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Table 4 Standardized direct, indirect, and total effects of sociodemographic variables in the model on TB treatment adherence

From: Effects of sociodemographic characteristics and patients’ health beliefs on tuberculosis treatment adherence in Ethiopia: a structural equation modelling approach

  

Standardized effect

Dependent variables

Predictor variables

Direct

Indirect

Total

Adherence

Age

0.006

0.006

Sex

0.001

0.001

Economic status

−0.003

−0.003

Education level

0.001

0.001

Marital status

−0.004

0.004

Knowledge level

 

0.018

0.018

Psychological distress

 

−0.005

−0.005

Cue to action

0.067*

0.067*

Perceived barrier/ benefit

−0.124*

−0.124*

Perceived self-efficacy

−0.075

−0.075

Perceived threat

0.061

0.061

Perceived barrier/benefit

Age

−0.037

 

−0.037

Sex

−0.007

 

−0.007

Economic status

0.020

 

0.020

Education level

−0.010

 

−0.010

Marital status

−0.038

 

−0.038

Knowledge level

−0.049

 

−0.049

Psychological distress

0.076*

 

0.076*

Cue to action

−0.677*

 

−0.677*

Perceived threat

Age

0.028

0.028

Sex

0.005

0.005

Economic status

−0.015

−0.015

Education level

−0.025

−0.025

Marital status

0.015

0.015

Knowledge level

0.262*

0.262*

Psychological distress

0.068

0.068

Cue to action

0.495*

0.495*

Perceived self-efficacy

Sex

Knowledge level

0.059*

0.059*

Psychological distress

Cue to action

0.628*

0.628*

  1. *effect significance at P < 0.05