Abstract: Objective To investigate the application and the potential problems of the theory knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) in tuberculosis area in China.Methods We therefore performed a systematic review and retrieved Chinese articles, with the major topic about “KAP (or KABP)” and “tuberculosis (or TB)”, involving in Chinese populations, published before May 31st, 2015. One hundred and forty-four articles were involved in this study from 1789 articles published during study period.Results Only 13 articles (9.03%, 13/144) were published from 1999 to 2006. The number of articles rose quickly in 2007, and reached at the top of 23 articles (15.97%, 23/144) in 2009 then slowly went down, and rose again in 2013. The present situation of KAP was showed in 62 articles (43.06%,62/144). Three kinds of questions about KAP were set in 106 articles (73.61%, 106/144); one or two kinds of questions about KAP were set in 28 articles (19.44%, 28/144); and no questions or few questions were introduced in 10 articles (6.94%,10/144). Among three kinds of questions about KAP were correlation in 57 articles (53.77%, 57/106). The practice studies adopting the theory of KAP were reported in 22 articles (38.60%, 22/57; 15.28%, 22/144).Conclusion More and more articles about the application of KAP in tuberculosis area were published after 2007. But the most of these articles didn’t set three kinds of question of KAP or absent the correlation among three kinds of questions about KAP. Only few articles about the practice studies were adopting the theory of KAP.