Abstract: Objective To study the relevant factors of compliance that affect the treatment for TB. Methods Questionnaire survey was conducted among the hospitalized TB patients who have taken anti-TB treatment in our hospital from Mar.1,2004 to Jun.30,2006 to understand the drug-taking of TB patients and the influential factors.The compliance of TB patients were also evaluated and summarized. Results The rate of regular drug-taking was 58.9%.The factors influencing the compliance of treatment were mainly subjective factors and related with the patients’ age,TB knowledge,the quality of supervised treatment and adverse drug reaction. Conclusion Strengthening health education on TB knowledge to TB patients and doctors in general hospitals,increasing the awareness of TB among patients and paying attention to supervised treatment are the main interventions to improve the compliance to treatment among TB patients.

Key words: Pulmonary tuberculosis/prevention and control, Compliance to regular treatment, Investigation and analysis