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. 2022 May 27;22:502. doi: 10.1186/s12879-022-07483-3

Table 2.

The first draft of SMSTP

Dimensions Item contents (brief description in English) Never Only rarely Sometimes Quite often Always
Adherence to treatment behavior Item1:Medication-taking record card filled
Item2: Taking medications following prescription
Item3:Taking medications when going out
Item4: Keeping drugs correctly
Item5:Addressing adverse effects of medications correctly
Item6: Taking medications consistently
Item7: Regular following-up sputum microscopy
Supportive behavior Item8:Abstaining from smoking
Item9:Abstaining from alcohol drinking
Item10:Keeping adequate sleep
Item11: Avoiding overexertion
Item12:Keeping proper exercise
Item13: Keeping adequate nutrition
Transmission prevention behavior Item14:Not spitting indiscriminately
Item15: Reducing frequency of presence in public
Item16: Wearing respirator in public during in infective phrase of disease
Item17:Disposing sputum with safe method
Item18:Covering face when sneezing/cough/speaking loudly
Item19: Informing contact of TB status
Item20: Ventilating their room

SMSTP self-management scale for TB patients