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Objective To analyze the current situation of TB control in Hefeng County and probe into the role of medical institutions in TB control. Methods In-depth interviews were conducted with health workers of TB prevention, TB patients and their family members; data on registered TB patients were collected; the current situation of TB control was analyzed and countermeasures were put forward. Results The TB epidemic was pretty serious in Hefeng County, with a high morbidity rate and a low cure rate. According to an epidemiological survey in 1990, the TB morbidity rate in the county was 1000/100000. Conclusion Hefeng County failed to give full play to the role of hospitals in TB control and the treatment of TB patients was separated from their management. Hence the deplorable results of TB control. The following countermeasures were presented: ①giving full play to the role of general hospitals in TB control; and ②perfecting the three-level medical networks of prevention and healthcare.
