Abstract
Objective To explore the effect of medical care integrated with prevention on referral and follow-up in patients with tuberculosis (TB) in Meizhou city. Methods After medical care integrated with prevention for TB control in 2009 was performed, the rates of referral, follow-up, referral completion, follow-up completion, and overall completion were compared with those in 2008 in all TB patients. Results After the development of the project, the health administrative departments, health agencies, and TB control units increased the awareness of TB control, strengthened administrative management, and performed the project more actively and aggressively. During the progress of the project, the rates of referral completion, follow-up completion, and overall completion increased significantly (35.34%, 57.25%, and 70.14%; P<0. 01), as compared with those in 2008. Conclusions Medical care integrated with prevention can effectively improve the levels of referral and follow-up in patients with tuberculosis, and promote medical units to participate in the prevention and control of tuberculosis. Key words: Medical care integrated with prevention; Pulmonary tuberculosis; Referral; Follow-up
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