Abstract: Objective To evaluate the quality of DOTS conducted for 10 years and to compare the effect of implementing by medical personnel and nonmedical personnel in Pinggu County.Methods Retrospectively ana lysed the status of 76 new smear positive pulmonary TB cases with completed treatment course.interviewed the patients,family numbers and village doctors,and checked the medical records,registered cards,chest X-ray film and sputum status at meantime.Results 76 cases conducted DOTS,69(90.8%) of them conducted DOTS by medical personnel and its cure rate was 100%;and the cure rate conducted DOTS by nonmedical personnel was 81.8%. Conclusion The quality and effect of DOTS conducted by medical personnel were the best.The quality and effect of DOTS conducted by nonmedical personnel and non conducted DOT were poor,and their Results were similar.

Key words: Tuberculosis, Pulmonary/Prevention and control