Abstract: ObjectiveTo learn the use of the Health Promotion Toolkit of Chinese TB Control and Prevention (Toolkit for short) in Guangdong and provide scientific evidence for the update. MethodsThe questionnaire was used to investigate the usage of Toolkit from July 2007 to June 2008 in all TB institutes in Guangdong. 106 valid questionnaires were recovered. The recovery rate was 87.6%. ResultsThe total use rate was 37.5%, and the use rate of the plane material was higher than that of the materials for mass media. Among the plane materials, the single color leaf materials were printed in the largest quantity. 30.5% of the video and radio program were broadcasted on prime time. ConclusionsTB control institutes at all levels should use Toolkit reasonably to increase the awareness of the publics on TB control in order to achieve the NTP targets.

Key words: Tuberculosis/prevention & control, Health education, Databases,bibliographic, Information services, Guangdong province