Determinants of self-management behaviors among pulmonary tuberculosis patients: a path analysis

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
1^a	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
2^b	Enabling factors (health education)	0.564	0.000	Predisposing factors (TB knowledge)
3^c	Enabling factors (health education)	0.009	0.531	SMTP behaviors
3^c	Predisposing factors (TB knowledge)	0.263	0.000	SMTP behaviors
4^d	Enabling factors (health education)	0.152	0.000	SMTP behaviors
5^e	Enabling factors (HCWs support)	0.366	0.000	Predisposing factors (TB knowledge)
6^f	Enabling factors (HCWs support)	0.134	0.021	SMTP behaviors
6^f	Predisposing factors (TB knowledge)	0.246	0.000	SMTP behaviors
7^g	Enabling factors (HCWs support)	0.246	0.000	SMTP behaviors
8^h	Reinforcing factors (family support)	0.165	0.003	Predisposing factors (TB knowledge)
9ⁱ	Reinforcing factors (family support)	0.098	0.056	SMTP behaviors
9ⁱ	Predisposing factors (TB knowledge)	0.270	0.000	SMTP behaviors
10^j	Reinforcing factors (family support)	0.118	0.027	SMTP behaviors
11^k	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

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