Objective To have knowledge about the awareness of tuberculosis among university students and evaluate the effect of carrying out health education on tuberculosis for university students.Method With the method of cluster random sampling

210 students from a certain university were selected and divided into group receiving health education on tuberculosis（hereinafter referred to as education group） and control group randomly.Health education on key messages on tuberculosis prevention and treatment was conducted in the education group

and each group was investigated by self-administered questionnaire.Results In the education group

the awareness rate of 6 key messages on tuberculosis prevention and treatment was significantly increased with an average percentage of 87.67% while that in the control group was 67.76%

differences between the two groups were statistically significant（p<0.01）.Conclusion Carrying out health education on tuberculosis for university students

which has a significant effect and is convenient to implement

is a feasible way to prevent and control tuberculosis in universities.