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Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease ›› 2023, Vol. 4 ›› Issue (5): 432-436.doi: 10.19983/j.issn.2096-8493.20230079

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Research progress of tuberculosis health education in primary medical and health institutions

Wan Ying()   

  1. Research Room, Tianjin Tuberculosis Control Center, Tianjin 300041, China
  • Received:2023-07-17 Online:2023-10-20 Published:2023-10-16
  • Contact: Wan Ying, Email: wytjcdc@126.com

Abstract:

Primary medical and health institutions are the foundation of China's medical and health service network, and also an important part of China's tuberculosis (TB) prevention and control service system. They undertake important functions such as screening and promotion of suspected TB symptoms, report and referral of suspected patients, active screening of key populations, tracking and management of TB patients, as well as health education and so on. They play an irreplaceable key role in TB control. Health education runs through the whole TB prevention and treatment, is an important means of TB prevention and control, and is also the necessary ability to assure TB prevention and treatment successfully for basic medical and health institutions. Aiming to improve the level and effectiveness of TB health education, as well as to improve the ability of TB prevention and treatment, we describe the significance of primary medical and health institution in TB health education, analysis the current status and suggest increasing professional staff, establishing standardized training mechanism, carrying out targeted and various health education, formulating standards for TB health education in basic medical and health institution.

Key words: Health systems agencies, Tuberculosis, Health education

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