Prevalence of and Risk Factors for Latent Tuberculosis Infection among Healthcare Workers of Directly Observed Tuberculosis Treatment Centers of Kathmandu, Nepal |Biomedgrid

Introduction: The object of this study was to assess the burden of latent tuberculosis (TB) infection among the healthcare workers at centers for directly observed treatment (DOT) for TB in Nepal and to describe associated risk factors for LTBI in this population. It is very important to measure prevalence of LTBI among high risk group as WHO suggest to treat LTBI in all high risk groups to eliminate TB. BCG coverage in Nepal is 90.9% according to department of health service in 2019.