Donghae City Achieves 90.8% Latent Tuberculosis Treatment Management Rate...Up 23.3 Percentage Points from Previous Year

Latent tuberculosis treatment management rate improved from 67.5% to 90.8%
"Latent Tuberculosis Treatment Support Three-Step Project" fully underway
Health management, medication management, and treatment motivation

Donghae City in Gangwon Province announced on the 19th that it will fully implement the "Latent Tuberculosis Treatment Support Three-Step Project" to improve treatment completion rates among contacts of tuberculosis patients.

Donghae-si will actively implement the "Latent Tuberculosis Treatment Support 3-Phase Project" to improve the treatment completion rate among contacts of tuberculosis patients. Provided by Donghae-si.

According to the city, the screening rate for contacts of tuberculosis patients reached 100% in 2024, but the treatment management rate for latent tuberculosis infection among these contacts remained at 67.5%. In response, Donghae City actively promoted treatment, strengthened medication management, and focused on continuous counseling and monitoring to improve the latent tuberculosis treatment rate in 2025, achieving a treatment management rate of 90.8%.

Latent tuberculosis infection has no symptoms or infectivity, so people feel less need for treatment, and it requires consistent medication for about three months, making treatment interruption likely. Therefore, in addition to voluntary participation by patients, systematic administrative management is crucial.

To further increase the treatment completion rate, Donghae City is promoting the "Latent Tuberculosis Treatment Support Three-Step Project," which integrates health management, medication management, and treatment motivation.

This project systematically supports the entire treatment process, including safety management through health checks such as blood tests before, during, and after treatment; step-by-step medication counseling and adherence management; provision of step-by-step support gifts to encourage participation in treatment; issuance of certificates of completion to those who finish treatment; and follow-up management.

Yoon Hye-kyung, Head of the Disease Prevention and Control Division, said, "Latent tuberculosis treatment is the most effective way to prevent the onset of tuberculosis, and above all, completing the full course of treatment is essential," adding, "We will continue to strengthen systematic management and support so that patients can continue treatment safely and consistently."

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