目的了解泉州市公众对结核病防治知识的认知情况,为健康教育和健康促进提供依据。方法采用随机整群抽样的方法分别在全市抽取11个村(社区)的群众进行结核病知识知晓情况的问卷调查。结果泉州市公众对结核病5条核心信息总体知晓率为60.7%,知晓率的高低与其居住地、文化程度和职业等有关。结论结核病健康教育已取得一定成效,但仍有民众对结核病知之甚少。必须深入持久地开展多种形式、适合当地且易于普及的健康教育活动。 Objective To understand the public awareness of TB prevention and control knowledge in Quanzhou and provide the basis for health education and health promotion. Methods A random cluster sampling method was used to survey the awareness of tuberculosis among the masses of 11 villages (communities) in the city. Results The overall public awareness rate of the five core messages of TB in Quanzhou was 60.7%. The level of awareness was related to their place of residence, education level and occupation. Conclusions Some achievements have been made in the health education of tuberculosis. However, there are still few people who know about tuberculosis. There are many forms of health education that are well-suited to local and universal health needs that must be sustained and in depth.