Variables of the study and their plan of measurement
| Number | Variables | Measurement time | Variable category | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | End of 2nd month | End of 6th month | |||
| 1 | Depression | √ | √ | √ | Exposure |
| 2 | Treatment outcomes of TB (complete, cure, failure, default, death, interruption) | √* | √ | Outcome | |
| 3 | Quality of life | √ | √ | √ | Outcome |
| 4 | Disability | √ | √ | √ | Outcome |
| 5 | Pathways to TB healthcare | √ | Outcome | ||
| 6 | Severity of signs and symptoms of TB | √ | √ | √ | Predictor |
| 7 | Sociodemographic variables | √ | Predictor | ||
| 8 | Substance use | √ | √ | √ | Predictor |
| 9 | Comorbid illness/negative life event | √ | √ | √ | Predictor |
| 10 | perceived social support | √ | √ | √ | Predictor |
| 11 | Perceptions of patients about TB | √ | Predictor | ||
| 12 | Medication side effects | √ | √ | Predictor | |
| 13 | Tuberculosis related stigma | √ | √ | Predictor | |
√*=Only the presence/absence of treatment interruption, death and default will be measured.