Abstract: Objective To analyze the effect of different measures for TB control on familial disease financial burden. Methods A survey was conducted of the basic condition?diagnosis and treatment?familial economic state and familial disease financial burden on 499 cured new TB cases from 8 counties covered by the national TB program(NTP) and 7 non-project counties which using conventional TB therapy(CTT). Results The familial disease financial burden in NTP was much lower than that in CTT. Conclusion NTP had achieved better Results not only on case detection rate but also on cure rate, and it was also a better TB control measure having good social benefit and economic benefit.

Key words: Tuberculosis,Pulmonary/prevention and control, Disease financial burden