Table 2 Results of Exploratory Factor Analysis (n = 253)
Items | Factors | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
Factor 1 (F1): Remembering 1 (Words for TB-related drug names and main symptoms, 10 items) | |||||
 A11 | Rifampicin | .742 |  |  |  |
 A3 | Cough with blood | .727 |  |  |  |
 A2 | Expectoration | .709 |  |  |  |
 A12 | Bloody sputum | .673 |  |  |  |
 A4 | Fever | .640 |  |  |  |
 A14 | Respiratory infectious disease | .629 |  |  |  |
 A10 | Isoniazid | .626 |  |  |  |
 A9 | Tuberculosis | .549 |  |  |  |
 A16 | Chemotherapy of tuberculosis | .513 |  |  |  |
 A1 | Cough | .453 |  |  |  |
Factor 2 (F2): Remembering 2 (Words for TB-related treatment and care adherence, 6 items) | |||||
 A8 | Follow up |  | .755 |  |  |
 A7 | Reexamination |  | .743 |  |  |
 A13 | Sputum examination |  | .723 |  |  |
 A15 | Close contact check |  | .676 |  |  |
 A6 | Misses a dose |  | .568 |  |  |
 A5 | Night sweats |  | .497 |  |  |
Factor 3 (F3): Understanding and Applying (Contexts for TB-related treatment and follow-up, 6 items) | |||||
 B14 | If you go for the follow-up on April 16, 2017, what time should you leave your night sputum? |  |  | .608 |  |
 B10 | If there is a confirmed smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients, what should he do with his own sputum? |  |  | .603 |  |
 B8 | If a patient receiving an anti-tuberculosis chemotherapy has nausea and vomiting during the medication, but has not yet reviewed the time, what should the patient do? |  |  | .556 |  |
 B5 | If you run out of drugs on April 12, 2017, what time should you go to the hospital to review and receive the medicine? |  |  | .541 |  |
 B7 | If a patient who has received anti-tuberculosis chemotherapy for two months, his tuberculosis symptoms have basically disappeared, may he be able to reduce or disable the drug? |  |  | .539 |  |
 B9 | Assume a smear-positive tuberculosis patients, his family appears the symptoms of coughing, sputum, etc., do you think his family should go to the hospital for further examination? |  |  | .463 |  |
Factor 4 (F4): Analysing (Ability for TB patients to calculate and analyze, 7 items) | |||||
 B2 | How many times should you take your medication every day? |  |  |  | .667 |
 B4 | How long this drug could be taken? |  |  |  | .643 |
 B1 | If you have a breakfast at 7:00 and should take the medication before a meal, what time do you have to take the medication? |  |  |  | .575 |
 B11 | Assume a patient who is in an infectious phase, could you tell me which of the following is wrong with him? |  |  |  | .570 |
 B12 | How many times do you need to check your sputum during the treatment of tuberculosis? |  |  |  | .564 |
 B3 | If your weight is 60 kg, how many tablets should you take each time? |  |  |  | .550 |
 B13 | If you are the first treatment of tuberculosis patients, what first time should you send sputum to review? |  |  |  | .447 |
 Eigenvalues | 4.672 | 3.894 | 3.185 | 2.898 | |
 % of variance | 15.070 | 12.562 | 10.274 | 9.347 | |
 Cumulative% | 15.070 | 27.632 | 37.906 | 47.254 | |