Objective We aimed to understand the willingness and barriers to the acceptance of tuberculosis(TB)preventivetreatment(TPT)among people with latent TB infection(LTBI)in *** A multicenter cross-sectional study was con...
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Objective We aimed to understand the willingness and barriers to the acceptance of tuberculosis(TB)preventive treatment(TPT)among people with latent TB infection(LTBI)in *** A multicenter cross-sectional study was conducted from May 18,2023 to December 31,2023 across 10 counties in *** to a national technical guide,we included healthcare workers,students,teachers,and others occupations aged 15-65 years as our research *** Overall,17.0%(183/1,077)of participants accepted *** were statistically significant differences in the acceptance rate of TPT among different sexes,ages,educational levels,and occupations(P<0.05).The main barriers to TPT acceptance were misconceptions that it had uncertain effects on prevention(57.8%,517/894),and concerns about side effects(32.7%,292/894).Conclusion An enhanced and comprehensive understanding of LTBI and TPT among people with LTBI is vital to further expand TPT in ***,targeted policies need to be developed to address barriers faced by different groups of people.
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