fMarital status, occupation as control variables;

^gMarital status, occupation as control variables;

^hAge, occupation, main source of income as control variables;

ⁱAge, occupation as control variables;

^jAge, occupation as control variables;

^kAge, occupation, work/studying status, main source of income as control variables