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Table 2

Exemplar characterizing the theme of facilitators in asthma self-management

Asthma self-management facilitators	Exemplar quotes	Frequency of response n (%)
Confidence in performing asthma care behaviors	“I don't really have asthma attacks. I Think it's not so difficult to manage asthma. It's easy to take medicine, and inhalers are not difficult to use. And I can do it because I have used them since I was young, so I am familiar with the routine. I Do not want anyone to help, but grandmother had helped me when I was young. Now there is no need to help”… “I think I can now take good care of asthma because I can start to take care of myself” – ID 10 “I think I have good control of asthma because I only have symptoms sometimes while other times I don't …I have a little breathlessness because I just played football…. I Had never played football before because I would become easily tired. Now, the symptoms occur less frequently and less severely. I can run longer, so playing football is not very tiring” – ID 2	6 (40.0%)
Asthma communication (1) Sharing asthma information by experienced family members	“because my father and mother were nursing instructors, they frequently talked about symptoms of asthma with me and I would ask my parents when I had any problems. My brother has asthma as well, so we often talked about asthma” – ID 3 “My auntie, who is a doctor, taught me about medicine. My auntie frequently likes to talk to me about asthma”– ID 14	4 (26.7%)
(2) Communicating with healthcare providers	“I never asked a question, because the doctor had already informed me about what asthma is and what to do to control asthma in addition to how to use medications. I remember what the doctor taught me”… “Nurse taught me about inhaling techniques. She taught me a long time ago. Recently, she taught me to use the medicine that looks like an inhaler device and must be used at bedtime. She had taught me since the beginning of the year and I still remember” – ID 1 “The teaching methods that will help me understand must be done by practicing with demonstration and pictures of asthma symptoms” – ID 12	4 (26.7%)

Asthma self-management facilitators	Exemplar quotes	Frequency of response n (%)
Confidence in performing asthma care behaviors	“I don't really have asthma attacks. I Think it's not so difficult to manage asthma. It's easy to take medicine, and inhalers are not difficult to use. And I can do it because I have used them since I was young, so I am familiar with the routine. I Do not want anyone to help, but grandmother had helped me when I was young. Now there is no need to help”… “I think I can now take good care of asthma because I can start to take care of myself” – ID 10 “I think I have good control of asthma because I only have symptoms sometimes while other times I don't …I have a little breathlessness because I just played football…. I Had never played football before because I would become easily tired. Now, the symptoms occur less frequently and less severely. I can run longer, so playing football is not very tiring” – ID 2	6 (40.0%)
Asthma communication (1) Sharing asthma information by experienced family members	“because my father and mother were nursing instructors, they frequently talked about symptoms of asthma with me and I would ask my parents when I had any problems. My brother has asthma as well, so we often talked about asthma” – ID 3 “My auntie, who is a doctor, taught me about medicine. My auntie frequently likes to talk to me about asthma”– ID 14	4 (26.7%)
(2) Communicating with healthcare providers	“I never asked a question, because the doctor had already informed me about what asthma is and what to do to control asthma in addition to how to use medications. I remember what the doctor taught me”… “Nurse taught me about inhaling techniques. She taught me a long time ago. Recently, she taught me to use the medicine that looks like an inhaler device and must be used at bedtime. She had taught me since the beginning of the year and I still remember” – ID 1 “The teaching methods that will help me understand must be done by practicing with demonstration and pictures of asthma symptoms” – ID 12	4 (26.7%)