Assessment of public literacy in TB prevention and control in the National 13th Five-Year plan for Tuberculosis Prevention and Control (2016–2020) in China

The overall public TB literacy was considered high, but the awareness of some TB key information did not reach the target, and it is necessary to strengthen public education on TB for the elderly, people with low education and students. In the future, audiovisual media and the Internet should be the main methods of public education on TB for all people. Relatives or friends dissemination and doctor consultation are also suitable public education methods for older people. More health-related information should be promoted on the Internet, especially on self-media and search engine. TB public education materials and health-related information should use more audio-visual types.