Gender-Specific Association Between Perceived Stigma Toward Tuberculosis and Acceptance of Preventive Treatment Among College Students With Latent Tuberculosis Infection: Cross-Sectional Analysis.

The acceptance rate of preventive treatment among college students with LTBI was low. Contrary to our expectations, perceived stigma toward TB was positively associated with acceptance of preventive treatment. Gender moderated this association; high perceived stigma toward TB was associated with acceptance of preventive treatment only in male gender. Gender-specific strategies are effective in improving the acceptability of LTBI treatment in colleges.