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

Table 4.

The results of rotated factor matrix for final exploratory factor analysis

Dimension\Item (brief description in English) Factor loadings Eigenvalue Explained Variance (%)
1 2 3
Dimension 1 (Transmission prevention behavior)
 Item 15: Reducing frequency of presence in public 0.819 0.076 0.173 6.932 26.916
 Item 16: Wearing respirator in public during in infective phase of disease 0.847 0.179 0.231
 Item 17: Disposing sputum with safe method 0.859 0.109 0.157
 Item 18: Covering face when sneezing/cough/speaking loudly 0.856 0.129 0.192
 Item 19: Informing contact of TB status 0.867 0.099 0.074
 Item 20: Ventilating their room 0.865 0.100 0.039
Dimension 2 (Supportive behavior)
 Item 8: Abstaining from smoking 0.114 0.859 0.107 3.357 26.761
 Item 9: Abstaining from alcohol drinking 0.062 0.881 0.070
 Item 10: Maintaining adequate sleep 0.038 0.843 0.139
 Item 11: Avoiding overexertion 0.197 0.851 0.089
 Item 12: Keeping proper exercise 0.117 0.864 0.064
 Item 13: Maintaining adequate nutrition 0.154 0.837 0.171
Dimension 3 (Adherence to treatment behavior)
 Item 2: Taking medications following prescription 0.191 0.125 0.889 2.734 22.929
 Item 4: Keeping drugs correctly 0.102 0.101 0.856
 Item 5: Addressing adverse effects of medications correctly 0.103 0.142 0.841
 Item 6: Taking medications consistently 0.142 0.088 0.857
 Item 7: Regularly following-up sputum microscopy 0.211 0.115 0.840

Bold values: items loading significant to a factor