Tuberculosis (TB) prevention is an essential component of the End TB Strategy to work towards elimination [1]. Currently, the guidelines of the World Health Organization recommend TB preventive treatment (TPT) in populations at risk for TB [2]. In low TB incidence countries, the foreign born are a population of interest for TB prevention as they constitute >50% of TB patients [3, 4]. Previous studies showed that TB infection (TBI) screening and TPT among specific migrant populations can be organised and executed in practice [5–9], with TPT initiation (23–97%) and completion (7–83%) proportions varying considerably between countries [10]. Identifying factors that contribute to these differences may aid the successful implementation of TPT in high TB risk migrants. We therefore compiled and analysed data from three recent Dutch TBI screening and TPT implementation studies [5–7] among various migrant populations to assess factors facilitating TPT uptake and completion.

结核病 (TB) 预防是旨在消除结核病的终结结核病战略的重要组成部分 [1]。目前，世界卫生组织的指南建议对有结核病风险的人群进行结核病预防治疗 (TPT) [2]。在结核病发病率低的国家，外国出生的人是结核病预防的重点人群，因为他们占结核病患者的 50% 以上 [3, 4]。以前的研究表明，特定流动人口中的结核病感染 (TBI) 筛查和 TPT 可以在实践中组织和执行 [5-9]，TPT 开始 (23-97%) 和完成 (7-83%) 的比例在国家[10]。确定导致这些差异的因素可能有助于在高结核病风险移民中成功实施 TPT。