Factors associated with refusal of preventive therapy after initial willingness to accept treatment among college students with latent tuberculosis infection in Shandong, China

• Published in: BMC infectious diseases Vol. 23; no. 1; pp. 38 - 8
• Main Authors: Yuan, Yemin, Jin, Jin, Bi, Xiuli, Geng, Hong, Li, Shixue, Zhou, Chengchao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 20.01.2023; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Analysis; Care and treatment; China; College students; Colleges & universities; Confidence intervals; Diagnosis; Education; Families & family life; Family income; Health aspects; Households; Humans; Income; Infections; Initial willingness; Knowledge; Latent Tuberculosis - drug therapy; Latent Tuberculosis - prevention & control; Latent tuberculosis infection; Medical students; Medicine, Preventive; Methods; Middle schools; Physical activity; Preventive health services; Preventive therapy; Prospective Studies; Psychological aspects; Questionnaires; Refusal; Right to refuse treatment; Secondary education; Secondary schools; Social aspects; Statistical analysis; Students; Therapy; Tuberculosis; Variables; China; Shandong China; Initial willingness; Refusal; College students; Preventive therapy; Tuberculosis; Latent tuberculosis infection

Preventive therapy of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is an important component of tuberculosis (TB) control. Research on acceptance of TB preventive therapy (TPT) is an important topic. Current studies focus on acceptability and compliance. However, it is unclear whether LTBI patients will sta...