Table 6.

Pearson correlation analysis between items and dimensions of SMSTP (r)

Dimension	Item	Transmission prevention behavior	Supportive behavior	Adherence to treatment behavior
Transmission prevention behavior		1	0.275**	0.344**
	Item 15: Reducing frequency of presence in public	0.204**	0.849**	0.315**
	Item 16: Wearing respirator in public during infective phase of disease	0.312**	0.887**	0.388**
	Item 17: Disposing sputum with safe method	0.237**	0.880**	0.311**
	Item 18: Covering face when sneezing/coughing/speaking loudly	0.262**	0.885**	0.347**
	Item 19: Informing contact of TB status	0.220**	0.870**	0.238**
	Item 20: Ventilating their room	0.216**	0.863**	0.207**
Supportive behavior		0.275**	1	0.267**
	Item 8: Abstaining from smoking	0.878**	0.241**	0.236**
	Item 9: Abstaining from alcohol drinking	0.887**	0.190**	0.195**
	Item 10: Maintaining adequate sleep	0.849**	0.175**	0.249**
	Item 11: Avoiding overexertion	0.882**	0.312**	0.233**
	Item 12: Keeping proper exercise	0.865**	0.236**	0.198**
	Item 13: Maintaining adequate nutrition	0.855**	0.286**	0.297**
Adherence to treatment behavior		0.344**	0.267**	1
	Item 2: Taking medications following prescription	0.346**	0.346**	0.915**
	Item 4: Keeping drugs correctly	0.256**	0.256**	0.868**
	Item 5: Addressing adverse effects of medications correctly	0.261**	0.261**	0.857**
	Item 6: Taking medications consistently	0.292**	0.292**	0.873**
	Item 7: Regularly following-up sputum	0.355**	0.355**	0.873**

SMSTP self-management scale for TB patients, r Pearson’s correlation coefficient; **P < 0.01